List of largest National Forests - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

Here is a list of all units in the United States National Forest

United States National Forest

National Forest is a classification of federal lands in the United States.National Forests are largely forest and woodland areas owned by the federal government and managed by the United States Forest Service, part of the United States Department of Agriculture. Land management of these areas...

system, which includes all United States National Grassland

United States National Grassland

National Grasslands are authorized by Title III of the Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act. For administrative purposes, they are essentially identical to U.S. National Forests, except that grasslands are areas primarily consisting of prairie. Like National Forests, National Grasslands may be open for...

s and the Valles Caldera National Preserve. Also included is one National Forest in Puerto Rico. Statistics are as of 30 September 2008. Named National Forests are listed as separate entities, even though many of them in recent years have been combined administratively to one degree or another. These combined entities are noted in parentheses. According to the most recent annual report, the total area under management of the Forest Service is 191,268,196 acres (298,856.56 sq mi., or 774,034.93 km²) under the categories of National Forest, National Grassland, or National Preserve. (There are other minor categories, primarily that of Purchase Units, which are not included here.)

Note: The last entry on this list, the Choctawhatchee National Forest
Choctawhatchee National Forest
Choctawhatchee National Forest is a United States National Forest established by President Theodore Roosevelt on November 27, 1908. The supervisory headquarters was established at DeFuniak Springs and moved to Pensacola in September 1910. It remained there until 1936 when it was relocated to...

, is in reality much larger than the 743 acre
Acre
The acre is a unit of area in a number of different systems, including the imperial and U.S. customary systems. The most commonly used acres today are the international acre and, in the United States, the survey acre. The most common use of the acre is to measure tracts of land.The acre is related...

s listed, but more on the order of 340000 acres (1,375.9 km²). It is because the listed acreage is only that part of the forest that is under the management of the Forest Service. The vast majority of this forest is, uniquely, under the management of the United States Air Force
United States Air Force
The United States Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the American uniformed services. Initially part of the United States Army, the USAF was formed as a separate branch of the military on September 18, 1947 under the National Security Act of...

, as part of the neighboring Eglin Air Force Base
Eglin Air Force Base
Eglin Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located approximately 3 miles southwest of Valparaiso, Florida in Okaloosa County....

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Name	State(s)	Acreage	Area: km²
Tongass National Forest Tongass National Forest The Tongass National Forest in southeastern Alaska is the largest national forest in the United States at 17 million acres . Most of its area is part of the temperate rain forest WWF ecoregion, itself part of the larger Pacific temperate rain forest WWF ecoregion, and is remote enough to be home...	Alaska	16,576,303	67,081.92
Chugach National Forest Chugach National Forest -External links:*****...	Alaska	5,392,925	21,824.39
Toiyabe National Forest (part of Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest The Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest is the principal U.S. National Forest located in the U.S. state of Nevada. With an area of , it is the largest National Forest of the United States outside of Alaska... )	Nevada / California	3,238,284	13,104.87
Tonto National Forest Tonto National Forest The Tonto National Forest, encompassing 2,873,200 acres , is the largest of the six national forests in Arizona and is the fifth largest national forest in the United States. The Tonto National Forest has diverse scenery, with elevations ranging from 1,400 feet in the Sonoran Desert to 7,400 feet...	Arizona	2,872,769	11,625.68
Gila National Forest Gila National Forest The Gila National Forest is a protected national forest in New Mexico in the southwestern United States established in 1905. It covers approximately 3.3 million acres of public land, making it the sixth largest National Forest in the continental United States...	New Mexico	2,709,005	10,963.95
Boise National Forest Boise National Forest The Boise National Forest is a US national forest located north and east of the city of Boise, Idaho. It is about 2,612,000 acres in size, ranging in elevation from 2,600 to 9,800 feet . The mountainous landscape developed through uplifting, faulting, and stream cutting...	Idaho	2,653,544	10,738.51
Challis National Forest (part of Salmon-Challis National Forest Salmon-Challis National Forest Salmon-Challis National Forest is located in east central sections of the U.S. state of Idaho. At 4,235,940 acres it is one of the largest national forests in the lower 48 states and also has most of the land area of the Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness, which is the largest wilderness... )	Idaho	2,463,471	9,969.31
Shoshone National Forest Shoshone National Forest Shoshone National Forest is the first federally protected National Forest in the United States and covers nearly 2.5 million acres in the state of Wyoming. Originally a part of the Yellowstone Timberland Reserve, the forest was created by an act of Congress and signed into law by U.S....	Wyoming	2,437,218	9,863.07
Humboldt National Forest (part of Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest The Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest is the principal U.S. National Forest located in the U.S. state of Nevada. With an area of , it is the largest National Forest of the United States outside of Alaska... )	Nevada	2,401,284	9,717.65
Flathead National Forest Flathead National Forest The Flathead National Forest is a national forest in the western part of the U.S. state of Montana. The forest covers of which about 1 million acres is designated wilderness. It is named after the Flathead Indians who lived in the area. The forest is located in the Rocky Mountains with elevations...	Montana	2,360,235	9,551.53
Payette National Forest Payette National Forest The Payette National Forest, is a U.S. National Forest located in central western Idaho, in parts of Valley, Idaho, Adams, and Washington counties. The land area consists of approximately 2.3 million acres of federally managed lands...	Idaho	2,327,548	9,419.25
White River National Forest White River National Forest White River National Forest is a National Forest in northwest Colorado. It is named after the White River that passes through it. It also contains the Flat Tops Wilderness Area, largely considered the birthplace of the U.S...	Colorado	2,285,992	9,251.08
Nez Perce National Forest Nez Perce National Forest The Nez Perce National Forest is located in Idaho County in central western Idaho in the northwestern United States. The forest is bounded on the east by the state of Montana, on the north by the Palouse region, and on the south and west by the Clearwater National Forest. It has a total area of...	Idaho	2,224,091	9,000.58
Beaverhead National Forest (part of Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest The Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest is the largest of the National Forests in Montana, United States. Covering , the forest is broken into nine separate sections and stretches across eight counties in the southwestern area of the state. President Theodore Roosevelt named the two forests in... )	Montana	2,130,671	8,622.52
Lolo National Forest Lolo National Forest Lolo National Forest is located in western Montana, United States with the western boundary being the state of Idaho. The forest spans 2 million acres and includes four wilderness areas; the Scapegoat and the Bob Marshall Wilderness are partially within the forest while the Welcome Creek and...	Montana	2,127,547	8,609.88
Superior National Forest Superior National Forest Superior National Forest, part of the United States National Forest system, is located in the Arrowhead Region of the state of Minnesota between the Canada – United States border and the north shore of Lake Superior...	Minnesota	2,095,069	8,478.44
