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as famous battlegrounds of Revolutionary 

 and French and Indian Wars. Recreation 

 resources: Lake and stream fishing. Bird 

 shooting and big-game hunting for deer 

 and bear. Bridle trails and hiking, scenic 

 drives. Four improved forest picnic areas, 

 ten high-country cabins, two camp areas; 

 famous ski areas. Summer resorts and fa- 

 mous New England inns; hotels and 

 cabins. Nearby towns : Burlington, Rutland, 

 Manchester, Middlebury, Brandon, and 

 Rochester. Acres: 168,139. 



VIRGINIA 



GEORGE WASHINGTON NATIONAL FOREST 



Headquarters at Harrisonburg, reached 

 by U. S. Highways 11, 33, State Highways 

 42, 260. 



Special features: Rugged country, eleva- 

 tions up to 4,500 feet ; Blue Ridge, Shenan- 

 doah, Allegheny, and Massanutten Ranges. 

 Crabtree Falls ; limestone caverns ; Ramsey's 

 Draft Natural Area; Duncan, Bald, High, 

 Reddish, and Elliott Knobs; Shenandoah 

 and Warm Springs Valleys. Part of a forest 

 originally surveyed by George Washington. 

 (Forest lies partly in West Virginia.) 

 Recreation resources: Trout and bass fish- 

 ing. Bear, deer, turkey, and grouse hunting. 

 Panoramic vistas, 500 miles of scenic drives, 

 Blue Ridge Parkway, 1,000 miles of foot 

 trails. Swimming, camping. Sherando Lake 

 Recreation Area with 20-acre lake; six 

 smaller recreation areas. Hotels, resorts, and 

 numerous cabin camps near forest. Nearby 

 towns of Waynesboro, Staunton, Buena 

 Vista, Harrisonburg, Covington, Clifton 

 Forge, and Hot Springs, Va.; Franklin, 

 W. Va. Acres: 919,769. 



JEFFERSON NATIONAL, FOREST 



Headquarters at Roanoke, reached by 

 U. S. Highways 11, 220, 21, 52, 23, 58. 



Special features: Blue Ridge Mountains; 

 Mount Rogers, 5,719 feet, highest point in 

 Virginia. Transitional zone northern and 

 southern flora; rhododendrons. Glenwood 

 Furnace; Appalachian Trail; Blue Ridge 

 Parkway. Recreation resources: Big-game 

 hunting (white-tailed deer). Network of 

 good secondary roads supplementing main 

 highways. Seven public camp and picnic 

 areas. Resorts, hotels, cabins. Nearby towns : 

 Lexington, Roanoke, Radford, Bluefield, 

 Wytheville, Marion, Abingdon, Bristol. 

 Acres: 551,312. 



WASHINGTON 



CHELAN NATIONAL FOREST 



Headquarters at Okanogan, reached by 

 U. S. Highway 97. 



Special features: Lake Ghelan 55 miles 

 long, between precipitous ranges; alpine 

 meadows, snow peaks, and glaciers. North 

 Cascade Wilderness Area. Recreation re- 

 sources: Lake and stream fishing. Boating, 



saddle and pack trips, mountain climbing. 

 Forty improved forest camp and picnic 

 grounds. Commercial dude ranches and 

 cabin camps in and near forest. Nearby 

 towns: Okanogan, Tonasket, Chelan, and 

 Twisp. Acres: 2,041,366. 



COLUMBIA NATIONAL FOREST 



Headquarters at Vancouver, reached by 

 U. S. Highways 99, 830. 



Special features: Mount Adams, 12,300 

 feet, reached by scenic Evergreen Highway ; 

 Spirit Lake and many others; snow-capped 

 peaks; Mineral Springs. Wind River forest 

 nursery. Goat Rocks and Mount Adams 

 Wild Areas. Recreation resources: Lake and 

 stream trout fishing. Deer and bear hunting. 

 Spectacular auto tours, saddle and pack 

 trips, mountain climbing. Forty improved 

 forest camp and picnic grounds. Commer- 

 cial cabin camps and resorts in and near 

 forest. Nearby towns: Vancouver, Steven- 

 son, Randle, Castle Rock, and White 

 Salmon. Acres: 1,263,329. 



COLVILLE NATIONAL FOREST 



Headquarters at Colville, reached by 

 U. S. Highway 395. 



Special features: Roosevelt Lake is 151 

 miles in length and covers an area or 82,000 

 acres, impounded by Grand Coulee Dam, 

 the most massive man-made masonry struc- 

 ture in the world. Mountain lakes; scenic 

 drive along Roosevelt Lake. Greatest min- 

 eral-producing area in the State of Wash- 

 ington. Old mission near Kettle Falls con- 

 structed without the use of nails in 1845. 

 Recreation resources: Hunting and fish- 

 ing noted for large mule deer with a record 

 weight of 440 pounds. Water transportation 

 from Roosevelt Lake to Arrowhead Lakes 

 in Canada. Huckleberries and mushrooms. 

 One winter-sports area near Chewelah. 

 Three developed camp grounds, located at 

 Lake Thomas, Swan Lake, and 10-Mile on 

 U. S. Highway 44; five campgrounds with 

 minor developments. Four resorts and 

 cabins at Curlew Lake; one resort at Lake 

 Thomas. Nearby towns: Chewelah and 

 Republic, Wash.; and Grand Forks, British 

 Columbia, Canada. Acres: 690,687. 



MOUNT BAKER NATIONAL FOREST 



Headquarters at Bellingham, reached by 

 U. S. Highway 99. 



Special features: Superlative mountain 

 scenery; snow-capped peaks, glaciers, and 

 alpine lakes ; heavy stands of giant Douglas- 

 fir. North Cascade Wilderness Area. Recrea- 

 tion resources: Trout fishing. Deer and bear 

 hunting. Winter sports, saddle and pack 

 trips, mountain climbing. Thirty improved 

 forest camp and picnic grounds; one winter- 

 sports area. Commercial cabin camps, 

 hotels, and resorts, and experienced guides 

 nearby. Nearby towns : Bellingham, Everett, 

 Darrington, and Granite Falls. Acres: 

 1,818,163. 



