List of national forests of the United States

thumb|350px|right|alt=A map of the United States showing the locations of the National Forests and National Grasslands|Map of national forests and national grasslands of the United States

The United States has 154 protected areas known as national forests, covering . The first national forest was established as the Yellowstone Park Timber and Land Reserve on March 30, 1891, then in the Department of the Interior. In 1897, the Organic Act provided purposes for which forest reserves could be established, including to reserve a supply of timber, protect the forest from development, and secure water supplies. With the Forest Reserve Act of 1891, the president of the United States is given the power to set aside forest reserves in the public domain. With the Transfer Act of 1905, forest reserves became part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture in the newly created U.S. Forest Service.

There is at least one national forest in all but ten states: Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Iowa, Kansas, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, North Dakota, and Rhode Island (although Kansas and North Dakota have national grasslands). In addition, Puerto Rico contains El Yunque National Forest, the only tropical U.S. rainforest. Alaska has the most national forest land, with , followed by California () and Idaho (). Idaho also has the greatest percent of its land in national forests, with 38.2 percent, followed by Oregon (24.7 percent) and Colorado (20.9 percent). On maps, national forests in the west generally show the true extent of their area, but those in the east often only show purchase districts, within which usually only a minority of the land is owned by the Forest Service.

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!scope="col" |Date formed

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!scope="col" class="unsortable"|Description

!scope="row" | Allegheny

|150px|alt=A photo of Allegheny Reservoir in fall

|Pennsylvania

|Warren, PA

|Pennsylvania's only national forest includes Kinzua Dam and Allegheny Reservoir on the Allegheny Plateau in the northwestern part of the state. The forest contains the largest tract of remaining old-growth forest in Pennsylvania at Tionesta Scenic and Research Natural Areas and of the North Country Trail.

|Located in the San Gabriel Mountains at the edge of the Los Angeles metro area, this national forest includes five wilderness areas. Much of the forest is dense chaparral. Elevations in the forest range from to at the summit of Mount San Antonio.

!scope="row" | Angelina

|alt=A photo of a ranger station in Angelina National Forest.|150x150px

|Texas

|Lufkin, TX

|Primarily longleaf, loblolly, and shortleaf pine, the forest includes two wilderness areas and borders the Sam Rayburn Reservoir. The forest provides habitat for the endangered red-cockaded woodpecker and wintering habitat for bald eagles.

!scope="row" | Apalachicola

|150px|alt=A photo of an artificial pond off of FH-111 in Apalachicola National Forest.

|Florida

|Tallahassee, FL

|As the largest national forest in Florida, Apalachicola includes over of water and of the Florida Trail. There are caverns and sinkholes at the Leon Sinks Geological Area, while Fort Gadsden is along the Apalachicola River.

!scope="row" | Arapaho

|150px|alt=A photo of aspens in fall along the Crooked Creek Road

|Colorado

|Fort Collins, CO

|Arapaho National Forest is in the high Rockies and includes six wilderness areas. It is currently managed jointly with Roosevelt National Forest and Pawnee National Grassland. The highest paved road in North America ascends Mount Blue Sky at an elevation of .

!scope="row" | Ashley

|150px|alt=A photo of King's Peak and Henry's Fork Basin.

|Utah, Wyoming

|Vernal, UT

|Ashley National Forest manages the Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area and the High Uintas Wilderness. Kings Peak at is the highest point in Utah and is located in the Uinta Mountains.

!scope="row" | Beaverhead–Deerlodge Beaverhead, Deerlodge

|150px|alt=A photo of a stream and mountains in Beaverhead–Deerlodge National Forest.

|Montana

|Dillon, MT

|The largest national forest in Montana, it encompasses several mountain ranges of the Rocky Mountains. The forest includes the Anaconda–Pintler and Lee Metcalf wilderness areas and sections of the Continental Divide Trail and Nez Perce National Historic Trail.

!scope="row" | Bienville

|150px|alt=A photo of a forest sign in Bienville National Forest

|Mississippi

|Jackson, MS

|Located in central Mississippi, this forest includes several lakes and reservoirs and Harrell Prairie, the largest and least disturbed prairie in the state. Bienville Pines Scenic Area includes of old-growth forest. It is managed collectively with Mississippi's five other national forests.

!scope="row" | Bighorn

|150px|alt=A mountain meadow in Bighorn National Forest.

|Wyoming

|Sheridan, WY

|In the Bighorn Mountains of north-central Wyoming, Bighorn National Forest has eight lodges, several reservoirs, and of trails. Elevation reach at Cloud Peak in the Cloud Peak Wilderness, which is also the location of the Cloud Peak Glacier.

!scope="row" | Bitterroot

|150px|alt=A photo of Lake Como and mountains

|Montana, Idaho

|Hamilton, MT

|Bitterroot National Forest is located in the Bitterroot and Sapphire mountains, reaching its highest point at at Trapper Peak. The forest is named for the bitterroot plant.