Inyo National Forest Inyo National Forest Inyo National Forest is a federally administered forest in the United States. The forest covers parts of the eastern Sierra Nevada of California, and the White Mountains of California and Nevada. It contains two wilderness areas: the John Muir Wilderness and the Ansel Adams Wilderness...	California / Nevada	1,903,378	7,702.70
Dixie National Forest Dixie National Forest Dixie National Forest is a United States National Forest in Utah with headquarters in Cedar City. It occupies almost two million acres and stretches for about 170 miles across southern Utah. The largest national forest in Utah, it straddles the divide between the Great Basin and the Colorado River...	Utah	1,888,509	7,642.52
San Juan National Forest San Juan National Forest The San Juan National Forest is a U.S. National Forest covering over 1,878,846 acres in Archuleta, Conjeos, Dolores, Hinsdale, La Plata, Mineral, Montezuma, Rio Grande, San Miguel and San Juan Counties in western Colorado. It borders the Uncompahgre National Forest to the north and the Rio Grande...	Colorado	1,878,854	7,603.45
Lewis and Clark National Forest Lewis and Clark National Forest Lewis and Clark National Forest is located in west central Montana, United States. Spanning , the forest is managed as two separate zones. The eastern sections, under the Jefferson Division, is a mixture of grass and shrublands dotted with "island" pockets of forested areas. Here, cattle leases to...	Montana	1,862,316	7,536.53
Coconino National Forest Coconino National Forest The Coconino National Forest is a 1.856-million acre United States National Forest located in northern Arizona in the vicinity of Flagstaff. Originally established in 1898 as the "San Francisco Mountains National Forest Reserve", the area was designated a U.S...	Arizona	1,856,038	7,511.12
Rio Grande National Forest Rio Grande National Forest Rio Grande National Forest is a 1.86 million acre U.S. National Forest located in southwestern Colorado. The forest encompasses the San Luis Valley, which is the world's largest agricultural alpine valley, as well as one of the worlds largest high deserts located around mountains. The...	Colorado	1,823,192	7,378.20
Gallatin National Forest Gallatin National Forest Founded in 1899, Gallatin National Forest is located in south central Montana, United States. The forest comprises 2.1 million acres and has portions of both the Absaroka-Beartooth and Lee Metcalf Wilderness areas within its boundaries...	Montana	1,818,199	7,357.99
Apache National Forest Apache National Forest Apache National Forest was established by the U.S. Forest Service in Arizona and New Mexico on July 1, 1908 with from portions of Black Mesa National Forest. In 1974 entire forest was administratively combined with Sitgreaves National Forest to create Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest... (part of Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest The Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest is a United States National Forest which runs along the Mogollon Rim and the White Mountains in east-central Arizona and extending into New Mexico, USA. Both forests are managed as one unit by USDA Forest Service from the forest headquarters in Springerville,... )	Arizona / New Mexico	1,813,601	7,339.38
Kootenai National Forest Kootenai National Forest Kootenai National Forest is located in the far northwestern section of Montana and the northeasternmost lands in the Idaho panhandle, United States along the Canadian border. Of the 2.2 million acres administered by the forest, less than 3 percent is located in the state of Idaho. Forest...	Montana / Idaho	1,812,425	7,334.62
Sawtooth National Forest Sawtooth National Forest Sawtooth National Forest is in Idaho and Utah was protected in 1905 by U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt as the Sawtooth Forest Reserve. Today the forest administers over 2.1 million acres of some of the most remote forestland in the lower 48 states, and there are over 1,000 lakes and 3,000...	Idaho / Utah	1,804,090	7,300.89
Ouachita National Forest Ouachita National Forest The Ouachita National Forest is a National Forest that lies in the western portion of Arkansas and portions of eastern Oklahoma.-History:The Ouachita National Forest is the oldest National Forest in the southern United States. The Forest encompasses , including most of the scenic Ouachita Mountains...	Arkansas / Oklahoma	1,788,325	7,237.09
Coronado National Forest Coronado National Forest The Coronado National Forest includes an area of about 1.78 million acres spread throughout mountain ranges in southeastern Arizona and southwestern New Mexico....	Arizona / New Mexico	1,786,620	7,230.19
Salmon National Forest (part of Salmon-Challis National Forest Salmon-Challis National Forest Salmon-Challis National Forest is located in east central sections of the U.S. state of Idaho. At 4,235,940 acres it is one of the largest national forests in the lower 48 states and also has most of the land area of the Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness, which is the largest wilderness... )	Idaho	1,772,469	7,172.93
Los Padres National Forest Los Padres National Forest Los Padres National Forest is a forest located in southern and central California, which includes most of the mountainous land along the California coast from Ventura to Monterey, extending inland...	California	1,762,560	7,132.83
Klamath National Forest Klamath National Forest Klamath National Forest is a 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...	California / Oregon	1,737,774	7,032.52
Wenatchee National Forest Wenatchee National Forest Wenatchee National Forest is a U.S. National Forest located in Washington. With an area of 1,735,394 acres , it extends about 137 miles along the eastern slopes of the Cascade Range of Washington, USA from Okanogan National Forest to Gifford Pinchot National Forest...	Washington	1,736,678	7,028.09
Bridger National Forest Bridger National Forest Bridger National Forest was first established by the U.S. Forest Service on July 1, 1911 in Wyoming with from part of Bonneville National Forest. On May 14, 1923 Bridger was transferred Wyoming National Forest, and the name was discontinued. On March 10, 1943 Wyoming was renamed Bridger... (part of Bridger-Teton National Forest Bridger-Teton National Forest Bridger-Teton National Forest is located in western Wyoming, United States. The forest consists of , making it the second largest National Forest outside of Alaska. The forest stretches from Yellowstone National Park, along the eastern boundary of Grand Teton National Park and from there rides... )	Wyoming	1,736,075	7,025.65
Clearwater National Forest Clearwater National Forest Clearwater National Forest is located in North Central Idaho in the northwestern United States. The forest is bounded on the east by the state of Montana, on the north by the Idaho Panhandle National Forest, and on the south and west by the Nez Perce National Forest and Palouse Prairie.]The forest...	Idaho	1,679,952	6,798.52
Willamette National Forest Willamette National Forest The Willamette National Forest is a National Forest located in the central portion of the Cascade Range of US state of Oregon.It comprises 1,675,407 acres making it one of the largest national forests. Over 380,000 acres are designated wilderness which include seven major mountain peaks...	Oregon	1,678,053	6,790.84
Gunnison National Forest Gunnison National Forest The Gunnison National Forest is a U.S. National Forest covering 1,672,136 acres in Mesa, Gunnison, Hinsdale and Saguache Counties in Western part of the U.S. state of Colorado...	Colorado	1,672,136	6,766.89
Teton National Forest Teton National Forest Teton National Forest was first established by the General Land Office on February 22, 1897 as the Teton Forest Reserve with . A commission was established in 1896 to plan for a system of national forest reserves, recommending an expansion of the territory protected by the Yellowstone Timberland... (part of Bridger-Teton National Forest Bridger-Teton National Forest Bridger-Teton National Forest is located in western Wyoming, United States. The forest consists of , making it the second largest National Forest outside of Alaska. The forest stretches from Yellowstone National Park, along the eastern boundary of Grand Teton National Park and from there rides... )	Wyoming	1,666,569	6,744.37
