List Of US National Forests By State

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The US Forest Service manages and protects 154 National Forests in the United States. These protected National Forests consist of 188,336,179 acres of public land. In this post, you’ll find a list of US National Forests by state.

US National Forests Map | By U.S. Forest Service (http://www.fs.fed.us/maps/) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
US National Forests Map | By U.S. Forest Service (http://www.fs.fed.us/maps/) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

Before you scroll down to view the list of US National Forests by state, here are a few fun facts:

  • Forty states and one US territory have National Forests.
  • Alaska has the most National Forest acreage with 22,167,455 acres.
  • California has the most National Forests with 21.

In the following list of US National Forests by state, you will find the name of the state with the total acreage and the number of National Forests followed by a list of the forests in each state. A * notes that the national forest stretches across state borders – therefore, it will be listed under multiple states.

Now let’s look at a complete list of US National Forests by state:

Alabama – 670,326 acres | 4 National Forests

  1. Conecuh National Forest – 83,983 acres
  2. Talladega National Forest – 393,006 acres
  3. Tuskegee National Forest – 11,349 acres
  4. William B. Bankhead National Forest – 181,988 acres

Alaska – 22,167,455 acres | 2 National Forests

  1. Chugach National Forest – 5,419,095 acres
  2. Tongass National Forest – 16,748,360 acres

Arizona – 11,204,170 acres | 7 National Forests

  1. *Apache National Forest – 1,195,550 acres – (AZ & NM – 1,805,431 total acres)
  2. Coconino National Forest – 1,852,201 acres
  3. *Coronado National Forest – 1,650,816 acres – (AZ & NM – 1,718,945 total acres)
  4. Kaibab National Forest – 1,561,060 acres
  5. Prescott National Forest – 1,257,005 acres
  6. Sitgreaves National Forest – 820,875 acres
  7. Tonto National Forest – 2,866,663 acres

Arkansas – 2,585,758 acres | 3 National Forests

  1. *Ouachita National Forest – 1,432,384 acres – (AR & OK – 1,785,468 total acres)
  2. Ozark National Forest – 1,132,111 acres
  3. Francis National Forest – 21,263 acres

California – 20,730,731 acres | 21 National Forests

  1. Angeles National Forest – 661,565 acres
  2. Cleveland National Forest – 425,580 acres
  3. *Eldorado National Forest – 695,043 acres – (CA & NV – 695,098 total acres)
  4. *Inyo National Forest – 1,843,820 acres – (CA & NV – 1,957,264 total acres)
  5. *Klamath National Forest – 1,645,640 acres – (CA & OR – 1,672,442 total acres)
  6. Lassen National Forest – 1,066,027 acres
  7. Los Padres National Forest – 1,772,237 acres
  8. Mendocino National Forest – 915,532 acres
  9. Modoc National Forest – 1,680,405 acres
  10. Plumas National Forest – 1,189,554 acres
  11. *Rogue River National Forest – 51,464 acres – (CA & OR – 628,976 total acres)
  12. San Bernardino National Forest – 678,980 acres
  13. Sequoia National Forest – 1,129,240 acres
  14. Shasta National Forest – 1,172,467 acres
  15. Sierra National Forest – 1,311,231 acres
  16. *Siskiyou National Forest – 31,542 acres – (CA & OR – 1,089,918 total acres)
  17. Six Rivers National Forest – 977,090 acres
  18. Stanislaus National Forest – 899,427 acres
  19. Tahoe National Forest – 872,981 acres
  20. *Toiyabe National Forest – 644,087 acres – (CA & NV – 3889,856 total acres)
  21. Trinity National Forest – 1,056,819 acres

Colorado – 13,846,304 acres | 12 National Forests

  1. Arapaho National Forest – 720,418 acres
  2. Grand Mesa National Forest – 345,939 acres
  3. Gunnison National Forest – 1,666,514 acres
  4. *Manti-La Sal National Forest – 27,025 acres – (CO & UT – 1,269,984 total acres)
  5. Pike National Forest – 1,096,146 acres
  6. Rio Grande National Forest – 1,837,661 acres
  7. Roosevelt National Forest – 814,090 acres
  8. Routt National Forest – 1,126,015 acres
  9. San Isabel National Forest – 1,108,639 acres
  10. San Juan National Forest – 1,864,595 acres
  11. Uncompahgre National Forest – 951,767 acres
  12. White River National Forest – 2,287,495 acres