!scope="row" | Black Hills

|150px|alt=A photo of the Black Hills in the Black Elk Wilderness with Horsethief Lake.

|South Dakota, Wyoming

|Custer, SD

|Consisting predominantly of Ponderosa pine, this forest is located in the namesake Black Hills. There are 11 reservoirs, of trails, and of streams in this forest. Black Elk Peak is the highest point in South Dakota and the highest point in the United States east of the Rocky Mountains at .

!scope="row" | Boise

|150px|alt=A photo of rocks along a river in Boise National Forest.

|Idaho

|Boise, ID

|Portions of the Boise, Payette, and South and Middle Forks of the Salmon River drainages make up the forest. There are over of streams and more than 250 lakes and reservoirs in the forest.

!scope="row" | Bridger–Teton Bridger, Teton

|150px|alt=Wind River Range approaching the Lozier Lakes

|Wyoming

|Jackson, WY

|As part of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, Bridger–Teton National Forest has 27 glaciers in its portion of the Wind River Range. The Gros Ventre landslide formed a dam on the Gros Ventre River in 1925 before failing in 1927.

!scope="row" | Caribou–Targhee Caribou, Targhee

|150px|alt=Upper Mesa Falls

|Idaho, Wyoming, Utah

|Idaho Falls, ID

|The forest's Jedediah Smith Wilderness has many caves and the Winegar Hole Wilderness protects grizzly bear habitat in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. The Upper and Lower Mesa Falls are on Henrys Fork of the Snake River and tours of Minnetonka Cave are available.

!scope="row" | Carson

|150px|alt=A photo of Wheeler Peak from Mount Walter

|New Mexico

|Taos, NM

|In the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, this forest has over of trails and Taos Ski Valley. The highest point in the forest is Wheeler Peak, also New Mexico's highest point, at .

!scope="row" | Chattahoochee–Oconee Chattahoochee, Oconee

|150px|alt=A photo of a waterfall along the Raven Cliffs Trail

|Georgia

|Gainesville, GA

|With of trails, this forest contains the southern terminius of the Appalachian Trail. Georgia's highest point, Brasstown Bald at is in the forest, and several Civil War battles were fought in the area.

!scope="row" | Chequamegon–Nicolet Chequamegon, Nicolet

|150px|alt=A photo of a lake and coniferous forests.

|Wisconsin

|Rhinelander, WI

|There are 2,020 lakes, 440 spring ponds, and of wetlands in this national forest. There are also of non-motorized trails, of motorized trails, and of roads alongside five wilderness areas.

!scope="row" | Cherokee

|150px|alt=South Fork of Citico Creek in the Citico Creek Wilderness.

|Tennessee, North Carolina

|Cleveland, TN

|Cherokee National Forest has eleven wilderness areas, three large lakes, and over of trails, including of the Appalachian Trail in the Great Smoky Mountains. There are 43 mammal species, 154 fish species, 55 amphibian species, and 262 bird species in the forest.

!scope="row" | Chippewa

|150px|alt=A trail

|Minnesota

|Cass Lake, MN

|With 1,300 lakes and ponds, of rivers, and of wetlands, there are many opportunities for boating and fishing in this forest. There are over 180 nesting pairs of bald eagles as well as Canada lynx, and sandhill cranes here.

!scope="row" | Chugach

|150px|alt=Lost Lake and mountains.

|Alaska

|Anchorage, AK

|As the third largest national forest, Chugach covers three unique landscapes: the Copper River Delta, Eastern Kenai Peninsula, and Prince William Sound. Many of the streams contain salmon and trout, and glaciers still carve the land here. Over half of the forest is tundra and glaciers.

!scope="row" | Cleveland

|150px|alt=Cleveland National Forest near Mount Laguna.

|California

|San Diego, CA

|In southern California, Cleveland National Forest has a Mediterranean climate and four wilderness areas. There are 22 endangered plant and animal species found in the forest. With its highest point at on Monument Peak, elevations are not as high here as in most of California's other national forests.

!scope="row" | Coconino

|150px|alt=Sycamore Canyon viewed from Barney Pasture.

|Arizona

|Flagstaff, AZ

|The San Francisco Peaks, Mogollon Rim, and Oak Creek Canyon can be found in Coconino National Forest. The forest's Sycamore Canyon is the second largest canyon in Arizona's redrock country. The forest also contains Humphreys Peak, which at is the highest point in Arizona.

!scope="row" | Colville

|150px|alt=Colville National Forest with a lake and mountains.

|Washington

|Colville, WA

|With of hiking trails, Colville National Forest has elevations that range up to in the Kettle River and Selkirk mountains. Part of the Salmo-Priest Wilderness is in the forest along with part of the Pacific Northwest National Scenic Trail.

!scope="row" | Conecuh

|150px|alt=Open Pond and pine trees.

|Alabama

|Montgomery, AL

|Managed together with Alabama's other national forests, Conecuh has two areas designated for recreation: Blue Lake and Open Pond. The dry, sandy uplands support longleaf pine forest, while bottomlands have sinkhole ponds, springs, and swamps.