Modoc National Forest Modoc National Forest Modoc National Forest is a national forest in northeastern California, covering parts of Modoc , Lassen , and Siskiyou counties. Most of the forest was covered by an immense lava flow millions of years ago. The eastern part of the forest east of Alturas contains a spur of the Cascade Range to...	California	1,663,401	6,731.55
Targhee National Forest (part of Caribou-Targhee National Forest Caribou-Targhee National Forest Caribou-Targhee National Forest is located in the states of Idaho and Wyoming, with a small section in Utah in the United States. The forest is broken into several separate sections and extends over . To the east the forest borders Yellowstone National Park, Grand Teton National Park and... )	Idaho / Wyoming	1,643,501	6,651.01
Cibola National Forest Cibola National Forest The Cibola National Forest is a United States National Forest in western and central New Mexico, USA. The forest also manages four National Grasslands that stretch from northeastern New Mexico eastward into the Texas Panhandle and western Oklahoma. It is administered by the United States Forest...	New Mexico	1,631,419	6,602.12
Kaniksu National Forest Kaniksu National Forest The Kaniksu National Forest is a U.S. National Forest located in northeastern Washington, the Idaho panhandle, and northwestern Montana. The Idaho portion is one of three forests that are aggregated into the Idaho Panhandle National Forest, along with the Coeur d'Alene National Forest and St. Joe... (part of Idaho Panhandle National Forest Idaho Panhandle National Forest Idaho Panhandle National Forest is a national forest located in the U.S. state of Idaho. Approximately 22.4% of the forest extends into the states of Montana and Washington . The forest was combined in 2000 from three previous separate National Forests which continue to manage themselves somewhat... )	Idaho / Montana / Washington	1,627,753	6,587.28
Deschutes National Forest Deschutes National Forest The Deschutes National Forest is a United States National Forest located in parts of Deschutes, Klamath, Lake, and Jefferson counties in central Oregon. It comprises 1.8 million acres along the east side of the Cascade mountains. In 1908, the Deschutes National Forest was established from parts...	Oregon	1,596,899	6,462.42
Bitterroot National Forest Bitterroot National Forest Bitterroot National Forest comprises 1.587 million acres in west-central Montana and eastern Idaho, of the United States. It is located primarily in Ravalli County, Montana , but also has acreage in Idaho County, Idaho , and Missoula County, Montana .Founded in 1898, the forest is located in the...	Montana / Idaho	1,587,070	6,422.64
Santa Fe National Forest Santa Fe National Forest The Santa Fe National Forest is a protected national forest in northern New Mexico in the Southwestern United States. It was established in 1915 and covers 1,567,181 acres . Elevations range from 5,300 feet to 13,103 feet at the summit of Truchas Peak, located within the Pecos Wilderness...	New Mexico	1,566,147	6,337.97
Kaibab National Forest Kaibab National Forest At 1.6 million acres the Kaibab National Forest borders both the north and south rims of the Grand Canyon, in north-central Arizona. It is divided into three major sections: the North Kaibab Ranger District and the South Kaibab and are managed by USDA Forest Service...	Arizona	1,560,165	6,313.76
Okanogan National Forest Okanogan National Forest The Okanogan National Forest is a U.S. National Forest located in northern and western Okanogan County in north-central Washington State, United States...	Washington	1,499,013	6,066.29
Mark Twain National Forest Mark Twain National Forest Mark Twain National Forest is a U.S. National Forest located in the southern half of Missouri. MTNF was established on September 11, 1939. It is named for author Mark Twain, a Missouri native. The MTNF covers approximately 1.5 million acres , 78,000 acres of which are Wilderness, and National...	Missouri	1,491,124	6,034.36
Malheur National Forest Malheur National Forest The Malheur National Forest is a National Forest in the U.S. state of Oregon. It contains 1.7 million acres in the Blue Mountains of eastern Oregon. The forest include high desert grasslands, sage, juniper, pine, fir, and other tree species. Elevations vary from about 4000 feet to the 9038...	Oregon	1,465,286	5,929.80
Fishlake National Forest Fishlake National Forest Fishlake National Forest is located in south central Utah, USA. Its namesake is the largest freshwater mountain lake in the state.-Geography:...	Utah	1,461,226	5,913.37
Umatilla National Forest Umatilla National Forest The Umatilla National Forest, in the Blue Mountains of northeast Oregon and southeast Washington, covers an area of 1.4 million acres . In descending order of land area the forest is located in parts of Umatilla, Grant, Columbia, Morrow, Wallowa, Union, Garfield, Asotin, Wheeler, and Walla Walla...	Oregon / Washington	1,407,001	5,693.93
Carson National Forest Carson National Forest Carson National Forest is a national forest in northern New Mexico, United States. It encompasses 6,070 square kilometers and is administered by the United States Forest Service...	New Mexico	1,391,674	5,631.90
Ashley National Forest Ashley National Forest Ashley National Forest is a national forest located in northeastern Utah and southwestern Wyoming. Within the Forest’s bounds are of vast forests, lakes, and mountains, with elevations ranging from . The Forest covers portions of Utah; Duchesne; Uintah; Daggett; and Summit counties in Utah and...	Utah / Wyoming	1,382,347	5,594.16
Gifford Pinchot National Forest Gifford Pinchot National Forest Gifford Pinchot National Forest is a U.S. National Forest located in southern Washington, USA. With an area of 1.37 million acres , it extends 116 km along the western slopes of Cascade Range from Mount Rainier National Park to the Columbia River. It includes the 110,000 acre Mount St....	Washington	1,319,650	5,340.43
Sierra National Forest Sierra National Forest Sierra National Forest is a U.S. National Forest located on the western slope of central Sierra Nevada in the state of California. The forest is known for its mountain scenery and natural resources. Forest headquarters are located in Clovis, California...	California	1,311,833	5,308.80
Mount Baker National Forest Mount Baker National Forest Mount Baker National Forest was established in Washington on January 21, 1924 when its name was changed from Washington National Forest. In 1974 it was administratively combined with Snoqualmie National Forest to make Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest. In descending order of land area, Mount... (part of Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest The Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest in Washington extends more than along the western slopes of the Cascade Range from the Canadian border to the northern boundary of Mount Rainier National Park. Forest headquarters are located in the city of Everett.... )	Washington	1,301,787	5,268.15
Manti-La Sal National Forest Manti-La Sal National Forest The Manti-La Sal National Forest covers 1,270,646 acres and is located in the central and southeastern parts of the U.S. state of Utah and the extreme western part of Colorado...	Utah / Colorado	1,270,646	5,142.12
Whitman National Forest Whitman National Forest Whitman National Forest was established in Oregon on July 1, 1908 with from part of Blue Mountains National Forest. On June 20, 1920 part of Minam National Forest was added. In 1954 it was administratively combined with Wallowa National Forest to make Wallowa–Whitman National Forest... (part of Wallowa-Whitman National Forest Wallowa-Whitman National Forest The Wallowa–Whitman National Forest is a United States National Forest in Oregon. Formed by a merger of the formerly separate Wallowa and Whitman national forests, it is located in the northeastern corner of the state, in Wallowa, Baker, Union, Grant, and Umatilla counties in Oregon, and includes... )	Oregon	1,266,902	5,126.97
Snoqualmie National Forest Snoqualmie National Forest Snoqualmie National Forest is a United States National Forest in the State of Washington. It was established on 1 July 1908, when an area of 961,120 acres was split from the existing Washington National Forest. Its size was increased on 13 October 1933, when a part of Rainier National Forest was... (part of Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest The Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest in Washington extends more than along the western slopes of the Cascade Range from the Canadian border to the northern boundary of Mount Rainier National Park. Forest headquarters are located in the city of Everett.... )	Washington	1,258,167	5,091.62
