A Dialogue with the National Park Service

[Guest DaveA]

e too expensive or complex to be complied with anyway. Just do it if you want to and let the NPS deal with it.

 

Having said all of that, I would much rather go cache hunting on non NPS land. I like going to places in the middle of civilization that nobody knows about. Those are the coolest for me.

[Guest Weedhopper]

Pardon this question--exactly what areas does

the NPS control, other than the National Parks and Monuments? What about National Recreation Areas? Are those forbidden territory also?

[Guest jxs2151]

Someone asked what the NPS controls. Last month National Geographic did a *great* article on government controlled lands, including maps. I am betting that most of us who live in the east are amazed at how much land out west is public property.

 

Full article:

 

http://magma.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/data/2001/08/01/html/ft_20010801.1.html#

 

Image:

 

http://magma.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/data/2001/08/01/map/images/mp_full_20010801.1 .jpg

 

[This message has been edited by jxs2151 (edited 02 September 2001).]