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In the Open — The National Forests of Washington 



Camp Chalet— public camping grounds near the Olympic Ranger Station— Washington National Forest 



the south, about 6 miles from Rockport. It also lends itself to long outings, since 

 a trail leads lo miles up the creek to Illabot Lake, where fishing is excellent. 



The camp grounds at the lake are specially attractive in their setting of lofty 

 snow-clad mountains and beautiful glaciers. All kinds of salmon and salt-water 

 trout enter Illabot Creek to spavv-n, and a branch of the United States fish hatchery 

 system of spawning sheds has been built at the mouth of the creek, where steelhead 

 trout and salmon are caught to supply other hatcheries with eggs. It is an inter- 

 esting sight to see the fish trapped and taken care of until they are ripe for 

 spawning. 



In the upper Skagit region Cedar Bar, Deer Park, and Ruby Creek offer excel- 

 lent camping places from which attractive side trips may be taken. Good horse 

 trails will be found nearly everywhere one wishes to go, and telephone lines are 

 a^•ailable in many parts of the Forest. 



The Forest Supervisor's headquarters is in the Federal Building, Bellingham. 

 Rangers are stationed at Darrington, Marbleniount. Concrete, and Glacier 



