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RECREATION HANDBOOK Form 40C RECREATION HANDBOOK Form 40C. U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRCULTU1E FOREST SERVICE REGION FOUR 1935 U. 5, ROYGRUMENT PRINTING OEPICE This revised issue of the Region 4 Recreation Handbook supersed.es all previous instructions. Copies of the old Recreation section of the Lands Handbook should be destroyed at once. Whenever supplemental pages e issued, theyshould. beinserted, herein without delay. A. R. P. :.\L EIJCATIO COLORADOSTATE U4i TABLE OF CO NTENIT Page I. Recreation Plans 1 II' Regional Plan 1 III. Forest Plan 1 Objectives 1 Map 2 (Legend) 3-7 Text S Description of njnbered or named features On Map S General Rules for Administering Recreation- al Resources S Records S IV. Unit Plan 9 A. Definitions 9 1. Recreation Unit 9 2, Recreation Tract 3. Recreation Lot 9 B. Procedure 9 C. Classification 9 General Principles 9 Coordination of Recreation Facilities on Pfolic and Private Land 10 Roads 10 Occupancy Areas 11 Wild Areas 11 D. Compilation of Unit Plan 11 Maps 12 Text 12 Name of Forest and Unit 12 Location 12 Status 12 4 Topography 12 5. Cover 12 Water 12 Accessibility 12 Scenic and Recreation Features 12 Unfavorable Factors 12 Utilization 12 Roads and Trails 12 Scenic Strips 13 Sample Plan 114 Forest Management Policy Outside Scenic Strips 15 i14. Range Management policy Outside Scenic Strips 15 Signs 15 Other Improvertents 15 Fire Regulations 15 Sanitation 15 Page Other policies 15 Special Rules 15 Patrol and Public Relations 15 Charges 15 Private Land Use 15 214. Classification and Tract Plans 15-16 Sample Tract Map 17 V. Development of Occupancy Areas 18 A. Public CamDground.s 18 Name 18 Location 18 (Growth of Camps) 18 Posting and Survey for Protection 18-19 Roads and Trails 20 Camp Spots 21 Parldng Places 21 Clearing and Shade 21 Stoves, Tables and Bonfire Places 21 9. Disposal of Garbage and Trash 22 10. Toilets 22 Toilet Requirement Table 23 a. Plush 23 b Chemical 214 Pit 25 Portable 25 Maintenance 25 11. Shower Baths and Laundry 26 12. Cesopools and. Sumps 26 13. Septic Tanks 27 114. Water Systems 27 15. Public Areas 23 i6. Picnic Areas 29 17. Playgrounds and. Sports 29 13. Public Service Enterprises 29 Pest and Nuisance Control 29 Wild. Life and. G-arae Planting 30 Recreational Trails 30 nphitheatres 30 Fences 31 214. Restrictions 31 Plunges and Pools 31 Barriers 31 House Trailers 32 Miscellaneous Bridges, Shelters, Registration Booths, Rock Work, Signs, Boat Landings, Etc. 32-314 B. Resorts and. Organization Sites 314 Tickler List 314-36 Sample Plan 37 C. Summer Hones 38 Location 38 Laying Out Summer Home Lots 38 Page Public Areas Roads 3 Water 39 Area of Lots 39 Arrangement of Lots 39 D. Winter Recreation 39-140 B. Standards of Design 1. Buildings 141 Building Design 141 Setting 141 Colors, Paints, Varnishes, Stains - 4l-42 Covering Capacity 143 Color Specification Chart 14)4_53 Color Samples 53a 2. Landscape Design and Planting 5)4 Planting and Species 5)4 Moving Larger Trees 5)4 Plans for Planting 5)4 List of Plants for Mass and Screenage Planting 55 List of Plants for Foundation Plant ing 55 List of Plants for Clrp and Specimen Planting 55 F. Tickler List of Recreation Facilities 56-60 VI. Functions of Recreation Patrol 60 Short-Term Men 50-62 Ranger or Other Yearlong Force 53 VII. Appendix 5)4 A. Exhibits Layout of Summer Home Sites 514 Method of Marking Tract and Lot Corners - - 6)4 Pipe sizes and Amount of Water Discharge - 6)4 14. Trash Incinerator 5)4 B. Roadside Scenic Strips Letter L-Uses 14/23/31 - - 5-66 C. Standards of Design - by F. A. Waugh 57-Ge B. Uses of Germite 5970 B. Camp Rules 71 F. Plans for Recreation Improvements (Listed in chronological order in back of handbook. Detaila1 plans an specifications on file in the Regional Office.) RECREATION PLANS Plans fli be m&e' 'f- héRegion s. a..whb'le. fOD.,ecierest for each recreational unit, and individual tract. It'is ficultto t,aces.ôndea plan is put into effect, epeciaIly after have bee isued or..irnprove.mn.ts nstrictec1. The entire sit'uation iitust, thèefo'ebe :studid:b.fore'the. plan s stared. There mat be cthgrity'Of use..'.The:scenic effëcts st bQ,tuied., The effect o crtàinsesupoithe .ebéi'c at the 1rCsen time butln 'the riearutm, rms. he c.onsi&ered. TIe;'p1'aracter of the buildings to be constructed, how any particul use or. ;.zses ''il1 affect the entire situation, and whether the landscape architect and the general piibi±a jl look with 'fav'oi the cdiIeta plan, m.st be con- sidered. II REGI ONAL PLAN See Page lO1-L of Manual. III. FREST PAN The Forest Plan is t be nade in duplicate by the ForestSupervisor and sent to the Reginal ForeOter for ap'ova1, after which one copywill be returned. Approval by the Regional Po'ester denotes the adoptionof a recreational 'plan forthe Forest. It means that the classification isset excet' fo' miiii detaIls that: orot affect the intent and purpose ofthe plan. Corrections can then be made only by a special nW'mranduftii,detail (su'uriitted in ftapi'icate so approved Oopr canbO returned) approved by the Regi.onalForester. This shoiiid'beiiostèd on'tlassize sheet atbeginning of the Foref' Plan' A. Ob,jectie.' Then preparing the Forest Plan the following Ob.ectivesshould 'be, frequently referred to and kept constantly in mind. To'reaiize the maxu.m sociaL'arid'ecnoraiCpotentialities of recreational ±e'sources *hidh ae beiorning an iicreasi:ngly important agency of cultural progress and a basis of economic and commercial corn- uu.nity life. The natural character of the Forest mast be preserved tothe limit of practicability. 