Black Hills National Forest Black Hills National Forest Black Hills National Forest is located in southwestern South Dakota and northeastern Wyoming. The forest has an area of over 1.25 million acres and is managed by the Forest Service. Forest headquarters are located in Custer, South Dakota...	South Dakota / Wyoming	1,252,395	5,068.26
Prescott National Forest Prescott National Forest The Prescott National Forest is a 1.25 million acre United States National Forest located in north central Arizona in the vicinity of Prescott. The forest is located in the mountains southwest of Flagstaff and north of Phoenix in Yavapai County, with a small portion extending into southwestern...	Arizona	1,239,775	5,017.19
Deerlodge National Forest (part of Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest The Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest is the largest of the National Forests in Montana, United States. Covering , the forest is broken into nine separate sections and stretches across eight counties in the southwestern area of the state. President Theodore Roosevelt named the two forests in... )	Montana	1,227,108	4,965.93
Fremont National Forest Fremont National Forest The Fremont National Forest is a United States National Forest named after John C. Frémont, who explored the area for the United States Army Corps of Engineers in 1843. It is located in western Lake and eastern Klamath counties in Oregon, and has a land area of . There are local ranger district...	Oregon	1,207,039	4,884.71
Custer National Forest Custer National Forest Custer National Forest is located primarily in the southern part of the U.S. state of Montana but also has separate sections in northwestern South Dakota. With a total area of 1,278,279 acres , the forest comprises over 10 separate sections...	Montana / South Dakota	1,187,516	4,805.71
Plumas National Forest Plumas National Forest Plumas National Forest is a 1,146,000-acre United States National Forest located in the Sierra Nevada, in northern California.-Geography:...	California	1,176,005	4,759.12
Shasta National Forest (part of Shasta-Trinity National Forest Shasta-Trinity National Forest The Shasta-Trinity National Forest is a federally designated forest in northern California, USA. It is the largest National Forest in California and is managed by the United States Forest Service. The 2.2-million acre forest encompasses five wilderness areas, hundreds of mountain lakes and of... )	California	1,166,155	4,719.26
Sequoia National Forest Sequoia National Forest Sequoia National Forest is located in the southern Sierra Nevada mountains of California. The U.S. National Forest is named for the majestic Giant Sequoia trees which populate 38 distinct groves within the boundaries of the forest....	California	1,144,276	4,630.72
Ozark National Forest (part of Ozark-St. Francis National Forest Ozark-St. Francis National Forest The Ozark – St. Francis National Forest is a United States National Forest that is located in the state of Arkansas. It is composed of two separate forests, Ozark National Forest and St. Francis National Forest, each with their own biological, topographical, and geological differences... )	Arkansas	1,138,966	4,609.23
Routt National Forest (part of Medicine Bow - Routt National Forest Medicine Bow - Routt National Forest Medicine Bow – Routt National Forest is the official title to a U.S. Forest Service managed area extending over 2,769,949 acres in the states of Wyoming and Colorado, United States... )	Colorado	1,125,438	4,554.49
San Isabel National Forest San Isabel National Forest San Isabel National Forest is located in central Colorado. The forest contains 19 of the state's 54 fourteeners, peaks over high, including Mount Elbert, the highest point in Colorado....	Colorado	1,120,241	4,533.45
Pike National Forest Pike National Forest The Pike National Forest is located in the Front Range of Colorado, USA, west of Colorado Springs and including Pikes Peak. The forest encompasses 1,106,604 acres within Clear Creek, Teller, Park, Jefferson, Douglas and El Paso counties. The major rivers draining the forest are the South Platte...	Colorado	1,110,648	4,494.63
Bighorn National Forest Bighorn National Forest Bighorn National Forest is located in northern Wyoming, United States and consists of over 1.1 million acres . Created as a US Forest Reserve in 1897, it is one of the oldest government-protected forest lands in the U.S...	Wyoming	1,107,572	4,482.18
Lincoln National Forest Lincoln National Forest The Lincoln National Forest is a protected national forest in the State of New Mexico in the southwestern United States. It was established in 1902 and covers 1,103,828 acres...	New Mexico	1,103,828	4,467.03
Medicine Bow National Forest (part of Medicine Bow - Routt National Forest Medicine Bow - Routt National Forest Medicine Bow – Routt National Forest is the official title to a U.S. Forest Service managed area extending over 2,769,949 acres in the states of Wyoming and Colorado, United States... )	Wyoming	1,096,890	4,438.96
Siskiyou National Forest (part of Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest The Rogue River – Siskiyou National Forest is a United States National Forest located on both sides of the border between the states of Oregon and California. The formerly separate Rogue River and Siskiyou National Forests were administratively combined in 2004... )	Oregon / California	1,094,766	4,430.36
Mount Hood National Forest Mount Hood National Forest The Mount Hood National Forest is located east of the city of Portland, Oregon, and the northern Willamette River valley. The Forest extends south from the Columbia River Gorge across more than of forested mountains, lakes and streams to the Olallie Scenic Area, a high lake basin under the slopes...	Oregon	1,070,600	4,332.56
Lassen National Forest Lassen National Forest Lassen National Forest is a national forest of 1,700 square miles in northeastern California. It is named after pioneer Peter Lassen, who mined, ranched and promoted the area to emigrant parties in the 1850s.- Overview :...	California	1,070,344	4,331.53
George Washington National Forest (part of George Washington and Jefferson National Forests George Washington and Jefferson National Forests The George Washington and Jefferson National Forests are U.S. National Forests that combine to form one of the largest areas of public land in the Eastern United States. They cover of land in the Appalachian Mountains of Virginia, West Virginia, and Kentucky... )	Virginia / West Virginia	1,065,388	4,311.47
Winema National Forest Winema National Forest The Winema National Forest is a United States National Forest in Klamath County on the eastern slopes of the Cascade Range in south-central Oregon, and covers . The forest borders Crater Lake National Park near the crest of the Cascades and stretches eastward into the Klamath Basin...	Oregon	1,045,548	4,231.18
Trinity National Forest Trinity National Forest Trinity National Forest was established as the Trinity Forest Reserve by the U.S. Forest Service in California on April 26, 1905 with . It became a National Forest on March 4, 1907. On July 1, 1908 it gave up some acreage to California National Forest. In 1954 it was combined administratively with... (part of Shasta-Trinity National Forest Shasta-Trinity National Forest The Shasta-Trinity National Forest is a federally designated forest in northern California, USA. It is the largest National Forest in California and is managed by the United States Forest Service. The 2.2-million acre forest encompasses five wilderness areas, hundreds of mountain lakes and of... )	California	1,043,677	4,223.61
Little Missouri National Grassland Little Missouri National Grassland Little Missouri National Grassland is a National Grassland located in western North Dakota, USA. At 1,033,271 acres , it is the largest grassland in the country. Enclaved within its borders is Theodore Roosevelt National Park, which is managed by the National Park Service...	North Dakota	1,028,128	4,160.69
Six Rivers National Forest Six Rivers National Forest Six Rivers National Forest is a U.S. National Forest located in the northwestern corner of California. It was established on July 1, 1947 by U.S. President Harry S. Truman from portions of Klamath, Siskiyou and Trinity National Forests. Its over one million acres of land contain a variety of...	California	998,540	4,040.95