Florida – 1,121,004 acres | 3 National Forests

  1. Apalachicola National Forest – 576,119 acres
  2. Ocala National Forest – 384,693 acres
  3. Osceola National Forest – 160,192 acres

Georgia – 866,763 acres | 2 National Forests

  1. Chattahoochee National Forest – 750,689 acres
  2. Oconee National Forest – 116,074 acres

Idaho – 20,396,220 acres | 17 National Forests

  1. *Bitterroot National Forest – 467,536 acres – (ID & MT – 1,594,579 total acres)
  2. Boise National Forest – 2,648,273 acres
  3. *Cache National Forest – 263,733 acres – (ID & UT – 700,429 total acres)
  4. *Caribou National Forest – 970,800 acres – (ID, UT, & WY – 985,500 total acres)
  5. Challis National Forest – 2,453,434 acres
  6. Clearwater National Forest – 1,682,068 acres
  7. Coeur d’Alene National Forest – 727,273 acres
  8. *Humboldt National Forest – 15 acres – (ID & NV – 2,401,090 total acres)
  9. *Kaniksu National Forest – 902,759 acres – (ID, MT, & WA – 1,627,891 total acres)
  10. *Kootenai National Forest – 46,624 acres – (ID & MT – 1,810,361 total acres)
  11. Nez Perce National Forest – 2,223,586 acres
  12. Payette National Forest – 2,326,779 acres
  13. Salmon National Forest – 1,773,539 acres
  14. *Sawtooth National Forest – 1,730,330 acres – (ID & UT – 1,802,133 total acres)
  15. Joe National Forest – 867,897 acres
  16. *Targhee National Forest – 1,306,914 acres – (ID & WY – 1,639,239 total acres)
  17. *Wallowa National Forest – 4660 acres – (ID & OR – 998,647 total acres)

Illinois – 273,482 acres | 1 National Forest

  1. Shawnee National Forest – 273,482 acres

Indiana – 203,627 acres | 1 National Forest

  1. Hoosier National Forest – 203,627 acres

Kentucky – 565,046 acres | 2 National Forests

  1. Daniel Boone National Forest – 564,168 acres
  2. *Jefferson National Forest – 878 acres – (KY, VA, & WV – 726,435 total acres)

Louisiana – 607,540 acres | 1 National Forest

  1. Kisatchie National Forest – 607,540 acres

Maine – 42,521 acres | 1 National Forest

  1. *White Mountain National Forest – 42,521 acres – (ME & NH – 761,688 total acres)

Michigan – 2,864,566 acres | 4 National Forests

  1. Hiawatha National Forest – 898,475 acres
  2. Huron National Forest – 436,316 acres
  3. Manistee National Forest – 538,814 acres
  4. Ottawa National Forest – 990,961 acres

Minnesota – 2,764,719 acres | 2 National Forests

  1. Chippewa National Forest – 671,952 acres
  2. Superior National Forest – 2,092,767 acres

Mississippi – 1,190,408 acres | 6 National Forests

  1. Bienville National Forest – 180,251 acres
  2. De Soto National Forest – 532,100 acres
  3. Delta National Forest – 62,109 acres
  4. Holly Springs National Forest – 156,243 acres
  5. Homochitto National Forest – 192,237 acres
  6. Tombigbee National Forest – 67,468 acres

Missouri – 1,504,881 acres | 1 National Forest

  1. Mark Twain National Forest – 1,504,881 acres

Montana – 17,181,372 acres | 11 National Forests

  1. Beaverhead National Forest – 2,136,337 acres
  2. *Bitterroot National Forest – 1,127,043 acres – (ID & MT – 1,594,579 total acres)
  3. *Custer National Forest – 1,115,611 acres – (MT & SD – 1,189,465 total acres)
  4. Deerlodge National Forest – 1,226,301 acres
  5. Flathead National Forest – 2,413,573 acres
  6. Gallatin National Forest – 1,849,701 acres
  7. Helena National Forest – 982,385 acres
  8. *Kaniksu National Forest – 456,233 acres – (ID, MT, & WA – 1,627,891 total acres)
  9. *Kootenai National Forest – 1,763,737 acres – (ID & MT – 1,810,361 total acres)
  10. Lewis and Clark National Forest – 1,871,490 acres
  11. Lolo National Forest – 2,237,961 acres

