The Hoosier National Forest Forest has two public offices - an office in Bedford, Indiana for operations in the northern part of the Forest in south-central Indiana, as well as an office in Tell City, Indiana for Forest operations in more southern areas of the state.

Hoosier National Forest - Bedford Office

Hoosier National Forest office in Bedford.

The Hoosier National Forest Supervisor's Office shares operations with the Brownstown Ranger District in Bedford, Indiana. This office contains administration responsibility for the entire Forest, as well as day to day management responsibility in the Northern half of the forest, north of Paoli and west to Loogootee known as the Pleasant Run and Lost River Units.

Address

811 Constitution Avenue
Bedford, IN
47421

Hours

  • Open Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (eastern)
  • Closed federal holidays

Phone

812-275-5987
1-866-302-4173 (toll free)
FRS: 1-800-877-8339

Fax

 812-279-3423

Services

Visitor information services and nature store are available. Public restrooms not available. 

Forest Supervisor

Mike Chaveas

Hoosier National Forest - Tell City Office

Tell City Main office

The Tell City office of the Hoosier National Forest is home to the Tell City Ranger District and the offices of the Indiana Interagency Coordination Center (fire). The Tell City Ranger District manages the Patoka and Tell City Units - the two most Southern Districts of the Hoosier.

Address

248 15th Street
Tell City, IN
47586

Hours

  • Open Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (eastern)
  • Closed federal holidays

Phone

812-547-7051

Fax

812-547-6144

Services

This office provides visitor center services, public restrooms, a nature store, and a pollinator garden where visitors can enjoy native wildflowers, butterflies and other pollinators.

District Ranger

Chris Thornton