Wallowa National Forest Wallowa National Forest Wallowa National Forest was first established as the Wallowa Forest Reserve in Oregon on May 6, 1905 with . On March 1, 1907 it was combined with the Chenismus Forest Reserve to create Imnaha National Forest, which was then renamed Wallowa on July 1, 1908. In 1954 it was administratively combined... (part of Wallowa-Whitman National Forest Wallowa-Whitman National Forest The Wallowa–Whitman National Forest is a United States National Forest in Oregon. Formed by a merger of the formerly separate Wallowa and Whitman national forests, it is located in the northeastern corner of the state, in Wallowa, Baker, Union, Grant, and Umatilla counties in Oregon, and includes... )	Oregon / Idaho	997,063	4,034.97
Ottawa National Forest Ottawa National Forest The Ottawa National Forest is a 1.0 million acre national forest in the Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. It includes much of Gogebic and Ontonagon counties, as well as slices of Iron, Houghton, Baraga, and Marquette counties. The forest is under the jurisdiction of the U.S...	Michigan	992,078	4,014.80
Caribou National Forest (part of Caribou-Targhee National Forest Caribou-Targhee National Forest Caribou-Targhee National Forest is located in the states of Idaho and Wyoming, with a small section in Utah in the United States. The forest is broken into several separate sections and extends over . To the east the forest borders Yellowstone National Park, Grand Teton National Park and... )	Idaho / Wyoming / Utah	987,221	3,995.14
Umpqua National Forest Umpqua National Forest Umpqua National Forest, in southern Oregon's Cascade mountains, covers an area of one-million acres in Douglas, Lane, and Jackson Counties, and borders Crater Lake National Park. The four ranger districts that comprise the Forest are Cottage Grove, Diamond Lake, North Umpqua, and Tiller Ranger...	Oregon	983,131	3,978.59
Helena National Forest Helena National Forest Helena National Forest is located in west-central Montana, in the United States. Covering 976,000 acres , the forest is broken into several separate sections. The eastern regions are dominated by the Big Belt Mountains, and are the location of the Gates of the Mountains Wilderness, which remains...	Montana	982,941	3,977.82
Uncompahgre National Forest Uncompahgre National Forest Uncompahgre National Forest is a U.S. National Forest covering 955,229 acres in parts of Montrose, Mesa, San Miguel, Ouray, Gunnison, San Juan, and Delta Counties in western Colorado...	Colorado	955,340	3,866.12
Colville National Forest Colville National Forest The Colville National Forest is a U.S. National Forest located in northeastern Washington state. It is bordered on the west by the Okanogan National Forest and the Kaniksu National Forest to the east...	Washington	954,413	3,862.37
Mendocino National Forest Mendocino National Forest The Mendocino National Forest is located in the Coastal Mountain Range in northwestern California and comprises 913,306 acres...	California	911,733	3,689.65
Wasatch National Forest Wasatch National Forest Wasatch National Forest was established as the Wasatch Forest Reserve by the U.S. Forest Service in Utah on August 16, 1906 with to the east of Salt Lake City and Provo. It became a National Forest on March 4, 1907. On July 1, 1908 Grantsville National Forest and Salt Lake National Forest were... (part of Wasatch-Cache National Forest Wasatch-Cache National Forest Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest is a United States National Forest located primarily in northern Utah , with smaller parts extending into southeastern Idaho and southwestern Wyoming . The name is from the Ute word Wasatch for a low place in high mountains, and the French word Cache meaning to... )	Utah / Wyoming	908,731	3,677.50
Monongahela National Forest Monongahela National Forest The Monongahela National Forest is a national forest located in the Allegheny Mountains of eastern West Virginia, USA. It protects over of federally-owned land within a proclamation boundary that includes much of the Potomac Highlands Region and portions of 10 counties.The MNF includes some...	West Virginia	900,074	3,642.47
Stanislaus National Forest Stanislaus National Forest Stanislaus National Forest contains in four counties in the Sierra Nevada Mountains of Northern California. It was established on February 22, 1897, making it one of the oldest national forests...	California	898,121	3,634.57
Hiawatha National Forest Hiawatha National Forest Hiawatha National Forest is a National Forest in the Upper Peninsula of the state of Michigan in the United States. Commercial logging is conducted in some areas. The United States Forest Service administers this National Forest; it is physically divided into two subunits, commonly called the...	Michigan	894,716	3,620.79
Uinta National Forest Uinta National Forest Uinta National Forest is a national forest located in north central Utah, USA. It was originally part of the Uinta Forest Reserve, created by Grover Cleveland on February 2, 1897. The name is derived from the Ute word Yoov-we-teuh which means pine forest...	Utah	880,719	3,564.14
Tahoe National Forest Tahoe National Forest Tahoe National Forest is a U.S. National Forest located in the state of California, northwest of Lake Tahoe. It includes the peak of Sierra Buttes, near Sierra City, which has views of Mount Lassen and Mount Shasta. It is located in parts of six counties. In descending order of forestland area...	California	872,975	3,532.80
Chequamegon National Forest (part of Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest The Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest is a 1,530,647 acre U.S. National Forest in northern Wisconsin in the United States. Much of the old growth forest in this region was destroyed by logging in the early part of the 20th century... )	Wisconsin	867,181	3,509.36
St. Joe National Forest St. Joe National Forest The St. Joe National Forest is a U.S. National Forest located in the Idaho panhandle and is one of three forests that are aggregated into the Idaho Panhandle National Forest . In descending order of land area St. Joe National Forest is located in parts of Shoshone, Latah, Clearwater, and Benewah... (part of Idaho Panhandle National Forest Idaho Panhandle National Forest Idaho Panhandle National Forest is a national forest located in the U.S. state of Idaho. Approximately 22.4% of the forest extends into the states of Montana and Washington . The forest was combined in 2000 from three previous separate National Forests which continue to manage themselves somewhat... )	Idaho	866,511	3,506.65
Ochoco National Forest Ochoco National Forest The Ochoco National Forest is located in Central Oregon in the United States, north and east of the City of Prineville, location of the National Forest Headquarters. It encompasses of rimrock, canyons, geologic oddities, dense pine forests, and high desert terrain, as well as the headwaters of...	Oregon	851,095	3,444.26
Sitgreaves National Forest Sitgreaves National Forest Sitgreaves National Forest was established by the U.S. Forest Service in Arizona on July 1, 1908 with from portions of Black Mesa and Tonto National Forests. In 1974 entire forest was administratively combined with Apache National Forest to create Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest. The Sitgreaves... (part of Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest The Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest is a United States National Forest which runs along the Mogollon Rim and the White Mountains in east-central Arizona and extending into New Mexico, USA. Both forests are managed as one unit by USDA Forest Service from the forest headquarters in Springerville,... )	Arizona	818,749	3,313.36
Roosevelt National Forest Roosevelt National Forest The Roosevelt National Forest is a National Forest located in north central Colorado. It is contiguous with the Colorado State Forest as well as the Arapaho National Forest...	Colorado	813,798	3,293.32
White Mountain National Forest White Mountain National Forest The White Mountain National Forest is a federally-managed forest contained within the White Mountains in the northeastern United States. It was established in 1918 as a result of the Weeks Act of 1911; federal acquisition of land had already begun in 1914. It has a total area of...	New Hampshire / Maine	750,187	3,035.90