Nebraska – 256,660 acres | 2 National Forests

  1. Nebraska National Forest – 140,813 acres
  2. Samuel R. McKelvie National Forest – 114,847 acres

Nevada – 5,760,343 acres | 4 National Forests

  1. *Eldorado National Forest – 55 acres – (CA & NV – 695,098 total acres)
  2. *Humboldt National Forest – 2,401,075 acres – (ID & NV – 2,401,090 total acres)
  3. *Inyo National Forest – 113,444 acres – (CA & NV – 1,957,264 total acres)
  4. *Toiyabe National Forest – 3,245,769 acres – (CA & NV – 3889,856 total acres)

New Hampshire – 719,167 acres | 1 National Forest

  1. *White Mountain National Forest – 719,167 acres – (ME & NH – 761,688 total acres)

New Mexico – 8,983,869 acres | 7 National Forests

  1. *Apache National Forest – 609,881 acres – (AZ & NM – 1,805,431 Total Acres)
  2. Carson National Forest – 1,390,885 acres
  3. Cibola National Forest – 1,616,435 acres
  4. *Coronado National Forest – 68,129 acres – (AZ & NM – 1,718,945 total acres)
  5. Gila National Forest – 2658,321 acres
  6. Lincoln National Forest – 1,095,470 acres
  7. Santa Fe National Forest – 1,544,748 acres

New York – 16,352 acres | 1 National Forest

  1. Finger Lakes National Forest – 16,352 acres

North Carolina – 1,254,442 acres | 5 National Forests

  1. *Cherokee National Forest – 316 acres – (NC & TN – 656,394 total acres)
  2. Croatan National Forest – 161,325 acres
  3. Nantahala National Forest – 532,300 acres
  4. Pisgah National Forest – 509,283 acres
  5. Uwharrie National Forest – 51,218 acres

Ohio – 243,180 acres | 1 National Forest

  1. Wayne National Forest – 243,180 acres

Oklahoma – 353,084 acres | 1 National Forest

  1. *Ouachita National Forest – 353,084 acres – (AR & OK – 1,785,468 total acres)

Oregon – 15,583,533 acres | 15 National Forests

  1. Deschutes National Forest – 1,612,218 acres
  2. Fremont National Forest – 1,204,240 acres
  3. *Klamath National Forest – 26,802 acres – (CA & OR – 1,672,442 total acres)
  4. Malheur National Forest – 1,480,818 acres
  5. Mount Hood National Forest – 1,069,427 acres
  6. Ochoco National Forest – 854,817 acres
  7. *Rogue River National Forest – 577,512 acres – (CA & OR – 628,976 total acres)
  8. *Siskiyou National Forest – 1,058,375 acres – (CA & OR – 1,089,918 total acres)
  9. Siuslaw National Forest – 630,291 acres
  10. *Umatilla National Forest – 1,094,86 acres – (OR & WA – 1,405,898 total acres)
  11. Umpqua National Forest – 986,120 acres
  12. *Wallowa National Forest – 993,987 acres – (ID & OR – 998,647 total acres)
  13. Whitman National Forest – 1,262,833 acres
  14. Willamette National Forest – 1,681,674 acres
  15. Winema National Forest – 1,049,556 acres

Pennsylvania – 512,655 acres | 1 National Forest

  1. Allegheny National Forest – 512,655 acres

Puerto Rico – 28,683 acres | 1 National Forest

  1. El Yunque National Forest – 28,683 acres

South Carolina – 631,451 acres | 2 National Forests

  1. Francis Marion National Forest – 258,673 acres
  2. Sumter National Forest – 372,778 acres

South Dakota – 1,148,466 acres

  1. *Black Hills National Forest – 1,074,612 acres (SD & WY – 1,250,866 total acres)
  2. *Custer National Forest – 73,854 acres – (MT & SD – 1,189,465 total acres)

Tennessee – 656,078 acres | 1 National Forest

  1. *Cherokee National Forest – 656,078 acres – (NC & TN – 656,394 total acres)

Texas – 639,632 acres | 4 National Forests

  1. Angelina National Forest – 154,140 acres
  2. Davy Crockett National Forest – 161,140 acres
  3. Sabine National Forest – 161,088 acres
  4. Sam Houston National Forest – 163,264 acres

