HOW DID RECREATION RESIDENCES BEGIN?
Recreation Residences have existed since before the turn of the century, when national forests were reserves and were administered by the General Land Office in the U.S. Department of the Interior. The first lots were authorized by the Forest Management Act of June 4, 1897, also known as the “Organic Act” to encourage public recreation. In the early years, thousands of permits were issued on national forests near large cities-such as the Angeles, the Oregon (Mount Hood), and the Pike-San Isabel National Forests. The program continued to grow until permits numbered around 20,000 at mid-century.