Chattahoochee National Forest (part of Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest The Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest in northern Georgia comprises two United States National Forests, the Oconee National Forest and Chattahoochee National Forest. The combined total area of the Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest is , of which the Chattahoochee National Forest comprises ... )	Georgia	750,061	3,035.39
Coeur d'Alene National Forest Coeur d'Alene National Forest The Coeur d'Alene is a U.S. National Forest located in the Idaho panhandle and is one of three forests that are aggregated into the Idaho Panhandle National Forest . Coeur d'Alene National Forest is located in Shoshone, Kootenai, and Bonner counties in northern Idaho... (part of Idaho Panhandle National Forest Idaho Panhandle National Forest Idaho Panhandle National Forest is a national forest located in the U.S. state of Idaho. Approximately 22.4% of the forest extends into the states of Montana and Washington . The forest was combined in 2000 from three previous separate National Forests which continue to manage themselves somewhat... )	Idaho	726,362	2,939.48
Arapaho National Forest Arapaho National Forest Arapaho National Forest is a National Forest located in north-central Colorado, United States. The facility is managed jointly with the Roosevelt National Forest and the Pawnee National Grassland from the United States Forest Service office in Fort Collins, Colorado...	Colorado	723,668	2,928.58
Jefferson National Forest (part of George Washington and Jefferson National Forests George Washington and Jefferson National Forests The George Washington and Jefferson National Forests are U.S. National Forests that combine to form one of the largest areas of public land in the Eastern United States. They cover of land in the Appalachian Mountains of Virginia, West Virginia, and Kentucky... )	Virginia / West Virginia / Kentucky	723,350	2,927.29
Cache National Forest Cache National Forest Cache National Forest was established by the U.S. Forest Service in Idaho and Utah on July 1, 1908 with , the majority in Utah, from part of Bear River National Forest. On July 1, 1915 all of Pocatello National Forest was added... (part of Wasatch-Cache National Forest Wasatch-Cache National Forest Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest is a United States National Forest located primarily in northern Utah , with smaller parts extending into southeastern Idaho and southwestern Wyoming . The name is from the Ute word Wasatch for a low place in high mountains, and the French word Cache meaning to... )	Utah / Idaho	701,453	2,838.68
Eldorado National Forest Eldorado National Forest Eldorado National Forest is a U.S. National Forest located in the central Sierra Nevada mountain range, in eastern Eldorado National Forest is a [[U.S. National Forest]] located in the central [[Sierra Nevada \|Sierra Nevada]] [[mountain range]], in eastern Eldorado National Forest is a [[U.S...	California / Nevada	685,707	2,774.96
San Bernardino National Forest San Bernardino National Forest San Bernardino National Forest is a federally-managed forest covering more than 800,000 acres . There are two main divisions which are the San Bernardino Mountains on the easternmost of the Transverse Range, and the San Jacinto and Santa Rosa Mountains on the northernmost of the Peninsular...	California	676,666	2,738.37
Angeles National Forest Angeles National Forest The Angeles National Forest of the U.S. National Forest Service is located in the San Gabriel Mountains of Los Angeles County, southern California. It was established on July 1, 1908, incorporating the first San Bernardino National Forest and parts of the former Santa Barbara and San Gabriel...	California	668,587	2,705.68
Chippewa National Forest Chippewa National Forest Chippewa National Forest is a National Forest located in northcentral Minnesota, United States, in the counties of Itasca, Cass, and Beltrami. Forest headquarters are located in Cass Lake, Minnesota. There are local ranger district offices in Blackduck, Deer River, and Walker.-History and...	Minnesota	666,619	2,697.71
Nicolet National Forest (part of Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest The Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest is a 1,530,647 acre U.S. National Forest in northern Wisconsin in the United States. Much of the old growth forest in this region was destroyed by logging in the early part of the 20th century... )	Wisconsin	664,824	2,690.45
Cherokee National Forest Cherokee National Forest The Cherokee National Forest is a large National Forest created on July 19, 1936, by U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt, operated by the U.S. Forest Service and encompassing some 640,000 acres .-Location:...	Tennessee / North Carolina	649,054	2,626.63
Siuslaw National Forest Siuslaw National Forest Siuslaw National Forest is a national forest in western Oregon, United States. Established in 1908, the Siuslaw is made up of a wide variety of ecosystems, ranging from coastal forests to sand dunes.- Geography :...	Oregon	634,204	2,566.53
Rogue River National Forest (part of Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest The Rogue River – Siskiyou National Forest is a United States National Forest located on both sides of the border between the states of Oregon and California. The formerly separate Rogue River and Siskiyou National Forests were administratively combined in 2004... )	Oregon / California	628,413	2,543.10
Olympic National Forest Olympic National Forest Olympic National Forest is a U.S. National Forest located in Washington, USA. With an area of 633,677 acres , it nearly surrounds Olympic National Park and the Olympic Mountain range. Olympic National Forest contains parts of Clallam, Grays Harbor, Jefferson, and Mason counties...	Washington	627,695	2,540.19
Kisatchie National Forest Kisatchie National Forest Kisatchie National Forest, the only National forest in Louisiana, USA, is located in the state's old growth piney hills and hardwood bottoms of seven central and northern parishes. It totals more than of public lands....	Louisiana	603,393	2,441.84
Buffalo Gap National Grassland Buffalo Gap National Grassland Buffalo Gap National Grassland is a National Grassland located primarily in southwestern South Dakota, United States. It is also the second largest National Grassland. Characteristics of the grasslands include mixed prairie and chalky badlands. The grassland is managed by the U.S. Forest Service...	South Dakota	596,560	2,414.19
Apalachicola National Forest Apalachicola National Forest The Apalachicola National Forest is the largest U.S. National Forest in the state of Florida. It contains and is the only national forest located in the Florida Panhandle. The Apalachicola National Forest contains two Wilderness Areas, Bradwell Bay and Mudswamp/New River...	Florida	562,924	2,278.07
Daniel Boone National Forest Daniel Boone National Forest Daniel Boone National Forest is the only national forest completely within the boundary of Kentucky. Established in 1937, it was originally named the Cumberland National Forest, after the core region called the Cumberland Purchase Unit...	Kentucky	560,787	2,269.42
Thunder Basin National Grassland Thunder Basin National Grassland The Thunder Basin National Grassland is located in northeastern Wyoming in the Powder River Basin between the Big Horn Mountains and the Black Hills. The Grassland ranges in elevation from feet to and the climate is semi-arid. The Grassland provides opportunities for recreation, including hiking,...	Wyoming	547,620	2,216.14
Manistee National Forest (part of Huron-Manistee National Forest)	Michigan	540,226	2,186.22
Nantahala National Forest Nantahala National Forest The Nantahala National Forest, established in 1920, is a national forest located in the American state of North Carolina. The word "Nantahala" is a Cherokee word meaning "Land of the Noonday Sun." The name is appropriate as, in some spots, the sun only reaches the floors of the deep gorges of the...	North Carolina	531,148	2,149.48
De Soto National Forest De Soto National Forest De Soto National Forest is of pine forests in southern Mississippi. It offers year-round opportunities for outdoor activities including camping, canoeing, hunting, fishing, and more. There are two wilderness areas within DeSoto: Black Creek Wilderness and Leaf River Wilderness...	Mississippi	518,587	2,098.65
