He said that vistas south and east of the park are in forests where uses are now limited, "but anything that would happen would create an impact highly visible to park visitors. As can be seen from maps, this is not miles away. It is immediately below" the park.

The groups said they hoped the report would encourage more people to protest the proposed forest rule change before it is finalized.

Other national parks on the list as potentially impacted by the change are: Badlands (S.D.); Bandelier National Monument (N.M.); Blue Ridge Parkway (N.C., Va.); Carlsbad Caverns (N.M.); Chiricahua National Monument (Ariz.); Guadalupe Mountains (Texas); Sequoia and Kings Canyon (Calif.); Lassen Volcanic (Calif.); Lava Beds National Monument (Calif.); Mount Rainier (Wash.); North Cascade (Wash.); Olympic (Wash.); Oregon Caves; and Theodore Roosevelt (N.D.).

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Contributing: Associated Press

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