870 



Yearboo\ of Agriculture 1949 



resorts in and near forest. Nearby towns: 

 Sisters, Redmond, Bend, and Crescent. 

 Acres: 1,644,125. 



FREMONT NATIONAL FOREST 



Headquarters at Lakeview, reached by 

 U. S. Highway 395. 



Special features: Abert fault east of Lake 

 Abert, second-largest vertical fault in world. 

 Indian paintings and writings. Protected 

 herds of antelope. Oregon Desert ; Gearhart 

 Mountain Wild Area. Recreation resources: 

 Deer hunting. Thirteen improved forest 

 camp and picnic grounds. Commercial 

 cabin camps in and near forest. Nearby 

 towns: Lakeview, Bly, Paisley, Crescent, 

 and Klamath Falls. Acres: 1,252,280. 



MALHEUR NATIONAL FOREST 



Headquarters at John Day, reached by 

 U. S. Highways 28, 395. 



Special features: Cabin of Joaquin Miller. 

 Mountains; miles of fishing streams; arch- 

 ers' hunting reserve; fossil beds of prehis- 

 toric plants and animals; extensive stand 

 of ponderosa pine forest. Strawberry Moun- 

 tain Wild Area. Recreation resources: 

 Stream trout fishing. Elk and deer hunting. 

 Scenic drives, saddle and pack trips. Eleven 

 improved forest and camp and picnic 

 grounds. Commercial cabin camps in and 

 near forest. Nearby towns : John Day, Burns, 

 and Prairie City. Acres: 1,180,615. 



MOUNT HOOD NATIONAL FOREST 



Headquarters at Portland, reached by 

 U. S. Highways 30, 99. 



Special features: World-famous scenic 

 drives; hot springs; renowned Timberline 

 Lodge; Multnomah Falls; glaciers, lakes, 

 and flower-filled alpine meadows. Mount 

 Hood and Mount Jefferson Wild Areas. 

 On Oregon Trail route. Recreation re- 

 sources: Stream and lake fishing. Swim- 

 ming, winter sports, saddle and pack trips, 

 spectacular auto tours. Fifty-five improved 

 forest camp and picnic grounds; four win- 

 ter-sports areas. Timberline Lodge and 

 other commercial resorts in and near forest. 

 Nearby towns: Portland, Hood River, 

 Gresham, Estacada, Sandy, and Maupin. 

 Acres: 1,107,305. 



OCHOCO NATIONAL FOREST 



Headquarters at Prineville, reached by 

 U. S. Highways 28, 97. 



Special features: Parklike ponderosa pine 

 forests; many beaver colonies. Frontier-day 

 Army post; scene of early-day range wars. 

 Recreation resources: Trout fishing. Deer 

 hunting. Scenic drives. Five improved for- 

 est camp and picnic grounds. Commercial 

 cabin camps in and near forest. Nearby 

 towns: Prineville and Dayville. Acres: 

 836,847. 



ROGUE RIVER NATIONAL FOREST 



Headquarters at Medford, reached by 

 U. S. Highway 99. 



Special features: Table Rock, site of 

 bloody war with Rogue River Indians. 

 Rogue River; lakes, trout streams, and 

 waterfalls ; extensive sugar pine and Douglas- 

 fir forests. Mountain Lakes Wild Area. 

 (Forest lies partly in California.) Recrea- 

 tion resources: Rainbow and steelhead trout 

 fishing. Deer and migratory bird hunting. 

 Scenic drives; saddle trips and pack trips. 

 Twenty-four improved forest camp and pic- 

 nic grounds. Commercial cabin camps in 

 and near forest. Nearby towns: Medford, 

 Ashland, Grants Pass, Klamath Falls, and 

 Crescent. Acres: 896,284. 



SISKIYOU NATIONAL FOREST 



Headquarters at Grants Pass, reached by 

 U. S. Highways 99, 101, 199. 



Special features: Famous fishing grounds 

 in lower Rogue River gorge ; early-day gold 

 camps. Home of Port-Orford-cedar and 

 Oregon-myrtle; profuse growths of wild 

 lilac, rhododendron, azaleas, and pitcher 

 plants; Brewer weeping spruce; Saddler 

 oak. Kalmiopsis Wild Area. (Forest lies 

 partly in California.) Recreation resources: 

 Cut-throat and steelhead trout and salmon 

 fishing. Deer, bear, and cougar hunting. 

 Boat trips, saddle and pack trips, scenic 

 drives. Seventeen improved forest camp and 

 picnic grounds. Commercial resorts, out- 

 fitters, and cabin camps in and near forest. 

 Nearby towns: Grants Pass, Powers, Gold 

 Beach, and Brookings. Acres: 1,079,451. 



SIUSLAW NATIONAL FOREST 



Headquarters at Corvallis, reached by 

 U. S. Highways 20, 99, 101. 



Special features: Heavy stands Sitka 

 spruce, western hemlock, cedar, and Doug- 

 lar-fir; pitcher plants, rhododendron, and 

 azaleas. Bordered by Pacific Ocean. Cape 

 Perpetua; sand dunes. Cascade Head Ex- 

 perimental Forest. Recreation resources: 

 Ocean, lake, and stream fishing. Deer, bear, 

 cougar, and migratory-bird hunting. Swim- 

 ming, boating, clam digging, saddle and 

 pack trips, scenic drives. Nineteen improved 

 forest camp and picnic grounds. Commer- 

 cial cabin camps and resorts in and near 

 forest. Nearby towns: Corvallis, Eugene, 

 Newport, Mapleton, Florence, Waldport, 

 and Taft. Acres: 597,696. 



UMATILLA NATIONAL FOREST 



Headquarters at Pendleton, reached by 

 U. S. Highways 30, 395. 



Special features: On old Oregon Trail 

 route; famous "Pendleton Roundup." Blue 

 Mountains; hot sulphur springs; Starkey 

 Experimental Forest and Range. (Forest 

 lies partly in Washington.) Recreation 

 resources: Elk, deer, pheasant hunting. 

 Saddle trips and scenic drives, winter sports. 

 Seventeen improved forest camp and picnic 

 grounds; one winter-sports area. Commer- 

 cial hostelries in and near forest. Nearby 



