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National Park Service
Recreational Use of Land in the United States |
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APPENDIX III. RECORD OF PRIMITIVE AREAS ESTABLISHED BY FOREST SERVICE
| State,region,national forest | Name of area | Acreage | Digest of proposed principles of management | Forester's approval | ||||||||||
| National forest |
Other | Logging | Grazing | Reservoirs and power lines |
Hotels, resorts, ramps, etc. |
Summer homes | Range improvements | Roads | Trails | Lookouts, phones, firebreaks |
Preliminary | Final | ||
| Arizona,region 3: | ||||||||||||||
| Apache (Crook) | Blue Range | 216,737 | 1,427 | Deferred | To capacity | Unlikely | None | None | If necessary | When needed | Maintained | Maintained | --- | June 21, 1933 |
| Do | Mount Baldy | 7,400 | --- | Inaccessible | Continued | do | do | do | Completed | None | No additions | None | Oct. 1, 1932 | Oct. 1, 1932 |
| Coronado | Chiricahua | 17,280 | --- | Discouraged | Conservative | None | do | do | None | do | Extensive | If necessary | --- | Feb. 28, 1933 |
| Crook | Caliuro | 50,200 | --- | do | Reserve range | No possibilities | do | do | Temporarily permitted | do | Contemplated | None | --- | Oct. 1, 1932 |
| Prescott | Pine Mountain | 17,500 | --- | None | To decrease | None | do | do | If needed | Fire protection | If needed | do | --- | June 8, 1933 |
| Tonto | Sierra Ancha | 33,934 | 66 | Discouraged | Conservative | do | do | do | None | None | None | do | --- | Feb. 28, 1933 |
| California,region 5: | ||||||||||||||
| Angeles | Devil Canyon-Bear Canyon | 36,200 | --- | Improbable | Improbable | Improbable | do | do | do | Limited | Contemplated | Contemplated | Jan. 30, 1932 | Jan. 30, 1932 |
| California-Trinity | Middle Eel Yolla Bolla | 136,106 | 7,280 | do | Allowed | None | do | do | Minimum | None | If needed | If needed | Apr. 18, 1931 | Apr. 18, 1931 |
| Cleveland | Aguia Tibia | 34,533 | 583 | Not allowed | Negligible | Improbable | do | Private land | None | Motorways | Contemplated | Contemplated | Apr. 21, 1931 | Apr. 21, 1931 |
| Eldorado | Desolation Valley | 40,700 | 680 | do | Restricted | Restricted | do | None | Negligible | None | If needed | If necessary | do | Do |
| Inyo,Sierra,Sequoia | High Sierra | 761,750 | 40 | Local use only | Limited | If practicable | do | do | Minimum | do | When needed | As needed | do | Do |
| Klamath,Shasta,Trinity | Salmon Trinity Alps | 167,660 | 28,760 | do | do | Allowable | do | do | do | do | Minimum | Protective | Apr. 18, 1931 | Apr. 18, 1931 |
| Klamath,Shasta,Trinity addition | do | 50,240 | 33,600 | do | do | do | do | do | do | do | do | do | --- | June 8, 1933 |
| Klamath | Marble Mountain | 234,957 | 2,570 | Inaccessible | Continued | do | do | 8 temporary | do | No public | Contemplated | Contemplated | Apr. 18, 1931 | Apr. 18, 1931 |
| Lassen | Caribou Peak | 16,403 | 40 | Not permitted | Few cattle only | None | do | None | None | None | do | Yes | Apr. 21, 1931 | Apr. 21, 1931 |
| Do | Thousand Lake Valley | 15,495 | 840 | do | 60 cattle | do | do | do | do | do | do | Negligible | do | Do |
| Modoc | South Warner | 68,242 | 2,440 | Per plan | Continued | Allowed | do | do | Allowed | do | do | Contemplated | Apr. 18, 1931 | Apr. 18, 1931 |
| Mono | Hoover | 20,540 | --- | Local use only | do | do | do | do | Permitted | do | When needed | When needed | Apr. 21, 1931 | Apr. 21, 1931 |
| Mono and Sierra | Mount Dana Minarets | 82,181 | 195 | Improbable | do | do | do | do | do | do | No additions | As needed | do | Do |
| San Bernardino | Cucamonga | 5,000 | --- | None | Pack and saddle | None | do | do | None | do | No change | If needed | do | Do |