!scope="row" | Coronado

|150px|alt=Mountains and forest west of Paradise, Arizona.

|Arizona, New Mexico

|Tucson, AZ

|Covering the sky islands of the Southwest, Coronado National Forest also includes Mount Wrightson and the birding destination of Madera Canyon. There are eight wilderness areas in the forest as well as observatories on Mount Hopkins and Mount Lemmon

!scope="row" | Croatan

|150px|alt=Swamp along the Patsy Pond Nature Trail.

|North Carolina

|Asheville, NC

|The only coastal National Forest on the east coast, Croatan includes estuaries and pocosins. The forest is home to carnivorous plants such as the Venus flytrap and pitcher plant. Cedar Point is a recreation area at the mouth of the White Oak River.

!scope="row" | Custer

|150px|alt=A mountain goat below Granite Peak.

|Montana, South Dakota

|Bozeman, MT

|Custer National Forest includes the Beartooth Highway and the Capitol Rock and the Castles National Natural Landmarks. The forest's Absaroka–Beartooth Wilderness includes Granite Peak, the highest point in Montana at .

!scope="row" | Daniel Boone

|150px|alt=The forest viewed from Tater Knob.

|Kentucky

|Winchester, KY

|Encompassing part of the Cumberland Plateau and Appalachian Mountains, Daniel Boone National Forest has two wilderness areas and several reservoirs. Scenic areas include Cumberland Falls, Red River Gorge, Yahoo Arch and many caves.

!scope="row" | Davy Crockett

|150px|alt=Ratcliff Lake.

|Texas

|Lufkin, TX

|Located where the southeastern pine forests meet the blackland prairies of central Texas, Davy Crockett National Forest's Big Slough Wilderness consists primarily hardwood forest. A recreation area surrounds Ratcliff Lake, which covers .

!scope="row" | Delta

|150px|alt=A sign for Sunflower Wildlife Management Area in Delta National Forest.

|Mississippi

|Jackson, MS

|Delta National Forest contains the only bottomland hardwood forest in the National Forest System, located in the floodplain of the Mississippi River.

!scope="row" | Deschutes

|150px|alt=View to the northeast across Lava Lake with three volcanic mountains in the background: South Sister, Broken Top, and Mount Bachelor.

|Oregon

|Bend, OR

|On the east side of the Cascade Range, Deschutes National Forest includes Newberry National Volcanic Monument and five wilderness areas. Lava River Cave, at long, is Oregon's longest lava tube.

!scope="row" | De Soto

|150px|alt=Pine forest in De Soto.

|Mississippi

|Jackson, MS

|De Soto National Forest contains Mississippi's only wilderness areas: Black Creek and Leaf River. The Black Creek and Tuxachanie National Recreation Trails provide of hiking opportunities. Black Creek has been designated a National Wild and Scenic River for .

!scope="row" | Eldorado

|150px|alt=Mountains and forest along the trail to Winnemucca Lake.

|California, Nevada

|Placerville, CA

|In the Sierra Nevada, Eldorado National Forest has of fishable streams and 297 lakes and reservoirs. There are of trails and of roads in the forest. The forest's Desolation Wilderness is the most visited wilderness area per acre in the country.

!scope="row" | El Yunque

|150px|alt=Forested mountainsides in El Yunque.

|Puerto Rico

|Río Grande, PR

|The only tropical rainforest in the National Forest System, higher elevations of El Yunque National Forest receive nearly of rainfall per year. There are 240 tree species in the forest, 23 of which are endemic to the forest, being found nowhere else in the world.

!scope="row" | Finger Lakes

|150px|alt=Overlooking the hills, forest, and surrounding area in Finger Lakes National Forest.

|New York

|Rutland, VT

!scope="row" | Fishlake

|150px|alt=Aspens during fall in the mountains of the Richfield Ranger District.

|Utah

|Richfield, UT

|Located in south central Utah, Fishlake National Forest is named for Fish Lake, the state's largest natural mountain lake. The forest's Tushar Mountains reach their highest point at on Delano Peak. The forest is home to Pando, a clonal colony of an individual male quaking aspen determined to be the largest and most dense organism ever found.

!scope="row" | Flathead

|150px|alt=Big Salmon Lake and the Bob Marshall Wilderness.

|Montana

|Kalispell, MT

|Bordering Glacier National Park, Flathead is home to grizzly bears, bull trout, and Canada lynx. The forest manages four wilderness areas, including the Bob Marshall and Great Bear wildernesses.

!scope="row" | Francis Marion

|150px|alt=A trail through pine forest.

|South Carolina

|Columbia, SC

|Francis Marion National Forest is home to of streams and a variety of wildlife, including the endangered red-cockaded woodpecker. There are four wilderness areas in the forest, and it is managed together with Sumter National Forest.

!scope="row" | Fremont–Winema Fremont, Winema

|150px|alt=View from Drake Peak lookout

|Oregon

|Lakeview, OR

|Encompassing the Warner Mountains and bordering Crater Lake National Park, Fremont–Winema National Forest also includes the semi-arid areas of the Oregon Outback. The Gearhart Mountain Wilderness is near the center of the forest.

