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=60- PUBLIC ACCESS Tentative plans have been made by the Wyoming and Utah Game and Fish De- partments and governmental agencies concerned with recreational development for construction of seven access areas on the reservoir proper. Four of these sites; Dutch John, Cedar Springs, Sheep Creek and Antelope Flats, are located in Utah. The other three; Lucerne Valley, Holmes Ferry and Marsh Creek, are in Wyoming. It should be noted that Antelope Flats, Lucerne Valley and Sheep Creek sites will be some distance from water at elevation 5,950, which could make these situations unusable for boat launching during portions of the season. The approximate location for these sites have been noted on the practical minimum fluctuation maps, pages 62 and b3. Exact locations are; Aolmes Ferry, T15N; R108W; S32, and Marsh Creek, T14N; R108W; S35, 36. ~~'"-'':~_~'~,,.,+:~~-tom... -~~.~. ~- ~ _ ~ . Sc ,~,~ ~, -~. '~ Y„ ~ { ' ~ ~` ~ i.",~- ~ 5 ~ ? Vii; ''~ '`~ ~, - mix _ _ -~"! ~,y ~.~a Cs y~ + Ni ~ L ~ k d iY Photo taken at Holmes Ferry Site looking East As a result of work done on this project and previous investigations, the access sites at Holmes Ferry and Marsh Creek have already been recom- mended for development by the Wyoming Game and Fish Department. On April 30, 1959, a report was sent to the Secretary of the Interior by the Wyoming Game and Fish Department entitled, "A Report on the Fish and Wildlife Resources and the Future Development of these Resources for the Flaming Gorge Reservoir." A request was made that this report be entered under Section 8, Public Law 485 - 84th Congress, entitled, An Act "To Authorize the Secretary of the Interiar to Construct, Operate, and Maintain the Colorado River Storage Pro- ject and Participating Projects, and for other Purposes", and Public Law 85 - 624, 85th Congress, Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act. It was also requested that this report be made a part of any report submitted by the Bureau of Reclamation to Congress in order that an appropriate share of the cost of the Flaming Gorge Project be allocated to fish and wildlife purposes.