22 Miscellaneous Circular 71, U. S. Dept. of Agriculture 



as green stretches dotted with beautiful wild flowers to delight 

 the eye, but because such management is necessary to the permanent 

 well-being of the great grazing industry and the preservation of 

 watershed cover. 



Orderly lumbering, range management, and the preservation of 

 watersheds automatically create conditions under which recreational 



C Are usecan fl° ur i sn - Such use is encouraged by the Forest 



Welcome as Service. Every citizen is welcome to come to the 

 Long as They forest and camp upon it, and no special regulations 

 Are Careful With are enforced concerning the extent or manner of this 

 Fire * use. The thing he is asked to do above all else is to 



exercise care with camp fires, and indeed with all forms of fire, in- 

 cluding smoking in the forest, for these may readily destroy the very 

 values which campers most cherish. 



In the northern and north-central parts of Utah some of the most 

 popular recreation grounds in the national forests are to be found in 

 Logan Canyon, the canyons on the east of Salt Lake Valley, and the 

 region back of Mount Timpanogos which is approached from Amer- 

 ican Fork and Provo Canyons. Timpanogos Cave, a national mon- 

 ument within the Wasatch National Forest, is located in American 

 Fork Canyon. In the Uinta Mountains are many beautiful lake 

 regions in high glacial amphitheaters. These are difficult of access, 

 however, except the Granddaddy Basin near the southwest corner 

 of the range, which is easily accessible by horseback. A somewhat 

 similar lake region at the head of the Provo River may also be reached 

 by road. 



The most important recreational area to the south is that about 

 Fish Lake, a considerable body of water surrounded by mountains 

 and full of many kinds of trout, with which it is stocked annually. 

 The aquatic vegetation is unusually profuse, so that with plenty of 

 food the fish grow large, and as the waters are clear and cold they 

 become very game and of high quality. Still farther south, the re- 

 markable erosion forms created in tne sides of some of the high 

 plateaus are notable scenic centers. Cedar Breaks, on the Dixie 

 National Forest, is such a place, and on the Powell National Forest, 

 Bryce Canyon, a national monument adjoining the national forest, 

 is another popular recreation ground. Beautiful and inspiring scenery 

 and good fishing streams and lakes are scattered generally throughout 

 most of these forests, and everywhere can be found the universal 

 appeal of green forests and ranges properly used. 



To those to whom recreation in the forests means hunting and 

 fishing the many national forests offer good sport. Deer are fairly 

 plentiful and are becoming more so. Elk are increasing rapidly. 

 In the high mountains of the Uinta Range there is a scattering of 

 mountain sheep. Fishing is good almost everywhere except on some 

 of the forests of central Utah, where the destruction of watershed 

 cover previous to the establishment of the national forests has resulted 

 in wasned-out streams. How closely the interests of national forests 

 and game are united is indicated by the location of the State game 

 preserves in Utah, 2 as shown in Figure 16. 



8 A map showing roads on Utah national forests together with other information for the automobile 

 tourist may be obtained from Forest Service officials in Utah. 



