876 



of Agriculture 1949 



Scenic drives : Pinedale Skyline Drive, Greys 

 River Road. Wilderness trips. Twenty-five 

 improved public camp and picnic areas; 

 two winter-sports areas. Resorts, hotels, 

 cabins, and dude ranches. Nearby towns: 

 Pinedale and Afton. Acres: 1,699,098. 



MEDICINE BOW NATIONAL FOREST 



Headquarters at Laramie, reached by 

 U. S. Highway 50. 



Special features: Medicine Bow, Sierra 

 Madre, Laramie, and Pole Mountains; 

 Snowy Range Natural Area; many lakes 

 and fishing streams; numerous beaver 

 colonies. Recreation resources: Fishing and 

 deer hunting. Saddle and pack trips. Scenic 

 drives. Thirty-five improved public camp 

 and picnic areas; two winter-sports areas. 

 Commercial cabin camps and dude ranches 

 in and near the forest. Nearby towns: 

 Laramie, Cheyenne, and Encampment. 

 Acres: 1,063,521. 



SHOSHONE NATIONAL FOREST 



Headquarters at Cody, reached by U. S. 

 Highways 14, 20, 287. 



Special features: Rugged Asbsaroka Moun- 

 tains and Beartooth Plateau with perpetual 

 snow; Gannett Peak, 13,785 feet, highest 

 point in Wyoming; largest glaciers in Rocky 



Mountains; hundreds of lakes. North and 

 South Absaroka, Glacier, Stratified Wil- 

 derness Areas; Popo Agie Wild Area. 

 Recreation resources: Good fishing. Moun- 

 tain sheep, elk, moose, deer, bear, and game- 

 bird hunting. Saddle and pack trips, scenic 

 drives. Fifty-five public camp and picnic 

 grounds. Commercial cabin camps and dude 

 ranches in and near the forest. Nearby towns : 

 Cody, Lander, and DuBois, Wyo.; Red 

 Lodge, Mont. Acres: 2,430,028. 



TETON NATIONAL FOREST 



Headquarters at Jackson, reached by 

 U. S. Highways 89, 187, 287, State High- 

 way 22. 



Special features: Unspoiled scenic back 

 country famous for big-game herds. Gros 

 Ventre Slide, Gros Ventre, Teton, and 

 Wind River Ranges, Continental Divide. 

 Teton Wilderness Area; famous Jackson 

 Hole country. Recreation resources: Stream 

 and lake fishing. Big-game hunting, includ- 

 ing moose, elk, deer, mountain sheep, grizzly 

 bear. Scenic drives: Hoback Canyon, Wind 

 River Highway. Eleven public camp and 

 picnic areas ; warm swimming pool ; winter- 

 sports area. Resorts, dude ranches, cabins. 

 Acres: 1,700,302. 



