A Vacation Guide

NATIONAL FORESTS

ALABAMA

WILLIAM B. BANKHEAD NATIONAL FOREST

Headquarters at Montgomery, reached by U. S. Highways 31, 43. (Ranger Headquarters at Haleyville.)

Special features: Limestone gorges; Clear Greek Falls; two natural bridges; wildlife refuge and management area. Recreation on resources: Managed deer, turkey, and squirrel hunting. Bass and bream fishing in Brushy Lake. Improved picnic area on Sipsey River. Commercial accommodations at Haleyville, Russellville, Decatur, Cullman, and Jasper. Acres: 177,976.

CONECUH NATIONAL FOREST

Headquarters at Montgomery, reached by U. S. Highway 29. (Ranger Headquarters at Andalusia.)

Special features: Large, clear ponds. Recreation resources: Bass and bream fishing. Deer, turkey, and small-game hunting. Improved picnic and swimming area at Open Pond. Commercial accommodations at Andalusia. Acres: 83,866.

TALLADEGA NATIONAL FOREST

Headquarters at Montgomery, reached by U. S. Highways 78, 241, State Highway 6. (Ranger Headquarters at Centerville, Heflin, and Talladega.)

Special features: Payne Lake Wildlife Management Area; Skyway scenic drive; Mount Cheaha, 2,407 feet elevation, highest point in Alabama; Lake Chinnabee. Recreation resources: Deer, turkey, duck, and squirrel hunting. Bass, bream, and Perch fishing. Swimming at Cheaha State Park. Picnic grounds at Payne Lake and Horn and Horseblock towers. Resort hotel and cabins at Cheaha State Park. Commercial accommodations at Centerville, Marion, Tuscaloosa, Selma, Talladega, Sylacauga, Anniston, and Heflin. Acres: 356,794.

ALASKA

CHUGACH NATIONAL FOREST

Headquarters at Juneau, direct plane service to Juneau. (Ranger Headquarters at Cordova and Seward.)

Special features: Tidewater, Hanging and Piedmont Glaciers. Aleut villages, picturesque old Russian churches, native bidarkas.

Shrimp, crab, clam, and salmon canneries. Alaska Railroad. Mountains of the Kenai; scenic fiords of Port Wells. Recreation resources: Rainbow trout fishing in Russian River. Moose, sheep, goat, and brown bear hunting. Duck, grouse, and ptarmigan hunting. Hiking along scenic trails; 140 miles of roads, 285 miles of trails. Regarding accommodations, inquire at Cordova, Seward, and Juneau offices. Plane and boat services to these towns. Two improved public forest camps. Rail service Anchorage to Seward. Acres: 4,801,902.

TONGASS NATIONAL FOREST

Headquarters at Juneau, direct plane service to Ketchikan and Juneau. (Ranger Headquarters at Ketchikan, Petersburg, Craig, and Sitka.)

Special features: Salmon canneries. Totems, territorial museum, and Indian villages; gateway to Canadian hinterland and Yukon, "Trail of '98," gold mines. Fur farms; glaciers; fiords; Alaska Highway from Haines; "Ice Cap" back of Juneau; fiords of Tracy Arm and Rudyerd Bay. Observatories where bear can be watched fishing for salmon. Ward Lake, Auke Village, Admiralty Island. Recreation resources: Trout fishing, salt-water fishing for salmon and halibut. Alaskan brown and grizzly bear, goat, and deer hunting. Boating on lakes and inland waterways. Hiking scenic wilderness trails. Mountain climbing; 210 miles of roads, 780 miles of trails. Eighteen improved forest camp grounds. Inquire concerning public camps and hotels at Juneau office. Hotel accommodations in all southeastern Alaska towns, all of which are served by boat and plane. Acres: 16,045,753.

ARIZONA

APACHE NATIONAL FOREST

Headquarters at Springerville, reached by U. S. Highways 60, 260, 666.

Special features: Scenic Coronado Trail and other drives through spruce and mountain-meadow country. Prehistoric Blue River cliff dwellings. Big and Crescent Lakes. Blue Range and Mount Baldy Wilderness Areas. (Forest lies partly in New Mexico.) Recreation resources: Lake and stream trout fishing. Big-game hunting, including elk, deer, bear; turkey hunting. Horseback riding, pack trips. Thirty-three public camp and picnic areas. Resorts, lodges, cabins. Nearby towns: Greer and Alpine, Ariz. ; Luna and Reserve, N. Mex. Acres: 1,567,210.

COCONINO NATIONAL FOREST

Headquarters at Flagstaff, reached by U. S. Highways 66, 89, 89-A.

Special features: Mormon Lake, largest natural lake in Arizona; San Francisco peaks, 12,611 feet, highest in Arizona; near Grand Canyon National Park; nearby National Monuments are Sunset Crater, Walnut Canyon (cliff dwellings), Wupatki (ancient ruins), and Montezuma Castle. Lowell Astronomical Observatory. Sycamore Canyon Wild Area. More than 1,000 miles of scenic drives through timbered country. Recreation resources: Hunting, including deer, elk, and mountain lion. Horseback riding. Eleven public camp and picnic areas; Arizona Snow Bowl winter-sports area. Resorts, towns, camps, and dude ranches. Nearby towns: Williams, Sedona, Clark-dale, Cottonwood, Camp Verde, and Winslow. Acres: 1,751,001.