!scope="row" | Gallatin

|150px|alt=Mountains around Daisy Pass.

|Montana

|Bozeman, MT

|Bordering the north side of Yellowstone National Park, Gallatin National Forest contains parts of both the Absaroka–Beartooth and Lee Metcalf wilderness areas. Quake Lake was formed on the Madison River when an earthquake launched a landslide across the river in 1959.

!scope="row" | George Washington and Jefferson George Washington, Jefferson

|150px|alt=Forested mountains viewed from the White Rocks on Little Sluice Mountain.

|Virginia, West Virginia, Kentucky

|Roanoke, VA

|In the Appalachian Mountains, the highest point of the forest is Mount Rogers, also the highest point in Virginia at in Mount Rogers National Recreation Area. There are of old-growth forest here, and the Blue Ridge Parkway and Appalachian Trail both run through the forest.

!scope="row" | Gifford Pinchot

|150px|alt=Partially snow-covered Old Snowy Mountain.

|Washington

|Vancouver, WA

|Gifford Pinchot National Forest includes Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument and parts of seven wilderness areas. There are of trails and of roads in the forest.

!scope="row" | Gila

|150px|alt=Mountains and valleys in Gila National Forest.

|New Mexico

|Silver City, NM

|The forest's Gila Wilderness was the world's first wilderness area and was proclaimed on June 3, 1924. The Catwalk National Recreation Trail travels up a narrow canyon for while following Whitewater Creek.

!scope="row" | Grand Mesa

|150px|alt=The northwestern edge of Grand Mesa from the south.

|Colorado

|Delta, CO

|In western Colorado, Grand Mesa National Forest covers part of Battlement Mesa and most of Grand Mesa, the largest flattop mountain in the world with an average elevation of . There are over 300 lakes in the forest. It is managed together with Gunnison National Forest and Uncompahgre National Forest.

!scope="row" | Green Mountain

|150px|alt=Trees in fall along a road near the Hapgood Pond Recreation Area.

|Vermont

|Rutland, VT

|In Vermont's Green Mountains, this forest includes eight wilderness areas. Among the of trails in the forest are the Appalachian Trail and two National Recreation Trails: Long and Robert Frost.

!scope="row" | Gunnison

|150px|alt=Mountains in spring along the Copper Lake Trail near Crested Butte.

|Colorado

|Delta, CO

|Gunnison National Forest is located in the Rocky Mountains near Gunnison, Colorado. Among the seven wilderness areas in the forest are the Maroon Bells–Snowmass Wilderness. The Slumgullion Slide is a giant landslide due to the mineral montmorillonite. The Continental Divide Trail travels almost through the forest, which surrounds Montana's capital city. The Elkhorn Mountains are the only Wildlife Management unit in the National Forest System.

!scope="row" | Hiawatha

|150px|alt=A forest sign along road M-28 in Hiawatha National Forest.

|Michigan

|Escanaba, MI

|Located in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, Hiawatha National Forest borders Lake Superior, Lake Michigan, and Lake Huron. The forest is home to Grand Island National Recreation Area and five wilderness areas.

!scope="row" | Holly Springs

|150px|alt=A cypress swamp in Holly Springs National Forest.

|Mississippi

|Jackson, MS

|In north-central Mississippi, Holly Springs National Forest has small lakes in upland forests and unique bottomlands. Chewalla and Puskus recreation areas surround the namesake lakes and have boat launches.

!scope="row" | Humboldt–Toiyabe Humboldt, Toiyabe

|150px|alt=Aspen in Lamoille Canyon surrounded by mountains.

|Nevada, California

|Sparks, NV

|As the largest national forest outside of Alaska, Humboldt–Toiyabe occupies many of the mountains of Nevada's Basin and Range Province. Spring Mountains National Recreation Area is located near Las Vegas and is part of the forest.

!scope="row" | Huron–Manistee Huron, Manistee

|150px|alt=Benton Lake and surrounding forests.

|Michigan

|Cadillac, MI

|Loda Lake National Wildflower Sanctuary is located around a small spring-fed lake in the forest. The Nordhouse Dunes Wilderness has sand dunes up to high along Lake Michigan.

!scope="row" | Idaho Panhandle Coeur d'Alene, St. Joe, Kaniksu

|150px|alt=Revett Lake and surrounding mountains and forests from above.

|Idaho, Montana, Washington

|Coeur d'Alene, ID

|There are two wilderness areas, Cabinet Mountains and Salmo-Priest, and numerous recreation opportunities in Idaho Panhandle National Forest. This forest ranges from the Canada–US border to the Saint Joe River, which is the highest navigable river in the world.

!scope="row" | Inyo

|150px|alt=Mount Whitney from the Whitney Portal Trailhead.

|California, Nevada

|Bishop, CA

|Located in the Sierra Nevada, Inyo includes Mono Lake, bristlecone pines, the Long Valley Caldera, nine wilderness areas, and Mount Whitney, which at is the highest point in the United States outside of Alaska.

!scope="row" | Kaibab

|150px|alt=Aspens and a meadow in fall.

|Arizona

|Williams, AZ

|Located on the Colorado Plateau to both the north and south of Grand Canyon National Park, elevations in Kaibab National Forest reach on Kendrick Mountain in the Kendrick Mountain Wilderness. There are over of trails in the forest, including through the Kanab Creek Wilderness.

