FOREST RECREATION DEPARTMENT 



ARTHUR H. CARHART, EDITOR 



VACATION LAND 



TO one seeking knowledge of Oregon's National 

 Forest playgrounds there is no better general guide 

 than the booklet "Vacation Land" published by the 

 United States Department of Agriculture. The book 

 takes rank with the best of Forest Service pamphlets 

 which tell of the great recreation areas within the 

 National Forests. 



The pages of the booklet number over seventy and 

 within the back cover is found a map of the National 

 Forest lands in the State of Oregon. The remainder of 

 the book is filled with interesting sketches of the forests 

 and much general information. 



Among the sentinel peaks of the West Coast Mount 

 Jefferson stands majestically with snow crowned head. 

 Within the cover of "Vacation Land" and as a fitting pro- 

 logue to what follows is a photo portrait of this vener- 

 able member of mountain nobility. Turning the page 

 on which Mount Jefferson is depicted will reveal the 



first page of the text opposite which is a list of the 

 National Forests of Oregon, the names of the Super- 

 visors of each forest and the towns which are the for- 

 ests' headquarters. 



The opening paragraph of the text beckons to one so 

 enticingly that the reader feels "Wanderlust" calling him 

 from daily tasks. "When tired of the daily grind, you 

 say to yourself, T need a vacation,' your first thought 

 is to get away from civilization and its trammels. You 

 next are to find interesting and health-giving recreation, 

 fn the National Forests of Oregon you will find both 

 and much besides. . . ." 



Following this is a sketch of what the forests of 

 Oregon offer to the vacation visitor. General conditions 

 in these forests are discussed under a separate heading 

 and then follow pages of good accurate information 

 regarding each forest of the state. The area of the forest 

 is given in each case, the location, and the topography 



MOUNT JEFFERSON, IN THE S A NT I AM NATIONAL FOREST 

 This mountain in Oregon has exceptional beauty. Good trout streams are plentiful, waterfalls glisten in settings of green, and 



the lure of Oregon and her forests soon captivates one. 



