National Forests 



871 



towns: Pendleton and La Grande, Oreg. ; 

 Walla Walla, Wash. Acres: 1,385,235. 



UMPQUA NATIONAL FOREST 



Headquarters at Roseburg, reached by 

 U. S. Highway 99. 



Special features: Spectacular North 

 Umpqua Cataracts; Toketee and Lemolo 

 Falls; Umpqua River; Diamond Lake; 

 Mount Thielsen. Recreation resources: 

 Steelhead and rainbow trout fishing. Deer, 

 bear, cougar hunting. Scenic drives, saddle 

 and pack trips. Twenty-three improved for- 

 est camp and picnic grounds. Commercial 

 resorts and cabin camps near forest. Acres: 

 979,845. 



WALLOWA NATIONAL FOREST 



Headquarters at Enterprise, reached by 

 U. S. Highway 30. 



Special features: Snow-capped peaks; 

 Wallowa and many other lakes; glaciers; 

 alpine meadows and rare wild flowers; 

 Minam River, famous fishing stream. Grand 

 spectacle of Snake River and Imnaha 

 Canyons from Grizzly Ridge Road. Eagle 

 Cap Wilderness Area. Recreation resources: 

 Stream and lake trout fishing. Elk, deer, 

 bear hunting. Saddle and pack trips, scenic 

 drives. Sixteen improved forest camp and 

 picnic grounds. Commercial resorts and 

 cabin camps in and near forest. Nearby 

 towns: Enterprise, Wallowa, and Joseph. 

 Acres: 979,264. 



WHITMAN NATIONAL FOREST 



Headquarters at Baker, reached by U. S. 

 Highways 28, 395, 30. 



Special features: Blue and Wallowa 

 Mountains; Anthony Lakes; Eagle Cap 

 Wilderness Area. Recreation resources: 

 Stream and lake fishing. Deer, bear, elk 

 hunting. Scenic drives, saddle and pack 

 trips. Eight improved forest camp and pic- 

 nic grounds; one winter-sports area. Com- 

 mercial cabin camps and dude ranches in 

 and near forest. Nearby towns: Baker, La 

 Grande, Union, and Prairie City. Acres: 

 1,483,303. 



WILLAMETTE NATIONAL FOREST 



Headquarters at Eugene, reached by 

 U. S. Highways 20, 28, 54, 99. 



Special features: Most heavily timbered 

 national forest in United States. Snow- 

 capped peaks, lakes, waterfalls, and hot 

 springs; McKenzie Pass Highway. Three 

 Sisters Wilderness Area, including extra- 

 ordinary volcanic formations; Mount Jef- 

 ferson Wild Area. Recreation resources: 

 Stream and lake fishing. Deer and bear 

 hunting. Scenic drives, saddle and pack 

 trips. Fifty-one improved forest camp and 

 picnic grounds; two winter-sports areas. 

 Commercial cabin camps and pack-trip 

 outfitters in and near forest. Nearby towns : 

 Eugene, Albany, Salem, and Lebanon. 

 Acres: 1,666,998. 



PENNSYLVANIA 



ALLEGHENY NATIONAL FOREST 



Headquarters at Warren, reached by 

 U. S. Highways 6, 62, State Highway 59. 



Special features: Allegheny Mountains; 

 oil field; Watermill Race ski trail; Chief 

 Cornplanter Indian Reservation. Hearts 

 Content and Tionesta Natural Areas, virgin 

 timber stands; 300 miles of trout streams. 

 Beaver Meadows Waterfowl Refuge. Recrea- 

 tion resources: Trout and bass fishing. 

 Hunting for bear and deer. Scenic drives. 

 Eight public camp and picnic areas; two 

 swimming areas; two organization camps. 

 Hotels, cabins. Nearby towns: Kane, Brad- 

 ford, Marienville, Sheffield, Tionesta, 

 Ridgway, and Tidioute. Acres: 463,179. 



PUERTO RICO 



CARRIBEAN NATIONAL FOREST 



Headquarters at Rio Piedras, reached by 

 plane: 5 hours from New York, 4 hours 

 from Miami. By car from Rio Piedras: 1 

 hour to Luquillo Division, 2 hours to Toro 

 Negro Division. 



Special features: Tropical rain forests, 

 air conditioned 2,000 feet above the humid 

 lowlands; climatic relief due to difference 

 in elevation. Breath-taking panoramic views 

 of palm-covered mountain slopes, timbered 

 valleys, rocky gorges, cliffs, and waterfalls. 

 Recreation resources: For the nature lover, 

 more than 300 tree species, 21 different 

 orchids, 500 varieties of graceful ferns have 

 been identified. Forests abound with wild 

 parrots, foot and horseback trails, observa- 

 tion points on mountaintops. Scenic moun- 

 tain drives over excellent highways; vivid 

 comparison between heavy rainfall and arid 

 sides of Island. La Mina Recreation Area 

 on the Luquillo Division 500 acres of 

 highly developed picnic areas, restaurant, 

 rental cabins, swimming pools. Dona Juana 

 Recreation Area on the Toro Negro Divi- 

 sion, with equal facilities. Nearby towns 

 offer resort and hotel accommodations, 

 with ocean beaches, surf bathing, and trips 

 to sugar centrals, pineapple plantations, 

 and canning factories. Acres: 21,137. 



SOUTH CAROLINA 



FRANCIS MARION NATIONAL FOREST 



Headquarters at Columbia, reached by 

 U. S. Highways 17, 52. (Ranger Head- 

 quarters at Moncks Corner and McClellan- 

 ville.) 



Special features: Ruins and remnants of 

 early colonial settlements and plantations. 

 Many "meteor bays;" picturesque moss- 

 hung oaks, flowering yucca, dogwood, and 

 holly. Recreation resources: Bass and other 

 fishing. Alligator, deer, turkey, and quail 

 hunting. Boating, bathing, scenic drives; 

 one improved forest picnic ground. Com- 

 mercial hostelries nearby. Acres: 245,438. 