| Do | San Gorgonio | 14,000 | 6,000 | do | do | do | do | do | do | do | Contemplated | do | do | Do |
| Do | San Jacinto | 16,646 | 16,645 | do | do | do | do | do | do | do | do | do | do | Do |
| Santa Barbara | San Rafael | 74,160 | 830 | Inaccessible | Negligible | Improbable | do | 2 temporary | Contemplated | Protection | do | Contemplated | Jan. 19, 1932 | Jan. 18, 1932 |
| Do | Ventana | 42,800 | 2,720 | None | To decrease | Remote | do | None | None | None | do | do | Apr. 18, 1931 | Apr. 18, 1931 |
| Stanislaus | Emigrant Basin | 97,020 | 1,023 | Local use only | Continued | Eventually | do | 1 allowed | Contemplated | do | Numerous | If needed | Apr. 21, 1931 | Apr. 21, 3931 |
| Colorado,region 2: | ||||||||||||||
| Arapaho | Gore Hange-Eagle Nest | 32,400 | --- | Contemplated | Small amount | Infeasible | do | None | None | do | Contemplated | Contemplated | June 19, 1931 | June 19, 1931 |
| Cochetopa | LaGarita-Sheep Mountain | 38,030 | --- | Limited | Limited | Impracticable | do | do | Drift fences | do | Yes | Indefinite | June 26, 1931 | Oct. 1, 1932 |
| Do | Mount Shavano | 30,729 | 1,371 | Conservative plan | do | Improbable | do | do | do | do | Several | do | Mar. 29, 1932 | Mar. 29, 1932 |
| Omnison | West Elk | 52,000 | --- | Eventually | In part | Not encouraged | do | do | None | do | Yes | Adequate | Jan. 12, 1932 | Jan. 12, 1932 |
| Holy Cross | Gore Range-Eagle Nest | 47,300 | 50 | Selective | 3,500 sheep | Impracticable | do | do | do | do | 1 F. S. trail | None | --- | Feb. 28, 1933 |
| Do | Maroon-Snowmass | 62,600 | 2,000 | Negligible | Continued 5,000 sheep, 300 cattle | Not anticipated | do | do | do | None planned | Complete system maintained | Camp improvements planned | --- | Do |
| Montezuma | Wilson Mountain | 27,347 | --- | Eventually | Allowed | Remote | do | do | Indefinite | None | Numerous | Contemplated | --- | Oct. 1, 1932 |
| Rio Grande | Upper Rio Grande | 56,600 | --- | do | do | Improbable | do | do | Allowable | Temporary Logging | Contemplated | do | Mar. 5, 1932 | Mar. 5, 1932 |
| Roosevelt | Rawah | 25,720 | --- | Per plan | Supervised | Continued | do | do | Limited | do | Completed | do | Mar. 29, 1932 | Mar. 29, 1932 |
| Routt | Mount Zirkel-Dome Peak | 43,120 | --- | Deferred demand | Continued | Allowable | do | do | None | Improvement | Minor additions | do | Oct. 15, 1931 | Oct. 15, 1931 |
| San Juan | San Juan | 238,080 | 1,920 | Planned | do | Eventually | do | do | do | None | Contemplated | do | --- | Oct. 1, 1932 |
| Uncompahgre | Uncompahgre | 53,252 | 16,001 | Inaccessible | do | Reservoirs improbable; several transmission lines | do | do | Minimum | do | 130 miles | Shelters | Mar. 28, 1932 | Mar. 28, 1932 |
| White River | Flat tops | 117,800 | --- | Eventually | Allowed | Unlikely | do | do | None | do | Contemplated | Contemplated | --- | Mar. 5, 1932 |
| Idaho,region 4: | ||||||||||||||
| Idaho | Idaho | 1,078,779 | 8,965 | Inaccessible | Limited | Improbable | None on public | None on public | do | do | do | do | Mar. 17, 1931 | Mar. 17, 1931 |
| Minnesota,region 9: | ||||||||||||||
| Superior | Superior | 1,268,538 | --- | Allowed | None | Restricted | Limited | Limited | do | Contemplated | Canoe routes | --- | June 30, 1926 | |
| Montana,region 1: | ||||||||||||||
| Absaroka | Absaroka | 64,000 | --- | Inaccessible | Not allowed | Improbable | do | None | do | None | Practically complete | Contemplated | Oct. 31, 1931 | Apr. 4, 1932 |
| Custer-Absaroka | Beartooth | 230,000 | --- | Improbable | Impracticable | do | None | do | do | do | As needed. | None | May 21, 1931 | Oct. 15, 1932 |
