Pacific Southwest Region |
The Pacific Southwest Region serves an increasingly urban, ethnically diverse, and populated state with 18 National Forests that provide places for recreation, adventure, learning, challenge, and quiet contemplation. High quality recreation experiences help generate both a vision and a land ethic that sustain the environment and the people in it. The Pacific Southwest Region Recreation Agenda provides vital leadership for National Forest recreation, wilderness, and heritage resources while implementing actions to address the outdoor recreation needs of California's present and future generations. The mission of the Pacific Southwest Region Recreation Program is to sustain ecosystems and serve people through innovative recreation leadership and partnerships for facilities, services, and programs. Come Outside and Play!Put yourself in the picture ... camping by a pristine lake, hiking to the top of Mt. Whitney, houseboating on Lake Shasta, working alongside professional archaeologists and historians on a Passport in Time project, or viewing the awesome scenery along a Scenic Byway.  If awe-inspring landscapes and intriguing cultural sites are your thing, visit California's 18 National Forests for mystery, beauty and special places. Here, on your National Forests, you can hike, ride horses, camp, picnic, drive for pleasure, use your mountain bike, fish, enjoy interpretive and educational activities and savor water sports. Forest resources provide ways to develop strong connections to the land and vital values that contribute to healthy lives: clean water, clean air, natural scenic beauty, spiritual renewal, important natural resources, protection of rare species, majestic forests, wilderness, a connection with history and opportunities for unparalleled outdoor adventures. Please visit the website for each National Forest for details on the exciting recreational opportunities that await you there. 
ActivitiesRecreation is the fastest-growing use in California's National Forests. Your public lands offer a huge variety of developed and wildland settings and experiences that reinforce the natural character and complement your enjoyment of the forest landscapes found throughout the state. 
ReservationsNational Recreation Reservation Service: Reserve USA is your one-stop shopping site for campground reservations across the United States. Or check here for contact information on reserving one of the cabin rentals available throughout California's National Forests. Current Items
Related InformationThe California RRAC is a citizen's Federal Advisory Committee that provides recommendations on creating new or changing existing recreation fees managed by the Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management in California.
"Our...civilization engenders a multitude of wants. The hall and the theater and the church have been invented, and compulsory education. Why not add compulsory recreation?...Going to the mountains is going home...wilderness is a necessity and...mountain parks and reservations are useful not only as fountains of timber and irrigating rivers, but as fountains of life." |