Allegheny National Forest Allegheny National Forest The Allegheny National Forest is a National Forest located in northwestern Pennsylvania. The forest covers of land. Within the forest is Kinzua Dam, which impounds the Allegheny River to form Allegheny Reservoir. The administrative headquarters for the Allegheny National Forest is located in Warren...	Pennsylvania	513,185	2,076.79
Pisgah National Forest Pisgah National Forest Pisgah National Forest is a National Forest in the Appalachian Mountains of western North Carolina. It is administered by the United States Forest Service, part of the United States Department of Agriculture. The Pisgah National Forest is completely contained within the state of North Carolina...	North Carolina	512,670	2,074.70
Comanche National Grassland Comanche National Grassland Comanche National Grassland is a National Grassland located in southeastern Colorado, United States. It is the sister grassland of Cimarron National Grassland and contains both prairie grasslands and canyons. It is separated into two sections, each operated by a local ranger district, one of which...	Colorado	443,081	1,793.09
Huron National Forest (part of Huron-Manistee National Forest)	Michigan	438,538	1,774.70
Cleveland National Forest Cleveland National Forest Cleveland National Forest encompasses 460,000 acres , mostly of chaparral, with a few riparian areas. A warm dry mediterranean climate prevails over the Forest. It is the southernmost National forest of California. It is administered by the United States Forest Service, a government agency within...	California	438,079	1,772.84
Green Mountain National Forest Green Mountain National Forest Green Mountain National Forest is a national forest located in Vermontwhich supports a variety of wildlife, including beaver, moose, black bear, and white tailed deer. It also supports an abundant variety of bird species. The forest has been referred to as the 'granite backbone' of the state...	Vermont	396,731	1,605.51
Talladega National Forest Talladega National Forest The Talladega National Forest is located in the U.S. state of Alabama and covers 392,567 acres at the southern edge of the Appalachian Mountains....	Alabama	392,567	1,588.66
Ocala National Forest Ocala National Forest The Ocala National Forest is the second largest National Forest in the U.S. state of Florida and covers approximately of Central Florida. It is located three miles east of Ocala and southeast of Gainesville...	Florida	384,140	1,554.56
Sumter National Forest Sumter National Forest The Sumter National Forest is one of two forests in South Carolina that are managed together by the United States Forest Service, the other being the Francis Marion National Forest. The Sumter National Forest consists of which are divided into several non-contiguous sections in western South...	South Carolina	370,036	1,497.48
Grand Mesa National Forest Grand Mesa National Forest The Grand Mesa National Forest is a U.S. National Forest in Mesa, Delta and Garfield Counties in Western Colorado. It borders the White River National Forest to the north and the Gunnison National Forest to the east. The forest covers most of Grand Mesa and the south part of Battlement Mesa. It...	Colorado	346,555	1,402.46
Shawnee National Forest Shawnee National Forest The Shawnee National Forest, located in the Ozark and Shawnee Hills of Southern Illinois, consists of approximately 280,000 acres of federally managed lands. In descending order of land area it is located in parts of Pope, Jackson, Union, Hardin, Alexander, Saline, Gallatin, Johnson, and Massac...	Illinois	265,610	1,074.89
Francis Marion National Forest Francis Marion National Forest The Francis Marion National Forest is located north of Charleston, South Carolina. It is named for revolutionary war hero Francis Marion, who was known to the British as the Swamp Fox. It lies entirely within the Middle Atlantic coastal forests ecoregion....	South Carolina	258,553	1,046.33
Wayne National Forest Wayne National Forest The Wayne National Forest is located in the south-eastern part of the U.S. state of Ohio, in the Unglaciated Allegheny Plateau. It is the only national forest in Ohio. Forest headquarters are located between The Plains and Nelsonville, Ohio, on US Route 33, overlooking the Hocking River.The forest...	Ohio	239,951	971.05
Hoosier National Forest Hoosier National Forest The Hoosier National Forest, in the hills of south central Indiana, is a property managed by the United States Forest Service. Composed of four separate sections, it has a total area of . It is headquartered in Bedford, with a regional office in Tell City...	Indiana	202,097	817.86
Pawnee National Grassland Pawnee National Grassland Pawnee National Grassland is a United States National Grassland located in northeastern Colorado on the Colorado Eastern Plains. The grassland is located in the South Platte River basin in remote northern and extreme northeastern Weld County between Greeley and Sterling...	Colorado	193,060	781.29
Homochitto National Forest Homochitto National Forest Homochitto National Forest is a U.S. National Forest in southwestern Mississippi comprising . In the mid-1930s, the Civilian Conservation Corps began reforestation of the area and developing a system of roadways and recreational areas.-Geography:...	Mississippi	191,842	776.36
William B. Bankhead National Forest William B. Bankhead National Forest The William B. Bankhead National Forest is Alabama's largest National Forest, with , and is home of Alabama's only National Wild and Scenic River, the Sipsey Fork. It is located in northwestern Alabama, around the town of Double Springs; it is named in honor of William B. Bankhead, a longtime U.S...	Alabama	181,230	733.41
Bienville National Forest Bienville National Forest Bienville National Forest is a United States National Forest in central Mississippi. It is named for Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville. In descending order of land area it lies in parts of Scott, Smith, Jasper, and Newton counties. It has an area of 178,542 acres...	Mississippi	178,541	722.53
Osceola National Forest Osceola National Forest Osceola National Forest is an American National Forest located in Florida.Osceola National Forest was created by President Herbert Hoover's proclamation, on July 10, 1931...	Florida	164,579	666.03
Sam Houston National Forest Sam Houston National Forest The Sam Houston National Forest, one of four National Forests in Texas, is located 50 miles north of Houston. The forest is administered together with the other three United States National Forests and two National Grasslands located entirely in Texas, from common offices in Lufkin, Texas...	Texas	163,045	659.82
Sabine National Forest Sabine National Forest Sabine National Forest is located in East Texas near the Texas-Louisiana border. The forest is administered together with the other three United States National Forests and two National Grasslands located entirely in Texas, from common offices in Lufkin, Texas. The units include Angelina, Davy...	Texas	160,873	651.03
Davy Crockett National Forest Davy Crockett National Forest Davy Crockett National Forest is off U.S. Highway 69 lying west of Lufkin, Texas and east of Crockett. It is administered by the United States Department of Agriculture National Forest Service local headquarters in Lufkin...	Texas	160,647	650.12
Croatan National Forest Croatan National Forest The Croatan National Forest is a U.S. National Forest, was established on July 29, 1936, and is located on the Atlantic coast of North Carolina. It is administered by the United States Forest Service, a part of the United States Department of Agriculture...	North Carolina	159,885	647.03
Holly Springs National Forest Holly Springs National Forest The Holly Springs National Forest was established by the United States Forest Service on June 15, 1936 during the tenure of United States Department of Agriculture Chief Forester Ferdinand A. Silcox...	Mississippi	155,661	629.94
Grand River National Grassland Grand River National Grassland Grand River National Grassland is a National Grassland in northwestern South Dakota, USA. It is named for the Grand River. The North and South forks of the rivers meet in the grassland. It has a land area of 154,783 acres . In descending order of acreage it lies in parts of Perkins, Corson, and...	South Dakota	154,783	626.38
Angelina National Forest Angelina National Forest Angelina National Forest is a United States National Forest, one of four located in Texas. The Angelina National Forest is located in East Texas in parts of San Augustine, Angelina, Jasper and Nacogdoches counties. It is managed together with the three other National Forests in Texas from...	Texas	153,180	619.90
