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Show The Salt Lake Tribune SUMMER FUN Sunday, May 21, 1995 G12 National Forests Offer ‘Mountain-Based Fun By Tom Wharton THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE When summer weather gets hot and Utahresidents head toward the mountains for a hike, picnic, fishing trip, weekend drive or camping vacation, chancesaretheywill visit a U.S. orest Service recreation area. Whether Utahns backpack in the Uintas, enjoy a picnic in Mill Creek Canyonorclimbto the top of Lone Peak, they are utilizing U.S. Forest Service facilities. There are more than nine million acres of forest lands in Utah. The headquarters of six national forests are located in the state along with 28 smaller rangerdistricts. Reservations for many developed U.S. Forest Service sites can be obtainedbycalling a naional toll-free number, 1-80080-CAMP. Hereis a look at major recreational activities on each of the national forests: Ashley National Forest: The headquarters of this 1.4-million acre forest is in Vernal. The Flaming Gorge National Recreation Areais the BIKINI TOPS Most 999? HEAVY RECEIVER HITCHES Ashley's majorrecreation area. In addition to dozens of camping sites, the recreation area includes visitor cen- ters at Red Canyon and the Flaming Gorge Dam, tours of the dam itself, mountain biking trails, boat ramps, swimming beaches, an oldfire lookout tower and trail systems. Rafting and fishing on the Green River below the dam isalso a popularactivity. In addition, the forest manages the eastern portion of the High Uintas Wilderness Area and a numberof developedsites on the outskirts. The Ashley portion contains Kings Peak which, at 13,528 feet, is the highest point in Utah. Dixie National Forest: The Dixie National Forest headquartersis in Cedar City. With close to two million acres spread across 170 miles, this is the state's largest forest. It includes such recreationattractions as the Bri- an Head ski area, the Pine Valley Mountain wilderness areas, Panguitch and Navajo Lakes, Red Canyon near the entrance to Bryce Canyon National Park and Panguitch Lake. Fishlake National Fork: Fish Lake, a natural body of water famous for producing hugelaketrout, gives this 1.4-million acre central Utah forestits name. Thelake itself features a nice hiking trail, beautiful developed campsites and some commercial lodges, all of which makeit oneof the most popular recreation areas in central Utah. The forest's headquarters is in Richfield. There are developed camping areas in canyons east of Bea- ver, Kanosh and Fillmore. Inall, the forest features 29 developed recreation sites which include 19 camp- grounds and nine picnicsites in the forest. Manti-LaSal National Forest: With a headquartersoffice in Price, this 1.3-million acre forest is a geographically diverse region. Most of the popularSkyline Drive area on top of the Manti Mountain in central Utah is located in this forest. So are the high peaks of the LaSal and Blue Mountains in extreme southeastern Utah. Thoseoffer visitors developed campsites and great viewsof the red rock canyonlands country below. The Dark Canyon Wilderness Area in the Blue Mountains offers backpackers and horsebackers some of Utah’s finest and remote wilderness. Uinta National Forest: This forest maynotbeaslargeas others in Utah, butit includes someofthe state’s most popular alpine recreation areas. Included are the Mt. Nebo, Mt. Timpanogos and Lone Peak wilderness ar- eas, American Fork and Payson est campgroundsin thestate as well as numerous day-use and boating-relating facilities. The forest, with headquarters in Provo, also offers hikers 650 milesof trails. Wasatch National Forest: This forest, which runs north from Salt Lake County to the Idaho border and includes the Mirror Lake Highway and half of the High Uintas Wilder- ness Area, is among the most popular in the United States. With dozens of developed recreation sites, campgrounds and picnic areas as well as someof the most popularski areas in the west, the Salt Lake-based forest offers diverse recreational opportuni- ties. Included are the Mt. Naomi, Wellsville Mountain, Twin Peaks and Mt. Olympuswilderness areas. le RENTAL AND RV PARK , AT BEAR LAKE Wy : On Site Boat and Jet Ski Rentals = Full RV Hook-ups on Beach & Kawasaki Jet ShSales & Service JA/ 4 Bear Lake Jet Ski and Sweet Water Ideal Marina and RV Park For Reservations Phone 946-8735 or 801-753-1076 Canyons, Currant Creek and the huge Strawberry recreation complex. Strawberry features someof the larg- HAVE HAPPY CAMPERS THIS $ UMMER. lant a sure-fire way to chase the summer doldrums away? Sign yourkids up for Camp Snowbird-andfill their days with hiking, swimming, tennis, arts & crafts, sports, special guests, wildlife studies and much more. Oh, and lots of cool, clean mountain air, too. CampSnowbird is for children ages 4 to 12 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays, June 5 through September |. Our counselors meet day campersat the UTA Park & Drive bus stop at the mouth of Little Cottonwood Canyon and accompany them up and downthe canyon. Rates include daily UTA transporta- tion, Registrationfee, required for all includes a nifty Camp Snowbird T-shirt. Registration Fee 0... ses 0000+$10 Full Day .. $38 5 Days eentalSD DNDaya Pi hxcaceiorendatced$480 Samefamily, multiple child discounts are campers, available. For moreinfo,call Camp Snowbird at 521-6040, ext. 5026. |
