Mountain Playgrounds 
Of the Pike National Forest Page Four 
In this booklet are described briefly some of the more prominent 
recreational features of the Pike National Forest. Detailed informa- 
tion can always be obtained at the headquarters of the Forest in the 
Majestic Building, Denver, or from local field officers. 
CAMPING GROUNDS. 
Along the many streams which head within the Pike Forest are 
any number of delightful camping places, together with an abundance 
of wood and pure water. A few of the most attractive are noted. 
Mount Evans Playground. An increasing number of campers, 
fishermen, and mountain climbers are attracted each year to the 
Mount Evans region, which has been set aside by the Forest Service 
as a special summer playground. The area is of great scenic beauty, 
with rugged peaks towering above timber line, countless small lakes 
surrounded by precipitous cliffs, and an abundance of wild life. 
Mount Evans, the point of greatest interest, is 14,260 feet in elevation 
and is one of the three sentinel peaks in the Front Range of the Colo- — 
rado Rockies. Bear Creek and its tributaries, together with Bear- 
track, Lost, Truesdale, and Roosevelt Lakes have been noted for 
years among fishermen as excellent trout waters. Deer, mountain 
sheep, ptarmigan, grouse, and numberless small creatures of fur and 
feather are found in these mountain lands. 
A road suitable for automobiles extends from Denver via Bear 
Creek and Evergreen to within 5 miles of this region. From this 
point good Government trails lead into all parts of this great moun- 
tain playground. On the main trail to the summit of Mount Evans, 
two stopping places for travelers have been set aside and improved 
by the Forest Service. The first of these is the Beaver Meadows 
Camp Site, where shelter cabins, woods fireplaces, and a comfort 
station have been erected. A good spring has also been developed, 
and plenty of firewood is close at hand. At the Mount Evans Camp 
Site, a few miles below timber line, a substantial log cabin has been 
built and furnished in cooperation with the Colorado Mountain Club. 
This recreation cabin is open to visitors at all times. 
North Fork of Clear Creek is reached from Denver by automobile 
in a three hours’ run through the celebrated Denver Mountain Parks 
to Idaho Springs, and thence by the ‘Midland Trail.’”’ Excellent 