!scope="row" | Kisatchie

|150px|alt=The Kisatchie Bayou.

|Louisiana

|Pineville, LA

|Kisatchie is Louisiana's only national forest, covering old-growth pine forest and bald cypress groves in the bayous. There are 48 mammal species, 56 reptiles, 30 amphibians, and 155 breeding or overwintering birds in this forest.

!scope="row" | Klamath

|150px|alt=A road through the forest.

|California, Oregon

|Yreka, CA

|Straddling the California–Oregon border, this forest has part of five wilderness areas, of wild and scenic rivers, and of rivers for rafting, including on the Klamath River. The Siskiyou mariposa lily is endemic to the forest, being found nowhere else in the world.

!scope="row" | Kootenai

|150px|alt=Snow-capped mountains in Kootenai National Forest.

|Montana, Idaho

|Libby, MT

|Kootenai includes the Cabinet Mountains and the Kootenay and Clark Fork rivers. The Noxon and Cabinet Gorge reservoirs are on the Clark Fork within the forest. The Northwest Peak Scenic Area is in the Selkirk Mountains.

!scope="row" | Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

|alt=Lake Tahoe.|150x150px

|California, Nevada

||South Lake Tahoe, CA

|The Forest Service lands surrounding Lake Tahoe are managed by the Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit, which was created in April 1973 in order to protect the lake's unique ecological and recreational values.

!scope="row" | Land Between The Lakes

|150x150px|Scenic lake2

|Kentucky, Tennessee

||Golden Pond, KY

|Land Between The Lakes National Recreation Area is located in Western Kentucky and Tennessee, and encompasses over 170,000 acres of forests, wetlands, and open lands on the largest inland peninsula in the United States. It is located between Kentucky Lake and Lake Barkley.

!scope="row" | Lassen

|150px|alt=Echo Lake.

|California

|Susanville, CA

|Surrounding Lassen Volcanic National Park, this forest has three wilderness areas and of old-growth Sierra Nevada mixed conifer forests. Subway Cave is a lava tube that is long and open to the public.

!scope="row" | Lincoln

|150px|alt=Partially forested mountains in Lincoln National Forest.

|New Mexico

|Alamogordo, NM

|With portions of four mountain ranges, the Capitan, Guadalupe, Sacramento, and Sierra Blanca, elevations range from to in Lincoln National Forest. The forest was the birthplace of Smokey Bear.

!scope="row" | Lolo

|150px|alt=Rainy Lake and mountains.

|Montana

|Missoula, MT

|Located west of the Continental Divide and containing parts of four wilderness areas, this forest has of trails and over 100 named lakes. There are at least 20 fish species, 60 mammals, 300 birds, and 1,500 plants in the forest.

!scope="row" | Los Padres

|150px|alt=Montane chaparral and mountains.

|California

|Goleta, CA

|Encompassing portions of the California Coast and Transverse ranges of central California, Los Padres has ten wilderness areas covering about 48% of the forest. There are of trails and part of the Jacinto Reyes National Scenic Byway.

!scope="row" | Malheur

|150px|alt=Strawberry Lake and mountains in fall.

|Oregon

|John Day, OR

|In the Blue Mountains of eastern Oregon, Malheur National Forest's highest point is Strawberry Mountain at . The Cedar Grove Botanical Area contains the only stand of Alaska yellow cedar east of the Cascade Range in the United States.

!scope="row" | Manti–La Sal

|150px|alt=Mount Peale viewed from Mount Mellenthin.

|Utah, Colorado

|Price, UT

|Including the La Sal and Abajo mountains of eastern Utah, elevations in this forest reach on Mount Peale. The Dark Canyon Wilderness is the only wilderness area in the forest.

!scope="row" | Mark Twain

|150px|alt=A kayaker on the St. Francis River.

|Missouri

|Rolla, MO

|Missouri's only national forest, Mark Twain contains seven wilderness areas and the Eleven Point National Wild and Scenic River. There are 19 natural areas in the forest that are managed by the Missouri Department of Conservation.

!scope="row" | Medicine Bow–Routt Medicine Bow, Routt

|150px|alt=Mountains and grasslands surrounding a work center.

|Colorado, Wyoming

|Laramie, WY

|This forest contains many ranges of the Rocky Mountains with elevations ranging from to . There are ten wilderness areas and Rob Roy Reservoir, which covers .

!scope="row" | Mendocino

|150px|alt=Howard Lake and forested mountains.

|California

|Willows, CA

|Mendocino is the only national forest in California not crossed by a paved highway. The forest's Genetic Resource and Conservation Center produces plants for reforestation, watershed restoration, wildlife recovery, and other projects.

!scope="row" | Modoc

|150px|alt=The summit trail and surrounding mountains.

|California

|Alturas, CA

|Modoc National Forest contains the Medicine Lake Volcano, which has an elevation of and is the largest shield volcano in North America. There are of old-growth forest here along with Mill Creek Falls in the South Warner Wilderness.