2. To provide to the: General Public, the maxirnw reasonable degreeof unimpaired natural beauty and interest along all main routes of travel; freedom of use of the National Forest areas best adapted to its needs; maximwi beauty and natural interest of campground environment; adequate facilities for protection of public health and property; personnel to direct recreation into its more cultural aspects. Special Use Permittees and Guests, maxiiuw'flnatural beauty and interest of environment; protection from incongruous or in- compatible forms of development or use; reasonable spaciousness of sites; 1- freedom from conflicting occuancy b'geña1 public; andhigh standards of architectur]. design, water supply, sanitattoa, garbagedisposal, conduct, neatness, etc. c. Business Utilities, sites permitting maximum service nd business success to fullest extent justified byactuel require- meits of public convenience or necessity but withoutconflict with proper use and enjoymento1National Forest by general public or spe.5.aluse permittees; reasonable opportunity to apprise potential patrons ofthe services available., i. e., advertising signs, at not to undue detriment of natural beauty. 3. To Saeguard the National Forests Against: a. Fire and other Hazards to Public Property and Health. b. Undue LimitationOf other Major Purposes and Services, viz: Utilization of Timber Resources U "Forage U Water It I? Liineral 71 It Land. 'I c. Undue Limitations of Protective and Administrative Requirements: Administrative Road Construction Firebreak Construction Lookout Towers - Telephone Lines- Patrol Stations The Forest Plan will consist of the following: B. 1c:2' (Folded. to Atlassize, boundon 2117 and lefthand edge) Prefer- ably onecuarter inch basemap; larger scale may be. used. if needed. This map should be an index of recretjona1 assets, usinfollowing legend: 2 AMEIThNT TO LEGEIID FOR RECREAT 101W-ITRACT MAPS All types of recreational plans will be drawn up inpencil on heavy cream drawing paper, suitable for field use, and traced oncloth, as has previously been the practice on a number of forests in theRgi0fl. The ink tracing will then be forwarded to the R0gional Office for rprovaJ. Five black-white prints will be made and sent to the forest as in the past. All drawings of minor architectural features will be onatlas sized sheets, 18" x On other recreational plans the sane will befollowed except where the area to be mapped is too large for one atlassized sheet, in which case it can be placed on a sheet that can be folded not more than three tinesto go in an atlas binder, In all cases, the binding edge will be on theleft-hand 2111 vertical edge, (See diagrams A. and B. below.) Included in this are the following types of work: Recreational plans for campgrounds an picnic grounds having5or more stoves. Plot or ground pins for summer hone sites, lodge nd resort sites, water sys- tems, organization sites for Scouts, lodges, clubs, etc. Minor Architectural features, including: a Foot Bridges, preferably of peeled log or rock construction.(Design data for abutments, heans, rnd other under-structures to conform tostandard plan R-- 121 A-i.) b, Superstructure for Minor Road Bridges under 33 ft. span, wherestandard truss construction is not reauired c. Entrance Portals on forest boundaries. d, Signs - recreation tract, campground, directional, overlook, entranceand informational. Wading Pools. (Structural data but not plan design to conformto standard plan R-i- lii.) Minor Shelters - campground, overlook, and trailside. Picnic Ground Equipment - fireplaces, barbecue pits, fountains. h, Trail and Roadside Fountains and Syring Developments in naturalsettings. i. Surp; Home Cabins, single and double, o.f rock, log, timberconstruction. )4 Landscape end planting Plans of SuIervisorst Headquarters, Ranger Stations, Guard Stations, roadside improvement projects, and other planting details. In order to encourge originality and individuality in design, suggestions are invited on the preparation of the above minor architecturalfeatures, provided any plais containing divergence from the designs in theRecreation or Building Handbooks are first approved by the Regional Office. This policy will emphasize the importance of securing the necessary topo- graphical data in the summer and fall and designing as many of the recreational plans, minor architectural features, etc., as possible in the winter months.
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