Utah – 8,134,012 acres | 9 National Forests

  1. Ashley National Forest – 1,282,405 acres – (UT & WY – 1,378,425 total acres)
  2. *Cache National Forest – 436,696 acres – (ID & UT – 700,429 total acres)
  3. *Caribou National Forest – 7,081 acres – (ID, UT, & WY – 985,500 total acres)
  4. Dixie National Forest – 1,885,655 acres
  5. Fishlake National Forest – 1,452,969 acres
  6. *Manti-La Sal National Forest – 1,242,959 acres – (CO & UT – 1,269,984 total acres)
  7. *Sawtooth National Forest – 71,803 acres – (ID & UT – 1,802,133 total acres)
  8. Uinta National Forest – 878,612 acres
  9. *Wasatch National Forest – 875,832 acres – (UT & WY – 913,363 total acres)

Vermont – 408,419 acres | 1 National Forest

  1. Green Mountain National Forest – 408,419 acres

Virginia – 1,665,781 acres | 2 National Forests

  1. *George Washington National Forest – 959,411 acres – (VA & WV – 1,065,774 total acres)
  2. *Jefferson National Forest – 706,370 acres – (KY, VA, & WV – 726,435 total acres)

Washington – 9,320,880 acres | 10 National Forests

  1. Colville National Forest – 954,668 acres
  2. Gifford Pinchot National Forest – 1,312,274 acres
  3. *Kaniksu National Forest – 119,277 acres – (ID, MT, & WA – 1,627,891 total acres)
  4. *Kaniksu National Forest – 148,622 acres – (ID, MT, & WA – 1,627,891 total acres)
  5. Mount Baker National Forest – 1,293,435 acres
  6. Okanogan National Forest – 1,501,826 acres
  7. Olympic National Forest – 631,808 acres
  8. Snoqualmie National Forest – 1,269,520 acres
  9. *Umatilla National Forest – 311,035 acres – (OR & WA – 1,405,898 total acres)
  10. Wenatchee National Forest – 1,778,415 acres

West Virginia – 1,046,133 acres | 3 National Forests

  1. *George Washington National Forest – 106,363 acres – (VA & WV – 1,065,774 total acres)
  2. *Jefferson National Forest – 19,187 acres – (KY, VA, & WV – 726,435 total acres)
  3. Monongahela National Forest – 920,583 acres

Wisconsin – 1,523,704 acres | 2 National Forests

  1. Chequamegon National Forest – 861,696 acres
  2. Nicolet National Forest – 662,008 acres

Wyoming – 8,661,767 acres | 10 National Forests

  1. *Ashley National Forest – 96,020 acres (UT & WY – 1,378,425 total acres)
  2. Bighorn National Forest – 1,105,311 acres
  3. *Black Hills National Forest – 176,254 acres (SD & WY – 1,250,866 total acres)
  4. Bridger National Forest – 1,723,968 acres
  5. *Caribou National Forest – 7,619 acres – (ID, UT, & WY – 985,500 total acres)
  6. Medicine Bow National Forest – 1,084,312 acres
  7. *Shoshone National Forest – 2,439,093 acres
  8. *Targhee National Forest – 332,325 – (ID & WY – 1,639,239 total acres)
  9. Teton National Forest – 1,659,334 acres
  10. *Wasatch National Forest – 37,531 acres – (UT & WY – 913,363 total acres)

The information in this post is based on data compiled by the USDA in the Land Areas of The National Forest System that was published on September 30, 2015.

Below you will find an alphabetical list of the US National Forests:

