Show I Tourist Flood Is Story of Flaming Gorge Although forecasts indicated that visitors would come cometo cometo to Flaming Gor Gorge ge in 1972 what actually happened was that were counted as early as 1965 REVIS REVISED E D forecasts indicate that by next summer the total may reach one million and roc roc- rocket ket to 1 million by 1970 The recreation area is oper conjointly by the Forest Service and the National Park Service Both organizations are at at- at attempting tempting to provide facilities for forthe the tho flood of tourists Park Service plans include building an access road to Buck board boat ramp and planning concessions at Antelope and Lucerne boat ramps FOREST Service objectives Include construction of Sheep Creek access road and comple ting the boat ramp and parking area there Also scheduled is the comple comple- completion tion and opening of Red Can Can- Canyon yon Visitor Center and person person- personnel nel housing construction of a aI unit 97 Bootleg campground three miles south of the dam damand damand and the building of two over over- overflow flow campgrounds Also on the slate is a contract for a unit 50 Willow campground in the Sheep Creek area and anda a contract for a unit 65 Lodge Lodge- Lodgepole pole campground in Red Springs The Forest Service also will push for expansion of commer commer- commercial cial marine facilities at Cedar Springs to Include a motel and cafe caCe Heavy travel is expected to resume through Sheep Creek Canyon which was flooded out outlast outlast last June |