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Alaska has the most national forest land, with 21.9 million acres (8.9 million ha), followed by California (20.8 million acres, 8.4 million ha) and Idaho (20.4 million acres, 8.3 million ha). 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).
In the United States, national forest is a classification of protected and managed federal lands that are largely forest and woodland areas. They are owned collectively by the American people through the federal government and managed by the United States Forest Service, a division of the United States Department of Agriculture.
Most public forest land is held by four Federal agencies (United States Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, Fish and Wildlife Service) as well as numerous state, county, and municipal government organizations.
Forest Visitor maps are forest-specific maps created by each National Forest. They have rich content specific to each forest, providing forest-wide information on attractions, facilities, services, and opportunities.
Home | US Forest Service. Learning from Nature. Research Natural Areas Protect Largest, Unfragmented Expanses of Land. To the Fireline. Two-Week Assignment Provides Growth Opportunities for a Crew of Women and Non-Binary Individuals. Stemming the Spread. Tackling the threat of invasive species across all lands. Mountain Pines to Amazon Rainforest.
Explore the state of forests in United States by analyzing tree cover change on GFW’s interactive global forest map using satellite data. Learn about deforestation rates and other land use practices, forest fires, forest communities, biodiversity and much more.
The largest National Forests in the US are spread all along the Western half of the country, north to Alaska and south to Arizona. Diverse populations of animals—some, endangered species—live, play and depend on these lands.
