The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1915-08-12
BEAUTIFUL PARK
NEAR RICHFIELD
But Few Hours Drive Necessary to
Reach Natures Wonderland.

nation forest is in the HALEY bank
building. HALEY, Idaho. telephone &C.
The headquarters of the rangers in
charge of the various districts of the
forest are indicated on the map Leave
your name and probable location with
district ranger, or, if possible, at the
office of the supervisor so that if
you are needed in case of emergency,
word can be gotten to you in the
shortest possible time.
For your convenience large number
of signs have been placed at the in
trails, indicating the direction and dis
tance to the nearest settlement or
ranger station. The signs are put up
for your benefit and their mutilation
is wanton act punishable by law.
Camp grounds soon become insight
ly and unsanitary unless each camper
burns and buries all refuse as it ac-
cumulates from day to day. When
you establish camp, dig hole at
safe distance from the water and throw
into it all camp refuse, tin cans, etc.
When camp is moved it will take but
a minute to cover it with dirt, leav-
ing it in satisfactory condition for
the next visitor.
1t is especially important that care
be taken not contaminate the water in
springs and creeks. Remember that
these mountain streams furnish the
domestic water supply for campers
and settlers below you
Scenic Attractions.
The Sawtooth national forest con-
tains country which might well be
described as the top" of IdahoIts
perpetual snow banks feed the head
waters of the following rivers: Wood,
Little Wood, north fork of Lost, South
Boise. Middle Boise, South Payette,
Salmon and east fork of Salmon.
These high ranges are especially the
homes of the Rocky Mountain goat
There are on the forest about 60 lakes
and over a dozen hot springs.
The Sawtooth range Of mountains
from which the forest is named, is
especially beautiful. The jagged,
snow covered peaks are surrounded by
an immense green carpet of lodgepole
pine, broken only by several clear
mountain lakes. High up at the heads
of the streams, are numerous alpine
lakes, ice cold and of a distinctive
light green color. When seen from
distance the range bears striking re-
semblance to an upturned crosscut
saw.
Across the Salmon river valley are
some high, rugged mountains known
as white Cloud Peaks" and Castle
Peak, which is nearly 10000 feet in
elevation, it's base being dotted with
range of the mountain sheep and goats.
OF scarcely less beauty and interest
is the country surrounding Mt Hynd-
man, the highest peak in Idaho, and
the Devils Bedstead," which form the
divide between the east fork Of Wood
river and Lost river. This section, as
we'll as the Smoky and Soldier noun
tains, is of easy access, and game birds
are more plentiful than on the Salmon
river drainage.
There are also many pleasant camp
Ing places in the foothills, short dis
tances from towns, where fishing and
bird hunting is excellent
Forest Trips.
The country tributary to Wood river
and Salmon river as reached by and
from the HALEY Stanley wagon road,
offers, by far, the best attractions to
the tourist and camper of any part Of
the Sawtooth forest.
Starting from Wood river points
HALEY and Ketchum being the near
est, it is possible to be in the heart
of the so-called "Sawtooth Park" re-
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one or two days by wagon or pack
outfit. From HALEY, in taking this
trip. the road runs up Wood river.
Ketchum is reached in IL miles, this
being the last outfltting point OF any
size A forest service telephone will
be found here by which you may COM
municate with the supervisor and
rangers. Continuing up Wood river.
the first camp ground will be found
at Lake creek. and the next one at
north fork Of Wood river, a distance
of miles from Ketchum. The road
goes on up the main Wood river,
good camping place being found at
Boulder holding grounds and at Easley
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