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. . . '0873 hunting, hikbg, picnicking and camping, with cabins, food, supplies, etc., available. Suaaer home sites are included ~n future plans. Use of North Lake is restricted to bank fishing. San Isabel National ForestHes justbflyond. Its attractions include East and West Spanish Peaks (elevation 12,708 andl3,623,feet, sea level reference) and other high mountain sce~ery of the first order; Bear and Blue Lakes; Cucharas Camps (about 71 miles distant by, road ,from Trinidad); scenic drives through the Stonewall - Cucharas Pass country. All of this is vacation country which attracts tourists from near and far. The day use given these teatures by the people of Trinidad and the section to the east is limited by distance and is largely there- suIt of inadequate facilities closer at hand. Fromthe important tourist-attraction standpoint, these various ,units are not competitive. They are complementary. All tog.ther they create the drawing power of the sectiOn. Any additional feature worthy of inclusion shou.ldswell the attractiveness of the whole for the prospective tourist pondering his selection of itinerary and va- cation land. Estimate of Recreational Need And Use One local need is for a day~use area where the people from Trinidad and those within a short distance to the nOrth and south, and a longer distance to the east"can go to fish, boat and picnic without excess loss of transportation time. The ability of Trinidad Reservoir to supply satisfactory fishing will be reported by the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service. unquestionably during those recreation seasons in which the reservoir goes dry all recreational use will grind to a halt. The possibility that such will occur during each forthcoming season will be a millstone hanging over the head of all recreational operational planning, drastically retarding the effectiveness of the reser- voir for that type of .use. A further need is for a water-recreational area worthy of attracting tourists, even if briefly, whose visitation would add to the prosperity of the area. This feature would not compete with the scenic APPENDIX G Exhibit No. 1 Page 14 of 24 .