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Page 40 - ... bear. Riding and hiking trails, scenic drives through historic gold mining towns. Facilities: 54 camp and picnic sites, 2 picnic only, 3 swimming sites; 6 winter sports areas. Summer resorts, cabins, hotels. Nearby towns: Downieville, Grass Valley, Nevada City, Sierra City, Sierraville, and Truckee, Calif. Carson City and Reno, Nev. COLORADO Arapaho National Forest (990,371 acres). Golden, Colo. Highways: US 6, 40. Attractions: Highest auto road in US to the crest of Mount Evans, 14,260 ft. Gold,...
Page 65 - Looking across to Square Top Mountain in Bridger National Forest, Wyoming. Live glaciers and remote wilderness also await the more adventuresome vacationer. live glaciers, Bridger Wilderness Area; Gannett Peak, highest in Wyoming at 13,785 feet. Lots of remote country. Lake and stream fishing; hunting for bear, moose, elk. mountain sheep, and deer. Scenic drives: Pinedale Skyline Drive, Greys River Road. Wilderness trips. Facilities: 24 camp and picnic sites, 2 picnic only; 1 swimming site; Divide...
Page 45 - Facilities: 5 camp and picnic sites, 2 picnic only. Dude ranches. Nearby towns: Leadore and SalSt. Joe National Forest (866,269 acres). St. Maries, Idaho. Highways: US 95A; Idaho 7, 8, 43. Attractions: Rugged Bitterroot Range of Idaho-Montana divide; St. Joe River drainage; St. Maries River Valley; canyon areas of Little North Fork of Clearwater River, Clearwater-St. Joe divide, Palouse River area; virgin stands of white pine. Large timber operations. Big-game hunting, elk, deer, bear, and mountain...
Page 56 - Mountains, fishing streams, archers' hunting reserve, fossil beds of prehistoric plants and animals, extensive stands of ponderosa pine. Strawberry Mountain Wild Area. Steelhead and rainbow trout fishing; elk and deer hunting. Cabin of Joaquin Miller. Scenic drives, saddle and pack trips. Facilities: 39 camp and picnic sites; 2 winter sports areas. Motels, cabins in and near the national forest. Nearby towns: Burns, Dayville, John Day, and Prairie City. Mount Hood National Forest (1,115,344 acres)....
Page 30 - Assistance was also furnished by the National Park Service of the US Department of the Interior...
Page 37 - Mill. Desolation Valley Wild Area. Lake and stream fishing, deer and bear hunting. Scenic drives: Highway 50 to Lake Tahoe, Carson Pass Highway 88 (route of Fremont expedition of 1844); Georgetown to Wentworth Springs. Riding trails, wilderness trips. Facilities: 28 camp and picnic sites, 3 picnic only, 2 swimming sites; 7 developed winter sports areas. Resorts, motels, and dude ranches. Nearby towns: Placerville and Sacramento, Calif., Carson City and Reno, Nev.
Page 37 - Resorts, cabins, pack and riding stables. Hotels and motels in Los Angeles and foothill towns. Cleveland National Forest (391,682 acres). San Diego, Calif. Highways: US 101, 395, 80; California 78, 79, 71, 74. Attractions: Primarily a watershed forest with an unusually mild climate, between the desert and the sea. Agua Tibia Wild Area. The world's largest telescope at Palomar Observatory on Mount Palomar. Camping; warm water fishing and duck hunting on the impounded lakes of the water systems. Hunting...
Page 60 - ... (1,282,829 acres). Vernal, Utah. Highways: US 30, 40; Utah 44. Attractions: East half of Uinta Range, Kings Peak, 13,498 feet, highest point in Utah; Red Gorge of the Green River, 1,500 feet deep; exposed geological formations a billion years old; site of Flaming Gorge dam scheduled for completion in 1972; High Uintas Wilderness Area, mostly above 10,000 feet; numerous scenic gorges, natural erosion formations. Lake and stream fishing; big-game hunting, including deer, elk, and antelope. Riding...
Page 62 - ... sites, 7 picnic only; 2 swimming sites. Hotels, resorts, and numerous small cabins available. Many secondary roads. Nearby towns: Luray, Harrisonburg, Staunton, and Winchester, Va., Franklin and Moorefield, W. Va., Washington, DC Jefferson National Forest (542,725 acres). Roanoke, Va. Highways: US 11, 220, 21, 52, 23, 58. Attractions: Blue Ridge Mountains; Mount Rogers, 5,719 feet, highest in Virginia. Transitional zone between northern and southern flora; rhododendrons. Glenwood and Roaring...