Show Nearly One Million Flaming Gorge Visitors Flaming Gorge visitors fell short of the 1 million mark by bya bya a scant t visitors in 1966 A joint announcement by Na Park Service dent Gratton and ami IHs IHs- Forest Banger Richard Bichard Benjamin reports that Flaming Gorge received t visits in 1966 This represents an in in- in increase crease of 25 percent over 1965 Thousands of visitors found many improvements ins in ties in 1966 In the Forest Ser Ser- Service vice area the Sheep Shep Creek Can Can- yon yen road was reopened with the switchbacks paved and the can yon bottom graveled The Sheep Creek boat launching ramp lamp was was completed and usable by Sep Sep- September I THE NEW road into Mustang Ridge was completed but not yet paved and the Red Canyon road was chipped and sealed Cabanas were lre built buill and orien tation maps erected at the Green GrCen Dale and Dowd Mountain 1 overlooks o a duplex for seasonal employees and a warehouse were completed at Red Hed Canyon administrative site and a war ware ware- warehouse house and work center were completed in Dutch John In the National Park Service portion the Antelope Flat devel devel- development site was as completed with witha a site campground a picnic area arca a contact station a swim beach and an amphitheatre theatre The new access road and water storage tank el were completed at Buckboard Cross Cross- Crossing in ing Docks grills gr and picnic ta ta- ta tables bles were provided at Canyon and a utility building was completed at Lucerne Val Val- Valley ley The Dutch John adminis adminis- administration building was remodeled to better accommodate the Na Na- Na National Park Palk Service the U S Forest Service the Utah Fish and Game Department and the visitors that have occasion to visit this office Visitors used the Flaming Gorge and tied Hed Canyon Visitors Centers in larger numbers than thanin thanin in 1965 Flaming Gorge tors Center by the dam hosted visitors and Red Her Canyon Visitors Center had a total or of vi visitors |