Inyo National Forest is a United States National Forest covering parts of the eastern Sierra Nevada of California and the White Mountains of California and Nevada. The forest hosts several superlatives, including Mount Whitney, the highest point in the contiguous United States; Boundary Peak, highest point in Nevada; and the Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest that protects the oldest trees in the world. The forest, encompassing much of Owens Valley, was established by Theodore Roosevelt as a way of sectioning off land to accommodate the Los Angeles Aqueduct project in 1907, making the Inyo National Forest one of the least wooded forests in the United States' system.
Klamath National Forest is a 1,737,774-acre national forest, in the Klamath Mountains, located in Siskiyou County in northern California, but with a tiny extension into southern Jackson County in Oregon. The forest contains continuous stands of ponderosa pine, Jeffrey pine, Douglas fir, red fir, white fir and incense cedar. Old growth forest is estimated to cover some 168,000 acres (680 km2) of the forest land. Forest headquarters are located in Yreka, California. There are local ranger district offices located in Fort Jones, Happy Camp, and Macdoel, all in California. Klamath was established on May 6, 1905. This park includes the Kangaroo Lake and the Sawyers Bar Catholic Church is located within the boundaries of the Forest.
Plumas National Forest is a 1,146,000-acre (4,638 km2) United States National Forest located at the northern terminus of the Sierra Nevada, in northern California. The Forest was named after its primary watershed, the Rio de las Plumas, which was later anglicized to "Feather River".
The Nebraska National Forest is a United States National Forest located within the U.S. state of Nebraska. The total area of the national forest is 141,864 acres, or 222 sq miles. The forest is managed by the U.S. Forest Service's Nebraska Forests and Grasslands Supervisor's Office in Chadron, Nebraska. The national forest includes two ranger districts, the Bessey Ranger District and the Pine Ridge Ranger District. In descending order of land, the forest lies in parts of Thomas, Dawes, Blaine, and Sioux counties.
Paulina National Forest was established by the U.S. Forest Service in Oregon on July 1, 1911, with 1,333,360 acres (5,395.9 km2) from portions of Cascade, Crater, Deschutes, Fremont and Umpqua National Forests. On July 19, 1915, portions of Paulina were transferred back to Crater, Deschutes and Fremont, and the remainder was eliminated. They are now part of Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest.
Calaveras Big Tree National Forest, in the Sierra Nevada, was established in California on May 11, 1954 with 390 acres (1.6 km2) to protect a grove of Sugar Pines, although it had been authorized since February 18, 1909.
Sioux National Forest was established in Montana and South Dakota on July 1, 1908 with 249,653 acres (1,010.31 km2) from the consolidation of Cave Hills, Ekalaka, Long Pine, Short Pine and Slim Buttes National Forests. On January 13, 1920 the entire forest was absorbed by Custer National Forest and the name preserved as the Sioux District of Custer National Forest.
Long Pine National Forest was established as the Long Pine Forest Reserve in Montana on September 24, 1906 with 111,445 acres (451.00 km2). It became a National Forest on March 4, 1907. On July 1, 1908 it was absorbed by Sioux National Forest and the name was discontinued.
Short Pine National Forest was established as the Short Pine Forest Reserve in South Dakota on July 22, 1905 with 19,040 acres (77.1 km2). It became a National Forest on March 4, 1907. On July 1, 1908 it was absorbed by Sioux National Forest and the name was discontinued.
Dakota National Forest was established in North Dakota by the U.S. Forest Service on November 24, 1908 with 13,940 acres (56.4 km2) near Ranger as an experimental forest. On July 30, 1917 it was abolished.
Hayden National Forest was established by the U.S. Forest Service in Colorado and Wyoming on July 1, 1908 with 454,911 acres (1,840.96 km2), mostly in Wyoming from Sierra Madre National Forest and part of Park Range National Forest. On August 2, 1929 the entire forest was divided between Medicine Bow National Forest and Routt National Forest and the name was discontinued.
Las Animas National Forest was established by the U.S. Forest Service in Colorado and New Mexico on March 1, 1907 with 196,620 acres (795.7 km2), only 420 of which were in New Mexico. On May 27, 1910 part of Las Animas was transferred to San Isabel National Forest and the remainder was returned to public domain. The name was discontinued.
Santa Barbara National Forest was established as the Santa Barbara Forest Reserve by the General Land Office in California on December 22, 1903 with 1,838,323 acres (7,439.43 km2) by consolidation of Pine Mountain and Zaka Lake and Santa Ynez Forest Reserves. It included areas of the San Rafael Mountains and Santa Ynez Mountains.
The Pine Mountain and Zaka Lake Forest Reserve was established by the General Land Office in California on March 2, 1892 with 1,644,594 acres (6,655.44 km2) of the San Rafael Mountains in Santa Barbara County, California.
The Santa Ynez Forest Reserve was established by the General Land Office in California on October 22, 1899 with 145,280 acres (587.9 km2). On December 22, 1903 the entire forest was combined with Pine Mountain and Zaka Lake Forest Reserve to create the Santa Barbara Forest Reserve and the name was discontinued.
Taos National Forest was established as the Taos Forest Reserve by the U.S. Forest Service in New Mexico on November 7, 1906 with 233,200 acres (944 km2). It became a National Forest on March 4, 1907. On July 1, 1908 the entire forest was combined with part of Jemez National Forest to create Carson National Forest and the name was discontinued.
Reserve National Forest was established in New York by the U.S. Forest Service on April 10, 1925 with 6,154 acres (24.90 km2) from part of the Upton Military Reservation. On June 29, 1927 the executive order for its creation was rescinded and the forest was abolished.
The Grand Cañon Forest Reserve was established by the General Land Office in Arizona on February 20, 1893 with 1,851,250 acres (7,491.7 km2). It was renamed Grand Canyon on August 8, 1906 and transferred to the U.S. Forest Service becoming a National Forest on March 4, 1907. On July 1, 1908 the entire forest was divided between Coconino National Forest and the newly established Kaibab National Forest, while other areas were returned to public lands, and the name was discontinued.
The Flathead Forest Reserve was established in Montana by the General Land Office on February 22, 1897 with 1,382,400 acres (5,594 km2). On June 9, 1903 it was combined with the Lewis and Clarke Forest Reserve and its name was discontinued.