!scope="row" | Monongahela

|150px|alt=Seneca Rock.

|West Virginia

|Elkins, WV

|Monongahela National Forest includes Spruce Knob–Seneca Rocks National Recreation Area and eight wilderness areas. Spruce Knob is the highest point in West Virginia at , and Seneca Rocks is a quartzite crag.

!scope="row" | Mount Baker–Snoqualmie Mount Baker, Snoqualmie

|150px|alt=Table Mountain and its reflection in a lake

|Washington

|Everett, WA

|In the Cascade Range, this forest includes Mount Baker, at an elevation of , a glaciated stratovolcano. Mount Baker National Recreation Area, the Pacific Crest Trail, Pacific Northwest National Scenic Trail, and portions of ten wilderness areas are in the forest.

!scope="row" | Mount Hood

|150px|alt=Mount Hood and its reflection in Mirror Lake.

|Oregon

|Sandy, OR

|This forest is named for and contains Mount Hood, the highest point in Oregon at . The forest stretches from the Columbia River Gorge and includes Mount Hood National Recreation Area and nine wilderness areas.

!scope="row" | Nantahala

|150px|alt=Dry Falls.

|North Carolina

|Asheville, NC

|In southwestern North Carolina, this forest includes the Nantahala Gorge and Nantahala River. There are of trails in the forest with elevations ranging from to on Lone Bald.

!scope="row" | Nez Perce–Clearwater National Forests Nez Perce, Clearwater

|150px|alt=Crooked Creek in fall.

|Idaho

|Kamiah, ID

|Nez Perce National Forest includes parts of four wilderness areas: Frank Church–River of No Return, Gospel Hump, Hells Canyon, and Selway–Bietterroot. Clearwater National Forest covers the Bitterroot Mountains and Palouse Prairie as well as the Clearwater and Lochsa rivers. The Lewis and Clark Expedition followed the Lolo Trail through the forest in 1805, and gold miners came to the forest in the 1860s.

!scope="row" | Ocala

|150px|alt=A pond in Farles Prairie.

|Florida

|Tallahassee, FL

|Ocala protects the world's largest sand pine scrub forest. There are more than 600 lakes, rivers, and springs in the forest along with four wilderness areas. There are over 600 lakes and part of the Florida Trail in the forest.

!scope="row" | Ochoco

|150px|alt=Steins Pillar.

|Oregon

|Prineville, OR

|Ochoco National Forest contains a variety of odd geological formations, of old-growth forest, the headwaters of the Crooked River, and three wilderness areas. Stein's Pillar is a tall rock column in the Ochoco Mountains.

!scope="row" | Olympic

|150px|alt=Forests and the Olympic Mountains from Hurricane Ridge.

|Washington

|Olympia, WA

|Olympic National Forest surrounds Olympic National Park on the Olympic Peninsula of Washington. There are five wilderness areas, occupying about 14% of the forest. This part of Washington receives more rainfall annually than anywhere else in the United States.

!scope="row" | Osceola

|150px|alt=Pine forest with palmetto understory.

|Florida

|Tallahassee, FL

|The Big Gum Swamp Wilderness is the forest's only wilderness area, and the Osceola Research Natural Area was designated a National Natural Landmark in 1974. The Civil War Battle of Olustee occurred in what is now the forest, and of the Florida National Scenic Trail pass through the forest.

!scope="row" | Ottawa

|150px|alt=Pines along Kathryn Lake.

|Michigan

|Ironwood, MI

|Located in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, Ottawa National Forest stretches from Lake Superior to the Wisconsin border. There are 500 named lakes, nearly of streams, and three wilderness areas in the forest.

!scope="row" | Ouachita

|150px|alt=The view across Ouachita National Forest from atop the Standing Stairs Mountains.

|Arkansas, Oklahoma

|Hot Springs, AR

|Including the namesake Ouachita Mountains, this forest has nearly of old-growth forest. The forest has two wilderness areas: Black Fork Mountain and Upper Kiamichi River.

!scope="row" | Ozark–St. Francis Ozark, St. Francis

|150px|alt=View of the Ozarks from atop White Rock Mountain.

|Arkansas

|Russellville, AR

|Ozark–St. Francis National Forest has more than of trails, including the Ozark Highlands Trail. Blanchard Springs Caverns is a three level cave system that is open for public tours.

!scope="row" | Payette

|150px|alt=The Seven Devils Mountains in winter.

|Idaho

|McCall, ID

|Payette National Forest includes the Seven Devils Mountains and part of the Frank Church–River of No Return Wilderness. It also borders Hells Canyon to the west and contains the Brundage Mountain ski area.

!scope="row" | Pike

|150px|alt=A lake and mountains in Pike National Forest.

|Colorado

|Pueblo, CO

|Pike National Forest includes Pikes Peak at an elevation of and three wilderness areas. Since 1975 the forest has been managed together with San Isabel National Forest.

!scope="row" | Pisgah

|150px|alt=Upper Creek Falls.

|North Carolina

|Asheville, NC

|Elevations in Pisgah National Forest reach over , and there are of old-growth forests, including in Linville Gorge. There are three wilderness areas in the forest: Linville Gorge, Middle Prong, and Shining Rock. The Little Grass Valley Recreation Area surrounds Little Grass Valley Reservoir and includes a campground and boat launch, among other facilities and services.

