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development of the forest and the fitting in of this use on appro- 

 priate areas so as not to conflict with the other uses of the forest. 

 This is not restricted to the Bighorn, but is characteristic in varying 

 degree of every national forest. 



Several towns and organizations have established camp grounds 

 and lodges. The Sheridan Municipal Mountain Park, at AVoodrock, 

 on the South Fork of Tongue River, is one of these. A large camp 

 ground is also being improved by the Custer Battlefield Highway 

 Association on Xorth Tongue River, near Burgess Ranger Station, 

 about a mile north of the Sheridan-Lovell Highway. Summer camps 

 are also maintained in various parts of the forest by such organiza- 

 tions as the Boy Scouts, the State Y. W. C. A., the State Epworth 



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I'eak and Clouds Teak Lake, Bighorn National Forest 



League, and various lodges. The Forest Service has also in certain 

 instances designated special areas as camping places and has pro- 

 vided a few conveniences as precautions against water pollution and 

 fire. 



Two automobile roads cross the Bighorn Forest east and west, the 

 one in the north extending from Sheridan to Lovell, and the one in 

 the south from Buffalo to Tensleep. Most of the auto camping is 

 concentrated along these two roads, partly because other portions of 

 the forest are not accessible. 



Recreationists find in the national forests a maximum of freedom — 

 as much as is compatible with adequate fire protection and sanitation. 

 Although incidental to the original purposes for which the national 

 forests were established, such use of the forests is important and is 



