Forest Service Map Features

• Forest overview, including outstanding recreation opportunities
• 1:126,720 scale, or 1/2"=1 mile
• spot elevations
• water features
• highways, Forest Service roads, trails, and trailheads
• Reference grid for USGS topo maps
• chart of developed recreational facilities (campgrounds, picnic areas)
• surface management (land ownership) shown on many maps
• some maps detail travel restrictions, trail information, and jeep trails
• many forest recreation maps are printed on waterproof, tearproof synthetic paper
• Wilderness area maps include topographic detail, and have a scale of at least 1"=1 mile. Many wilderness maps are printed on waterproof, tearproof synthetic paper.