Appendix 



BASIC PRINCIPLES 



GOVERNING RECREATIONAL MANAGEMENT 



ON THE NATIONAL FORESTS 



1 . The recreational resources of the national forests will be so managed as to provide 

 for their fullest use consistent with suitable use of the other national-forest resources under 

 the multiple-use plan of management. This involves determination of the areas on which 

 the recreational values are so important as to justify dominant or exclusive consideration; 

 the areas where recreation and other uses are of approximately equal importance and may 

 be enjoyed concurrently with relatively minor mutual concessions in management; and the 

 areas where either recreational values are so small or other uses so important as to call for 

 subordination of recreational use. 



2. Areas of special value for recreation will be identified, protected, and suitably 

 managed in order to bring about a balanced program providing for all forms of recreation 

 appropriate in the forest. This will include, at one extreme, adequate provision for such 

 concentrated use as on campgrounds, picnic grounds, organization camps, resort areas, and 

 the like; and at the other, setting aside substantial areas where natural conditions will be 

 retained, including virgin, wild, and wilderness areas. 



3. The planning and development of the recreational resource and the necessary adjust- 

 ments with other uses will be conducted in cooperation with all groups interested in recreation 

 or other resources. The organization of local and general associations of those interested in 

 recreation to act in an advisory capacity in national-forest recreation planning will be 

 encouraged. 



4. Priority in the expenditure of Federal funds to care for visitors to the national forests 

 will be given to those developments which can take care of the most visitors for a given unit 

 of expenditure. Under this principle the following priority order will usually be recognized: 

 Campgrounds and picnic grounds, organization camps, resorts. Preference will also be given 

 to recreational developments which emphasize opportunities for participant rather than 

 spectator enjoyment of forest-recreation activities. 



5. Particular attention will be given to facilities for the use of those in the low-income 

 groups who can enjoy forest recreation only if its cost is small. This means emphasis on 

 both camping and picnicking facilities, and organization camps owned by the Government 

 and made available to those sponsoring vacations for low-income groups. 



6. Uses which require exclusive occupancy, such as summer homes and limited- 

 membership clubs, will be confined to areas not needed by the general public, and will 

 necessarily have the lowest priority. 



7. The Government will install and operate simple, moderate-rate resorts in order to 

 insure appropriate and timely developments and provision of adequate service at the lowest 



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