[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 36, Volume 2]
[Revised as of July 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 36CFR294.1]

[Page 384-385]
 
              TITLE 36--PARKS, FORESTS, AND PUBLIC PROPERTY
 
          CHAPTER II--FOREST SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
 
PART 294--SPECIAL AREAS--Table of Contents
 
                   Subpart A--Miscellaneous Provisions
 
Sec. 294.1  Recreation areas.

    Authority: 16 U.S.C. 472, 551, and 1131.


    Suitable areas of national forest land, other than wilderness or 
wild areas, which should be managed principally for recreation use may 
be given special classification as follows:
    (a) Areas which should be managed principally for recreation use 
substantially in their natural condition and on which, in the discretion 
of the officer making the classification, certain other uses may or may 
not be permitted may be approved and classified by the Chief of the 
Forest Service or by such officers as he may designate if the particular 
area is less than 100,000 acres. Areas of 100,000 acres or more will be 
approved and classified by the Secretary of Agriculture.
    (b) Areas which should be managed for public recreation requiring 
development and substantial improvements may be given special 
classification as public recreation areas. Areas in single tracts of not 
more than 160 acres may be approved and classified by the Chief of the 
Forest Service or by such officers as he may designate. Areas in excess 
of 160 acres will be classified by the Secretary of Agriculture. 
Classification hereunder may include areas used or selected to be used 
for the development and maintenance as camp grounds, picnic grounds, 
organization camps, resorts, public service sites (such as for 
restaurants, filling stations, stores, horse and boat liveries, garages, 
and similar types of public service accommodations), bathing beaches, 
winter sports areas, lodges, and similar facilities and appurtenant 
structures needed by the public to enjoy the recreaton resources of the 
national forests. The boundaries of all areas so classified shall be 
clearly marked on the ground and notices of such classification shall be 
posted at conspicuous places thereon. Areas classified under this 
section shall thereby be set apart and reserved for public recreation 
use and such classification shall constitute a formal closing of the

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area to any use or occupancy inconsistent with the classification.

[38 FR 5859, Mar. 5, 1973, as amended at 66 FR 3272, Jan. 12, 2001]