| Flathead | Mission Mountains | 46,900 | 20,100 | Inaccessible | None | do | do | do | do | do | 25 percent complete | Contemplated | --- | Oct. 31, 1831 |
| Do | South Fork | 537,500 | 87,500 | do | Unusable | do | do | do | do | do | 50 percent complete | do | --- | May 21, 1931 |
| Gallatin | Spanish Peaks | 49,000 | 1,000 | do | Not allowed | None | do | do | do | do | 85 percent complete | do | --- | Apr. 11, 1932 |
| New Mexico,region 3: | ||||||||||||||
| Gila (revised) | Gila | 555,099 | 8,008 | do | Continued | Unlikely | Shelter huts only | do | Practically complete | Protection only | Well provided | 10-mile phone contemplated | --- | June 8, 1933 |
| Gila | Black Range | 168,424 | 1,560 | Discouraged | Conservative | do | do | do | do | do | 15 miles | None | --- | Do |
| Lincoln | White Mountain | 22,800 | 1,200 | do | do | None | None | do | None | Protection and administration | Extension encouraged | If needed | --- | Feb. 28, 1933 |
| Santa Fe | Pecos Division | 136,460 | 1,360 | do | To continue | do | do | do | do | None | Now adequate | Camp shelters permitted | --- | June 21, 1933 |
| Do | San Pedro Parks | 45,000 | --- | Not contemplated | Continued | No value | do | do | Unnecessary | do | No extensions | None | May 4, 1931 | May 4, 1931 |
| Oregon,region 6: | ||||||||||||||
| Crater | Mountain Lakes | 13,365 | 80 | Remote | Negligible | Remote | do | do | None | do | Contemplated | If needed | Oct. 30, 1930 | Oct. 30, 1930 |
| Mount Hood | Mount Hood | 14,800 | --- | do | None | None | do | do | do | do | do | If necessary | Feb. 13, 1931 | Feb. 13, 1931 |
| Wallowa-Whitman | Eagle Cap | 218,840 | 4,260 | Improbable | Continued | Allowable | do | do | do | do | Minimum | Minimum | Oct. 30, 1930 | Oct. 30, 1930 |
| Willamette-Deschutes-Mount Hood (revised) | Mount Jefferson | 86,700 | --- | Excluded | do | If merited | Trapper only | do | do | 1 truck trail | Improvements contemplated | As needed for protection | --- | Jun 8, 1933 |
| Utah,region 4: | ||||||||||||||
| Ashley-Wasatch | High Uintas | 243,957 | --- | Very remote | 40 percent occupied | Allowed | None | do | do | None | Contemplated | If necessary | Apr. 27, 1931 | Apr. 27, 1931 |
| Washington,region 6: | ||||||||||||||
| Mount Baker | Whatcom | 172,800 | --- | Inaccessible | do | Allowable | do | do | do | do | Few contemplated | If needed | Mar. 24, 1931 | Mar. 24, 1931 |
| Olympic | Olympic | 128,240 | --- | Eventually | None | Improbable | do | do | do | do | Contemplated | Contemplated | Dec. 22, 1930 | Dec. 22, 1930 |
| Rainier | Goat Rocks | 50,100 | --- | Remote | Continued | do | do | do | do | do | Protection | Protection | Feb. 13, 1931 | Feb. 13, 1931 |
| Wyoming,region 2: | ||||||||||||||
| Big Horn | Cloud Peak | 93,880 | 120 | Inaccessible | Permitted | Improbable | Banned | Banned | do | do | Contemplated | Contemplated | --- | Mar. 5, 1932 |
| Shoshone | North Absaroka | 379,460 | --- | Eventually | Allowed | No possibilities | None | None | Contemplated | do | do | do | --- | Oct. 1, 1932 |
| Do | South Absaroka | 613,708 | 508 | do | do | do | do | do | do | do | do | do | --- | Do |
| Washakie | Glacier Peak | 108,500 | --- | Inaccessible | Not allowed | Improbable | do | do | None | do | Adequate | Minimum | --- | Mar. 28, 1932 |
| Do | Stratified | 147,000 | --- | Ultimately | Continued | No value | do | do | do | No need | Completed | do | --- | Mar. 25, 1932 |
| Wyoming,region 4: | Bridger | 138,000 | --- | Not feasible | Limited | Unlikely | do | do | Negligible | None | Contemplated | As needed | Feb. 9, 3931 | Feb. 9, 3931 |
| Total acreage approved areas | 9,694,512 | 270,378 | ||||||||||||
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