!scope="row" | Prescott

|150px|alt=A lake near Mingus Mountain.

|Arizona

|Prescott, AZ

|Vegetation in Prescott National Forest ranges from that characteristic of the Sonoran Desert at lower elevations to Ponderosa pine at higher elevations. There are eight wilderness areas and of trails in the forest

!scope="row" | Rio Grande

|150px|alt=Mountains along the Stony Pass Road.

|Colorado

|Monte Vista, CO

|The headwaters of the Rio Grande are in the San Juan Mountains in the western part of the forest, while the Sangre de Cristo Mountains form the eastern boundary. Elevations reach at the summit of Blanca Peak, overlooking the San Luis Valley and Great Sand Dunes National Park.

!scope="row" | Rogue River–Siskiyou Rogue River, Siskiyou

|150px|alt=The Rabbit Ears, a pair of spires, rise above the coniferous forest of the Rogue River–Siskiyou NF

|Oregon, California

|Medford, OR

|This forest ranges from the Cascade Range to the Siskiyou Mountains, and the Rogue River drains over 75% of the forest's area. There are parts of eight wilderness areas in the forest as well as what may be the world's tallest pine tree, a ponderosa pine that is tall.

!scope="row" | Roosevelt

|150px|alt=Mountains surrounding Lake Isabelle.

|Colorado

|Fort Collins, CO

|Located in the Rocky Mountains of northern Colorado, Roosevelt National Forest has part of six wilderness areas. It is managed together with Arapaho National Forest and Pawnee National Grassland.

!scope="row" | Sam Houston

|150px|alt=A hardwood swamp.

|Texas

|Lufkin, TX

|Part of the Lone Star Trail travels through Sam Houston National Forest, which borders parts of Lake Conroe and Lake Livingston. The Little Lake Creek Wilderness is the only wilderness area in the forest.

!scope="row" | San Isabel

|150px|alt=A valley in the mountains of San Isabel National Forest.

|Colorado

|Pueblo, CO

|There are 19 of Colorado's 54 fourteeners in San Isabel National Forest, including the highest point, Mount Elbert at . The forest includes the Sawatch Range, Collegiate Peaks, and Sangre de Cristo Range and is managed together with Pike National Forest.

!scope="row" | Santa Fe

|150px|alt=Aspens and snow-capped mountains in late fall.

|New Mexico

|Santa Fe, NM

|Santa Fe National Forest's highest point is Truchas Peak at in the Pecos Wilderness. There are of trails in the forest, which includes the Valles Caldera National Preserve.

!scope="row" | Sawtooth

|150px|alt=Stanley Lake and McGown Peak.

|Idaho, Utah

|Twin Falls, ID

|Sawtooth National Forest includes over 1,100 lakes, of trails and roads, and ten mountain ranges, with the highest point at on Hyndman Peak. The forest includes Sawtooth National Recreation Area, the Sawtooth Range, Sawtooth Wilderness, four ski areas, and four endemic species, being found nowhere else in the world.

!scope="row" | Sequoia

|150px|alt=Giant sequoias.

|California

|Porterville, CA

|Sequoia National Forest includes Giant Sequoia National Monument, both named for the giant sequoia, the largest tree species in the world. There are of maintained and abandoned roads and of trails in the forest, including the Pacific Crest Trail.

!scope="row" | Shasta–Trinity Shasta, Trinity

|150px|alt=The Trinity Alps near Granite Lake.

|California

|Redding, CA

|There are of streams in the forest, and elevations range from to on Mount Shasta. Five wilderness areas and of trails can be found in the forest.

!scope="row" | Shawnee

|150px|alt=The Garden of the Gods at sunset.

|Illinois

|Harrisburg, IL

|As Illinois's only national forest, Shawnee is located in the southern part of the state and contains seven wilderness areas, including the Garden of the Gods. Among the many miles of hiking trails in the forest is the River to River Trail, which is long.

!scope="row" | Shoshone

|150px|alt=Pingora Peak and Lonesome Lake.

|Wyoming

|Cody, WY

|Located in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, this forest includes part of the Absaroka, Beartooth, and Wind River mountain ranges. Five wilderness areas make up 56% of the forest, and elevations reach at Gannett Peak, the highest point in Wyoming.

!scope="row" | Sierra

|150px|alt=Lake of the Lone Indian and surrounding mountains.

|California

|Clovis, CA

|Sierra National Forest is located on the western slope of the Sierra Nevada and elevations reach . There are of streams, 480 lakes, 11 reservoirs, and 63 campgrounds in the forest.

!scope="row" | Siuslaw

|150px|alt=Sand dunes at Oregon Dune National Recreation Area.

|Oregon

|Corvallis, OR

|Siuslaw National Forest includes Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area, three wilderness areas, and Cascade Head Scenic Research Area among the Central Oregon Coast Range. Marys Peak Scenic Botanical Area includes Marys Peak, which at is the forest's highest point.

