Vacation Land — The National Forests in Oregon Forty 



Leaving Stephens' ranch, a further journey of 96 miles by automobile and 

 stage road takes the traveler through the Illinois Valley, Smith River country, 

 Gasquet summer resort, and Mill Creek redwoods, to Crescent City. 



From Crescent City an automobile and stage road turns south along the Cali- 

 fornia coast, running to Requa, 25 miles, and to Trinidad, 73 miles. From Crescent 

 City a similar road turns north along the coast to Brookings, 33 miles, Pistol River, 

 54 miles, and Gold Beach, 72 miles. 



From Gold Beach a gasoline mail boat goes up Rogue River 32 miles to Agnes, 

 from which place a trail leads to Bear Camp and Snow Camp. An automobile and 

 stage road also leaves Gold Beach, goes north along the coast to Arizona*Inn, 16 

 miles away, and to Middle Elk River and the trail to the hunting and fishing camps 

 on Elk River, 25 miles. Port Orford, 32 miles, and lower Elk River, 34 miles. 



From Merlin, on the Southern Pacific, an automobile and stage road goes 16 

 miles to Galice, and from there trails lead to Bear Camp, Briggs \^alley, and other 

 hunting and fishing resorts. From Galice a Government trail goes down Rogue 

 River gorge. 



The Forest Service has constructed 225 miles of good trails, which, with older 

 trails, make even the more remote parts of the Forest accessible to saddle and pack 

 animals without great difficulty. Regular hotels are numerous along stage roads; 

 and, although settlement in the Forest is sparse, the traveler need seldom go more 

 than a day's journey without finding accommodations at the cabin of some settler 

 or prospector. Many of the more popular resorts are now reached by Forest Ser- 

 vice telephone lines. 



The supervisor has headquarters at Grants Pass, and district rangers are located 

 at the Rand, McGribble, Shasta Costa, Page Creek, West Moore, and Smith Fork 

 ranger stations. The district ranger at McGribble Station has winter headquarters 

 at Port Orford, Greg. 



SIUSLAW NATIONAL FOREST 



THE Siuslaw National Forest is located in the counties of Tillamook, Yamhill, 

 Polk, Lincoln, Benton, Lane, Coos, and Douglas. It includes the summit 

 of the Coast Range, and borders the coast of the Pacific Ocean for a number 

 of miles. It comprises a net area of Government land of approximately 543,383 

 acres. 