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  1. Allegheny National Forest
  2. Angeles National Forest
  3. Angelina National Forest
  4. Apache National Forest
  5. Apalachicola National Forest
  6. Arapaho National Forest
  7. Ashley National Forest
  8. Ashley National Forest
  9. Beaverhead National Forest
  10. Bienville National Forest
  11. Bighorn National Forest
  12. Bitterroot National Forest
  13. Black Hills National Forest
  14. Boise National Forest
  15. Bridger National Forest
  16. Cache National Forest
  17. Caribou National Forest
  18. Carson National Forest
  19. Challis National Forest
  20. Chattahoochee National Forest
  21. Chequamegon National Forest
  22. Cherokee National Forest
  23. Chippewa National Forest
  24. Chugach National Forest
  25. Cibola National Forest
  26. Clearwater National Forest
  27. Cleveland National Forest
  28. Coconino National Forest
  29. Coeur d’Alene National Forest
  30. Colville National Forest
  31. Conecuh National Forest – A
  32. Coronado National Forest
  33. Croatan National Forest
  34. Custer National Forest
  35. Daniel Boone National Forest
  36. Davy Crockett National Forest
  37. De Soto National Forest
  38. Deerlodge National Forest
  39. Delta National Forest
  40. Deschutes National Forest
  41. Dixie National Forest
  42. El Yunque National Forest
  43. Eldorado National Forest
  44. Finger Lakes National Forest
  45. Fishlake National Forest
  46. Flathead National Forest
  47. Fremont National Forest
  48. Gallatin National Forest
  49. George Washington National Forest
  50. Gifford Pinchot National Forest
  51. Gila National Forest
  52. Grand Mesa National Forest
  53. Green Mountain National Forest
  54. Gunnison National Forest
  55. Helena National Forest
  56. Hiawatha National Forest
  57. Holly Springs National Forest
  58. Homochitto National Forest
  59. Hoosier National Forest
  60. Humboldt National Forest
  61. Huron National Forest
  62. Inyo National Forest
  63. Jefferson National Forest
  64. Kaibab National Forest
  65. Kaniksu National Forest
  66. Kisatchie National Forest
  67. Klamath National Forest
  68. Kootenai National Forest
  69. Lassen National Forest
  70. Lewis and Clark National Forest
  71. Lincoln National Forest
  72. Lolo National Forest
  73. Los Padres National Forest
  74. Malheur National Forest
  75. Manistee National Forest
  76. Manti-La Sal National Forest
  77. Mark Twain National Forest
  78. Medicine Bow National Forest
  79. Mendocino National Forest
  80. Modoc National Forest
  81. Monongahela National Forest
  82. Mount Baker National Forest
  83. Mount Hood National Forest
  84. Nantahala National Forest
  85. Nebraska National Forest
  86. Nez Perce National Forest
  87. Nicolet National Forest
  88. Ocala National Forest
  89. Ochoco National Forest
  90. Oconee National Forest
  91. Okanogan National Forest
  92. Olympic National Forest
  93. Osceola National Forest
  94. Ottawa National Forest
  95. Ouachita National Forest
  96. Ozark National Forest
  97. Payette National Forest
  98. Pike National Forest
  99. Pisgah National Forest
  100. Plumas National Forest
  101. Prescott National Forest
  102. Rio Grande National Forest
  103. Rogue River National Forest
  104. Roosevelt National Forest
  105. Routt National Forest
  106. Sabine National Forest
  107. Salmon National Forest
  108. Sam Houston National Forest
  109. Samuel R. McKelvie National Forest
  110. San Bernardino National Forest
  111. San Isabel National Forest
  112. San Juan National Forest
  113. Santa Fe National Forest
  114. Sawtooth National Forest
  115. Sequoia National Forest
  116. Shasta National Forest
  117. Shawnee National Forest
  118. Sierra National Forest
  119. Siskiyou National Forest
  120. Sitgreaves National Forest
  121. Siuslaw National Forest
  122. Six Rivers National Forest
  123. Snoqualmie National Forest
  124. St. Francis National Forest
  125. St. Joe National Forest
  126. Stanislaus National Forest
  127. Sumter National Forest
  128. Superior National Forest
  129. Tahoe National Forest
  130. Talladega National Forest
  131. Targhee National Forest
  132. Teton National Forest
  133. Toiyabe National Forest
  134. Tombigbee National Forest
  135. Tongass National Forest
  136. Tonto National Forest
  137. Trinity National Forest
  138. Tuskegee National Forest
  139. Uinta National Forest
  140. Umatilla National Forest
  141. Umatilla National Forest
  142. Umpqua National Forest
  143. Uncompahgre National Forest
  144. Uwharrie National Forest
  145. Wallowa National Forest
  146. Wasatch National Forest
  147. Wayne National Forest
  148. Wenatchee National Forest
  149. White Mountain National Forest
  150. White River National Forest
  151. Whitman National Forest
  152. Willamette National Forest
  153. William B. Bankhead National Forest
  154. Winema National Forest

Hopefully you found this list of US National Forests by state helpful. Enjoy your next outdoor adventure!