Nebraska National Forest Nebraska National Forest The Nebraska National Forest is a United States National Forest located in the U.S. state of Nebraska. The total area of the national forest is ....	Nebraska	141,546	572.82
Kiowa National Grassland Kiowa National Grassland Kiowa National Grassland is a National Grassland located in New Mexico, USA. The Great Plains grassland includes prairie and part of the Canadian River Canyon.-Sections:...	New Mexico	136,417	552.06
Samuel R. McKelvie National Forest Samuel R. McKelvie National Forest The Samuel R. McKelvie National Forest is located in the north-central Sandhills region of the U.S. state of Nebraska. Created on October 15, 1971 , the forest is named after former Governor Samuel R. McKelvie...	Nebraska	116,079	469.76
Fort Pierre National Grassland Fort Pierre National Grassland Fort Pierre National Grassland is a United States National Grassland in central South Dakota, south of the capital, Pierre. It is primarily a short grass prairie. It has a land area of 115,890 acres . In descending order of acreage it lies in parts of Lyman, Stanley, and Jones counties. Part of the...	South Dakota	115,890	468.99
Oconee National Forest (part of Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest The Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest in northern Georgia comprises two United States National Forests, the Oconee National Forest and Chattahoochee National Forest. The combined total area of the Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest is , of which the Chattahoochee National Forest comprises ... )	Georgia	115,340	466.76
Crooked River National Grassland Crooked River National Grassland Crooked River National Grassland is a National Grassland located in Jefferson County in the north-central part of the U.S. state of Oregon. It has a land area of 112,357 acres . It contains two National Wild and Scenic Rivers, the Deschutes River and the Crooked River...	Oregon	112,357	454.69
Cimarron National Grassland Cimarron National Grassland Cimarron National Grassland is a National Grassland located in Morton County, Kansas, United States, with a very small part extending eastward into Stevens County. Cimarron National Grassland is located near Comanche National Grassland which is across the border in Colorado...	Kansas	108,175	437.77
Oglala National Grassland Oglala National Grassland The Oglala National Grassland is a United States National Grassland in the northwest corner of Nebraska. It is in northern Sioux and northwestern Dawes counties, on the borders with South Dakota and Wyoming...	Nebraska	94,520	382.51
Rita Blanca National Grassland Rita Blanca National Grassland Rita Blanca National Grassland is a National Grassland located in northern Dallam County, Texas, in the Texas Panhandle, and in southern Cimarron County, Oklahoma, in the western Oklahoma Panhandle, USA. It is not one solid block of government owned land but rather several small blocks of...	Texas / Oklahoma	92,989	376.31
Valles Caldera National Preserve	New Mexico	89,716	363.07
Conecuh National Forest Conecuh National Forest The Conecuh National Forest in southern Alabama covers 83,000 acres , along the Alabama - Florida line in Covington and Escambia counties. Topography is level to moderately sloping, broad ridges with stream terraces and broad floodplains....	Alabama	83,858	339.36
Sheyenne National Grassland	North Dakota	70,446	285.08
Tombigbee National Forest Tombigbee National Forest Tombigbee National Forest is a U.S. National Forest in eastern and northeastern Mississippi. It is named for the nearby Tombigbee River. It is divided geographically into two non-contiguous sections. The larger southern section, about 60% of the total acreage, is located north of Louisville, in...	Mississippi	67,005	271.16
Delta National Forest Delta National Forest Delta National Forest is a U.S. National Forest in western Mississippi. It is located in Sharkey County and has an area of . The forest is headquartered in Jackson, as are all six National Forests in Mississippi, but there are local ranger district offices located in Rolling Fork...	Mississippi	60,898	246.45
Uwharrie National Forest Uwharrie National Forest Uwharrie National Forest is a federally-designated national forest region located primarily in Montgomery County, but also extending into Randolph and Davidson counties in south central North Carolina. It is the smallest of the four National Forests in North Carolina, with a total area of 50,369...	North Carolina	50,369	203.84
Curlew National Grassland Curlew National Grassland Curlew National Grassland is a National Grassland located in Oneida and Power counties in the state of Idaho, USA. It has a land area of 47,790 acres . The land used to make the grassland was purchased between the years 1934 and 1942. The primary goal of the grassland was to improve soil and...	Idaho	47,790	193.40
Black Kettle National Grassland	Oklahoma / Texas	31,286	126.61
El Yunque National Forest El Yunque National Forest El Yunque National Forest, formerly known as the Luquillo National Forest, and the Caribbean National Forest, is a forest located in northeastern Puerto Rico. It is the only tropical rain forest in the United States...	Puerto Rico	28,002	113.32
St. Francis National Forest (part of Ozark-St. Francis National Forest Ozark-St. Francis National Forest The Ozark – St. Francis National Forest is a United States National Forest that is located in the state of Arkansas. It is composed of two separate forests, Ozark National Forest and St. Francis National Forest, each with their own biological, topographical, and geological differences... )	Arkansas	21,090	85.35
Lyndon B. Johnson National Grassland Lyndon B. Johnson National Grassland Lyndon B. Johnson National Grassland is a National Grassland located in the Great Plains of the northern part of the U.S. state of Texas near Decatur and within an hour's drive from Fort Worth. It is primarily used for recreation such as hiking, camping, horseback riding, fishing and hunting...	Texas	20,309	82.19
Butte Valley National Grassland Butte Valley National Grassland Butte Valley National Grassland is a 18,425 acre United States National Grassland located in northern California. Administered by the United States Forest Service, it is located in northern Siskiyou County, near the Oregon border, between the communities of Dorris and Macdoel along U.S. Highway 97...	California	18,425	74.56
Caddo National Grassland Caddo National Grassland Caddo National Grassland is a National Grassland in the southern Great Plains, consisting of two separate sections located in northeastern and southeastern Fannin County, Texas, USA. It is a 17,873-acre park that was purchased in the 1930s...	Texas	17,873	72.33
Finger Lakes National Forest Finger Lakes National Forest The Finger Lakes National Forest encompasses 16,032 acres of Seneca and Schuyler counties, nestled between Seneca Lake and Cayuga Lake in the Finger Lakes Region of New York State in the United States of America...	New York	16,228	65.67
Tuskegee National Forest Tuskegee National Forest The Tuskegee National Forest is a U.S. National Forest located in Macon County, Alabama, just north of Tuskegee and west of Auburn. The topography is level to moderately sloping, with broad ridges with stream terraces and broad floodplains....	Alabama	11,252	45.54
Cedar River National Grassland Cedar River National Grassland Cedar River National Grassland is a National Grassland located in Sioux County and Grant County in southern North Dakota, United States. It has a land area of 6,717 acres . The portion in Sioux County lies within the Standing Rock Indian Reservation. Within the grassland are topographic features...	North Dakota	6,717	27.18
McClellan Creek National Grassland McClellan Creek National Grassland McClellan Creek National Grassland is a National Grassland located in southern Gray County, Texas, USA. It was purchased with the goal of restoring badly eroded land to its natural state. It is now administered under Cibola National Forest. In February 2006, all of McClellan Creek National...	Texas	1,449	5.86
Choctawhatchee National Forest Choctawhatchee National Forest Choctawhatchee National Forest is a United States National Forest established by President Theodore Roosevelt on November 27, 1908. The supervisory headquarters was established at DeFuniak Springs and moved to Pensacola in September 1910. It remained there until 1936 when it was relocated to...	Florida	743 *See Note	3.01 *See Note

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