Vacation Land — The National Forests in Oregon Four 



Whether you wish to stay only a short time in the Forest, or to make your 

 permanent summer home there, you will find that the Forest Service has made 

 every provision in its power for your convenience. Roads and trails make hunting, 

 fishing, and camping grounds easily accessible. Guideposts are being set up as 

 rapidly as possible. 



The Forest Service cooperates with the Federal Bureau of Fisheries and the 

 Oregon Fish and Game Commission in stocking National Forest streams and lakes 

 with fish, and waters which a few years ago were practically barren now offer 

 excellent sport. 



Camping grounds, equipped with stone fireplaces and other conveniences, are 

 laid off in many of the main-traveled portions of the Forests for the use of visitors. 

 The extensive telephone system maintained on the Forests in connection ^\'ith 

 their protection from fire is at the service of visitors in case of emergency. Regis- 

 ters are kept at local headquarters in which the visitor may write his name and 

 probable route of travel, thus making it possible fcr a Forest officer to find him 

 in the event of the receipt cf important messages. 



Maps and detailed information on any particular National Forest may be 

 had on application to the district forester at Portland or to the supervisor of 

 any Forest. The forest rangers are always ready to direct travelers and to give 

 any other assistance that they can. 



If you wish to build a permanent summer home, you may lease a site for 

 a term of years at a reasonable annual rental. It may be a cabin, cottage, or 

 something more pretentious, as you wish. A permit to occupy such a site may 

 cost as little as $5 a year, and seldom costs more than $25. The only restrictions 

 are that the building must not be unsightly, and that the grounds must be kept 

 in a neat and sanitary condition. 



The recreational advantages of the National Forests in Oregon are being 

 more and more used as new roads and trails constructed by the Forest Service 

 make them more accessible, and as the public comes to know the opportunities 

 they afford for health, rest, and sport. During 191 7 about 275,000 people visited 

 them. The presence of visitors naturally increases the danger of fire in the 

 Forests — a constant menace even under the most favorable conditions. Destruc- 

 tion cf the Oregon forests by fire or any other agency would mean an irreparable 