!scope="row" | Six Rivers

|150px|alt=The Salmon River during spring.

|California

|Eureka, CA

|Six Rivers National Forest was named for the Smith, Klamath, Trinity, Mad, Van Duzen, and Eel rivers. The forest includes the Salmon River system, all of which has been designated a National Wild and Scenic River.

!scope="row" | Stanislaus

|150px|alt=Cherry Lake and the surrounding forest.

|California

|Sonora, CA

|Stanislaus National Forest has over of streams and four wilderness areas, including the Carson–Iceberg Wilderness. The Emigrant Wilderness borders the northwest corner of Yosemite National Park.

!scope="row" | Sumter

|150px|alt=A sign at the border of the Ellicott Rock Wilderness.

|South Carolina

|Columbia, SC

|Sumter National Forest contains 22 waterfalls with drops ranging from to and part of the Ellicott Rock Wilderness, the only wilderness located in three states.

!scope="row" | Tahoe

|150px|alt=A meadow with wildflowers.

|California

|Nevada City, CA

|Tahoe National Forest is in the Sierra Nevada northwest of Lake Tahoe. Part of the Granite Chief Wilderness is within the forest. The Middle Fork of the American, Yuba, and North Yuba rivers cross or border the forest.

!scope="row" | Talladega

|150px|alt=Cheaha Lake at the base of Mount Cheaha from above.

|Alabama

|Montgomery, AL

|Talladega National Forest includes the Cheaha and Dugger Mountain wilderness areas. The Talladega Scenic Byway and Pinhoti National Recreation Trail cross the forest. Talladega is managed together with Alabama's other national forests.

!scope="row" | Tonto

|150px|alt=Tonto National Forest canyons from above.

|Arizona

|Phoenix, AZ

|Tonto National Forest stretches from the Sonoran Desert to the pine forests at the Mogollon Rim. There are eight wilderness areas and several lakes and reservoirs in the forest

!scope="row" | Tuskegee

|150px|alt=A bike along a trail in Tuskegee National Forest.

|Alabama

|Montgomery, AL

|Tuskegee National Forest's Bartram National Recreation Trail was Alabama's first National Recreation Trail. Tuskegee is one of the smallest national forests and is managed together with Alabama's other national forests.

!scope="row" | Umatilla

|150px|alt=A trail atop Oregon Butte.

|Oregon, Washington

|Pendleton, OR

|Located in the Blue Mountains of northeastern Oregon, Umatilla National Forest includes three wilderness areas, occupying over 20% of the forest. The forest has over of trails, of roads, and one of the largest elk herds of any National Forest.

!scope="row" | Umpqua

|150px|alt=The Calapooya Mountains from Fairview Peak Lookout.

|Oregon

|Roseburg, OR

|Umpqua National Forest is in the Cascade Range of southwestern Oregon and includes three wilderness areas. Watson Falls is a waterfall that is high on Watson Creek, a tributary of the Clearwater River.

!scope="row" | Uncompahgre

|150px|alt=Wetterhorn Peak.

|Colorado

|Delta, CO

|The northern portion of the San Juan Mountains and the Uncompahgre Plateau are located in this national forest. The forest also contains Uncompahgre Gorge and three wilderness areas.

!scope="row" | Wayne

|150px|alt=A sign for Wayne National Forest.

|Ohio

|Nelsonville, OH

|Ohio's only national forest, Wayne is located in the Appalachian foothills and has over of trails. The North Country Trail passes through several sections of the forest.

!scope="row" | White Mountain

|150px|alt=The Sandwich Range in winter.

|New Hampshire, Maine

|Campton, NH

|This national forest is located in the White Mountains, which the Appalachian Trail and White Mountain Scenic Byway pass through. The forest includes Mount Washington, which at is the highest point in the Northeast and the location of the fastest wind speed recorded on earth, although the summit is located in a state park.

!scope="row" | White River

|150px|alt=The Maroon Bells and Maroon Lake in fall

|Colorado

|Glenwood Springs, CO

|White River National Forest has eight wilderness areas, twelve ski resorts, four large reservoirs, of trails, of roads, and ten peaks higher than in elevation.

!scope="row" | Willamette

|150px|alt=The Breitenbush River.

|Oregon

|Springfield, OR

|Willamette National Forest is in the Cascade Range, stretching from Mount Jefferson to Mount Washington. About 20% of the forest is designated wilderness, but there are also of roads in the forest.

!scope="row" | William B. Bankhead

|150px|alt=Clear Creek.

|Alabama

|Montgomery, AL

|This forest contains of trails and the Sipsey Wilderness, which at is the largest wilderness area east of the Mississippi River. It is managed together with Alabama's other national forests.

The Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit (LTBMU) consists of of U.S. Forest Service land in the Lake Tahoe watershed. The LTBMU was formed from existing Forest Service land that was managed by Eldorado, Tahoe, and Humboldt–Toiyabe National Forests. Only of land in LTBMU is officially designated as LTBMU, and the remainder of the land is still officially designated as the three sources national forests. However, all of this land is managed separately as LTBMU, essentially making it a separate national forest.

References

External links

Official website of the United States Forest Service