EN
Nowadays the forests are perceived as big potential of tourism recreation. The problem of tourism and repose in the forests was shown on the example of national's treasure forests. They are under the management of Państwowe Gospodarstwo Leśne Lasy Państwowe. There was an attempt to define the tourism in the forests. The forms of tourism and rest buildings were shown in the light of the history of tourism and recreation in Polish woods. The management of the forests was also described. Free functions of the forests provided so far cause negative economic affects on the forestall farm. It results from the principle of economic independence of the National Forests as well as rising costs of the liquidation of the effects of improper usage of public goods.