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NATIONAL PARK SERVICE REPORT trips into the baok country, including the great National Forest wil- derness areas which straddle the rugged San Juan Mountains over the Continental Divide shortly above the reservoir, The re8srvoir lies wholly within the San Juan National Forest, where additional facili- ties for public recreational use can and probably will be provided by or under permit from the U. S, Forest Service, Which agency is much interested in well managed recreational phases of National Forest uti- lization. In addition to the important and nearby Vallecito Reservoir, are the many other reservoirs under consideration for southwest Colorado. Some of these reservoirs will be more strategically located than the Lemon site to serve this part of the State, and studies have indicated various degrees of recreational values in many of them. These include such projects in the adjacent Animas River drainage (west of the Flor- ida) as the Hermosa Park, Teft, and Lime Creek Reservoirs. Recreational Recommendation, as Based Upon CUrrent Operational Plan for the Reservoir As far as enhancing the recreational value of the mountain section of the Florida River Valley, a reservoir at the site proposed for the Lemon Reservoir would not be recommended. In fact, it is believed that the interference of the natural flow of the mountain stream by art:i?i- cial impoundment, and the great fluctuation in the still-water elevation that would be caused by the reservoir operations, would prove detri- mental not onl;y' to the scenic character of the valley but to the exist- ing recreational value of the stream at this point. In these circumstances, no recreational development is recommended for the Lemon Reservoir. It should, if constructed, be open to the public for such fishing as may occur and incidental pionicking, etc " which may be a related activity. On this basis, the Lemon Reservoir could oomplement to a minor extent the nearby and significant Vallecito Reservoir. At most, it seems unlikely that the reservoir could assume more than very local importance--a.n occa.sional line wet by some of the tour~ ists who frequent this part of the state to the contrary notwithstanding. It seems unlikely that the area will relate sufficiently to the National Forest to stimulate intere8t on the part of the Forest Service in establishing and maintaining picnic or campground areas or other facilities to accommodate the limited recreational use which it is be- lieved can be antiCipated, To relate the re8ervoir area to the National 1.