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03D011 Private Land - 409 acres There is a 400 acre tract of private land near Estes Park, adjoining wilderness Unit 1, and a nine acre tract near Shadow Mountain Dam, adjoining wilderness Unit 4. Life Tenancy - 200 acres A tract of land near Many Parks Curve adjoining wilderness Unit 4 is subject to a life tenancy provision. Eureka Ditch - 100 acres An existing water right at Eureka Ditch surrounded by wilder- ness Unit 4 needs to be acquired before the area can be included in the wilderness. Southeast Water Rights - 4,090 acres Upon elimination of the various water rights in the southeastern corner of the park, the lands involved can be designated as wil- derness Unit 4. There are three primitive campsites at reservoir locations. Wilderness Management Facilities and Practices There are 59 existing primitive campsite areas and sanitary control points, two ranger stations, a fire lookout, stone shelter, two his- toric buildings, and a short section of underground telephone line within the proposed wilderness. About 20 of the primitive campsite areas contain vault or pit type toilets and fireplaces. Most are just sites with no facilities. The vault type toilets are serviced by helicopter. inserts are replaced with empty ones from the air. usually hovers over the site during this operation Full fiberglass The helicopter but sometimes lands. A special provision in the designating legislation is recommended to provide for the continued use and maintenance of vault toilets, and underground telephone lines in wilderness. The present backcountry management programs, already in effect, will continue in the designated wilderness. Camping is being restricted to designated campsites or zones. Fires are allowed only in established sites below treeline. Backcountry use permits are issued with no fee for the existing primitive campsite areas. They are issued on a first come, first served basis and not more than 24 hours in advance. A 8