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Show Families Picnic Closer to Home costs." The Wasatch National Forest, near Salt Lake City, ranked third in the Nation for number of users during 1979. Increased recreation use was also recorded for National Forests near Boise, Idaho, including the Payette, Boise, and Sawtooth National Forests. "National Forests offer the most affordable and enjoyable vacation opportunities op-portunities in the country," said Safran. "Visitors can hike, ski, camp, hunt, fish, or enjoy scenery-often within a short distance from home." Recreationists looking for ways to save fuel prefer close-to-home camp and picnic sites. As a result, use patterns are changing in National Forests of the Intermountain Region. "Last year we saw an increase in visitors at National Forest recreation sites near urban areas," said Bob Safran, Regional Director of Recreation. "At the same time, the number of people using remote areas decreased slightly," he said. Safran attributes the change to cost of fuel and other economic factors. He expects the trend to continue. con-tinue. "National Forests of the Intermountain Region have more outdoor recreation use than any other nonurban forest land and water within Utah, Nevada, southern Idaho, and western Wyoming," said Safran. "This popularity will probably increase as families try to trim vacation |