5. Access . This criterion is defined as ease of reaching the 

 river from adjacent land areas (that is, accesst_o, not within , 

 the river corridor). Five classes of access will be possible: 



Abundant access exists if the segment is parallelled 

 by public land much of its length and paved or car- 

 suitable roads parallel or frequently intersect the 

 river. Access to the river shoreline should also be 

 abundant. For boatable stretches, access may be 

 restricted along the river, but paved roads should 

 permit easy put-in and take-out of boats- 

 Moderate access exists if the segment is parallelled 

 or intersected occasionally by good quality roads. 

 Access to the shoreline may be restricted in places by 

 ownership or topography. Access to put-ins or 

 take-outs is not as easy. 



Limited access exists if the segment is rarely 

 parallelled or intersected by roads; the main access 

 may be by poor roads or trails. Shoreline access may 

 be difficult for much of the segment's length. 



Restricted access exists if the segment is not 

 accessible by road and the shoreline is difficult to 

 reach from adjacent lands. 



Other access conditions may be described if none of 

 four conditions adequately describe access to the 

 river segment . 



the 



6 . Recreation Opportunity Setting class , 

 be assigned to one of five classes: 



River segments will 



PRIMITIVE. The river corridor is an essentially 

 unmodified natural environment with access along 

 the segment by trail only. Nonrecr ea tional resource 

 uses are either not present or are very compatible 

 with river recreation. Recreational users are likely 

 dispersed, with abundant opportunities for solitude. 

 Recreational development is minimal or not present. 

 River may flow through a designated Wilderness Area. 



SEMI-PRIMITIVE. The river corridor is a predominantly 

 unmodified natural environment. Access along the 

 segment may be possible by paved road, but the road 



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