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<br />F. Recreation <br /> <br />Recreation potential within the ACEC is focused on interpretation <br />and information opportunities provided by the many, varied cultural <br />resources scattered throughout the area. Combined with the natural, <br />scenic beauty and ruggedness of the several canyons and mesas, these <br />resources provide a unique recreation environment for the public to <br />explore and enjoy. Additionally, three Wilderness Study Areas <br />(WSAs) - Cross Canyon, Ca hone Canyon, and Squaw/Papoose Canyon - <br />offer primitive and unconfined recreation opportunities. <br />Objectives for recreation include: <br />- maintaining developed recreation sites at Lowry and Dominguez- <br />Escalante Ruins for interpretation information opportunities, <br />picnicking, sight-seeing, photography, etc. <br />- coordinating new facility developments and existing facility <br />improvements with the AHC and SJRA to optimally meet the needs <br />and desires of that sector of the recreating public interested <br />in such facilities. Initial developments would probably <br />involve Sand/East Rock Canyons and Painted Hand Ruin, and <br />would include signs, register boxes, trails, parking, etc. <br />- continuing interim management of the WSAs to provide <br />opportunities for hiking, backpacking, camping, horseback <br />riding, photography, rock-climbing, etc., in primitive and <br />unconfined settings. <br />- maintaining a broad range of recreation settings and activities <br />in the ACEC, while preventing or reducing resource degradation <br />caused by recreation use, and providing for visitor health and <br />safety. <br />G. Off-Road Vehicles (ORVs) <br />Implementation steps for standard ORV designation include: <br />- publishing ORV brochures and maps, and preparing press releases <br />and other informational materials <br />- publishing the ORV designation order in the Federal Register <br />- distributing maps and brochures to the public <br />- installing and maintaining signs, compliance, etc. <br />Within the ACEC, the following ORV designations, as identified in <br />the San Juan-San Miguel RMP, will occur: <br />25 <br />