Guidelines for Evaluating Wild, Scenic and Recreational River Areas Proposed for Inclusion in the National Wild and Scenic River Systems Under Section 2

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4. "Lar },(Ily undcevuI)pud" mean:: LIIrIL OI' ,uny c "cenLrati.on of h "bitavions musL hu 11mi -Vad to ru=Lvek short reaches; of the total area "mlur cunt; i.deraL Lon ror des- ignation as a scenic river area. oManagellicuL ob jec.L :i.ves. A scenic river area should be manated so as to maintain and provide outdoor recruat:lon opportunitios Ln a near natural. MUL- t:ing. Thu basic disti.neLLons b e t ween a "wild" and a "sccni.c.'' river area are degree of development, type of land use, and road accussihi.l i.t:y, in nunural, a wid" rNngn of ngric"Itural, waLur management, s i Lv icu l m ra I and "later pray L i cus CO" I d b„ compatible with the primary objectives of a scenic river area, providing such practices are carried on in such a way that them is no s"bstnnti.al adverse crrect on the ri.vcr and its iann od i_atu env i ronnwriL. The same considerations enumerated l:or wild river :areas should be considered, except that motorized vehicle use may in some cases be appropriate and that development of larger scale public -use facilities within the river area, such as moderate size campgrounds, public information centers, and adminis- trative headquarters, would be compat i.b Le if such structures wore i(IFU nle(l from the I•ivur. Modest facilities, such as unobtrusive marinas, also would be possible if such structures were consistent with the manage- ment plans for that area. Recreational River Areas The Wild and Scenic Rivers Act states that recreational rivers: 1. Are "readily accessible by road or railroad" 2. ''May have some development along their shoreline" 3. May have "undergone some impoundment or diversion in the past" 0 Classification criteria. 1. "Readily accessible" means the likelihood of paralleling roads or railroads on one or both banks of the river, with the possibility of several bridge crossings and numerous -10-