CORONADO NATIONAL FOREST

Headquarters at Tucson, reached by U. S. Highways 80, 84, 89.

Special features: Rugged mountains rising abruptly from surrounding desert; cactus to pines and swimming to skiing in an hour's time and 40 miles apart. Madera and Sabino Canyons; Chiricahua Wild Area. Colossal Cave State Park; Saguaro and Chiricahua National Monuments. (Forest lies partly in New Mexico.) Recreation resources: Deer and javelina hunting. Scenic drives and horseback trails in the rugged Santa Catalina, Chiricahua, Santa Rita, and Huachuca Mountains. Many forms of bird life, including the trogon; rare species of plants such as Chihuahua pine, chilicote, and madrona; and rare species of animals, including coati-mundi, Chiricahua squirrel, and javelina. Thirty-three camp and picnic grounds; southernmost winter-sports area in the United States. Many dude ranches, resorts, and hotels. Adjacent towns are Nogales and Douglas on the Mexican border; Tucson, Benson, Patagonia, Tombstone (the town "too tough to die"), Willcox, Bisbee, Bowie, San Simon, and Fort Huachuca. Acres: 1,385,561.

CROOK NATIONAL FOREST

Headquarters at Safford, reached by U. S. Highways 60, 70, 666, State Highways 77, 78, 88.

Special features: Semidesert to alpine country, elevations from 3,500 to 10,700 feet; Mogollon Rim and Pinaleno Ranges. Parts of the Gila and Superstition Wilderness Areas; Galiuro Wild Area. Coolidge and Roosevelt Dams; Indian reservations. Recreation resources: Hunting, including bear, mountain lion, deer, elk, peccary, turkey, and quail. Scenic drives: U. S. Highway 60, Pinal Mountain, Swift Trail, and Coronado Trail. Nineteen public camp and picnic areas. Four dude ranches near or within the boundary; hotels and auto courts. Nearby towns: Safford, Clifton, Duncan, Globe, Superior, and Miami. Acres: 1,422,629.

KAIBAB NATIONAL FOREST

Headquarters at Williams, reached by U. S. Highways 66, 89, 64, 67.

Special features: Grand Canyon National Game Preserve with the famous Kaibab forest deer herd; wild buffalo herd; only habitat of the Kaibab squirrel. Access to both North and South Rims of Grand Canyon and Supai Indian village in Havasu Canyon. East Rim; North Canyon; Thunder River,- Bill Williams Mountain: White Horse Lake; Sycamore Canyon Wild Area. Recreation resources: Hunting, including deer and elk, antelope, bear, mountain lion, turkey, and buffalo. Wilderness trips, scenic drives, winter sports, fishing, riding and pack trips. Unlimited photographic opportunities in vivid coloring and geological formations. Thirteen public camp and picnic areas; Bill Williams Winter-sports Area. Hotels, resorts, cottage courts, guest ranches, hunting camps. Nearby towns: Williams Canyon, Flagstaff, Jerome, Ashfork, Fredonia, and Cottonwood, Ariz.; Kanab, Utah. Acres: 1,793,577.

PRESCOTT NATIONAL FOREST

Headquarters at Prescott, reached by U. S. Highway 89.

Special features: Rugged back country in the high mountains. Granite Basin Lake with rugged Granite Mountain overlooking the lake; Sycamore Canyon and Pine Mountain Wild Areas. Jerome "billion dollar copper camp." Prescott is known as "Cowboy Capital of the World." Recreation resources: Deer hunting. Some fishing. Many horseback-riding trails. Scenic drives. Ten public camp grounds and picnic areas; two winter-sports areas. Resorts, hotels, cabins, and dude ranches. Nearby towns: Prescott, Mayer, Jerome, Clarkdale, and Cottonwood. Acres: 1,252,168.

SITGREAVES NATIONAL FOREST

Headquarters at Holbrook, reached by U. S. Highway 60, State Highways 77, 173.

Special features: Scenic Mogollon Rini drive; Pueblo ruins. Large elk herd. Recreation resources: Limited hunting, including deer, turkey, antelope, bear. Saddle and pack trips. Three forest camping grounds. Resorts, hotels, cabins, and guest ranches. Nearby towns: Winslow, Show Low, Lakeside, and Pinetop. Acres: 805,167.

TONTO NATIONAL FOREST

Headquarters at Phoenix, reached by U. S. Highways 60, 70, 80, 89.

Special features: Famous Tonto Basin; Superstition Mountains; Mogollon Rim; Superstition Mountain and Mazatzal Wilderness Areas; Sierra Ancha Wild Area. A small band of Mexican bighorn sheep in the Superstition Mountains. Apache, Can- yon and Stewart Mountain Lakes on the Salt River; Bartlett and Horseshoe Lakes on the Verde River. Many remains of prehistoric occupancy, including Tonto National Monument and the Pueblo Canyon ruins. Unusually varied and colored topography. Semidesert to ponderosa pine forests. Recreation resources: Lake and warm-water stream fishing; fair trout fishing. Quail hunting; deer, elk, bear, and mountain lion hunting. Saddle and pack trips. Winter photographic possibilities. Scenic drives: Apache Trail and forest highway from Payson to Mogollon Rim, by way of Colcord Mountain. Fourteen public camp and picnic areas. Resorts, dude ranches, cabins, hot mineral baths, boats with or without motor, winter and summer open playgrounds. Nearby towns: Payson, Pine, Young, Roosevelt, and Mesa. Acres: 2,410,529.