Eldorado
 
Photo looking north from Big Hill lookout at Union Valley Reservoir. View from Westpoint Boatramp across the water at a Sunset with mist on the lake. Photo of Caples Lake from a trail. Photo looking up at the ridge with a waterfall cutting through the trees. Photo from a boat of a boatramp with forest in background. Photo of river cutting through a small canyon in the forest. Photo of facility sign with the building in the background. Photo of granite flat with sporadic trees and rocks. Photo of the lake looking through aspen tree leaves that have turned gold.
 

Tags

Popular Recreation Activities

Hiking Camping OHV Riding Fishing Scenic Driving

We have more information about recreation opportunities across the forest!

Stay Connected

graphic of a letter says Join Our Mailing List

Stay ConnectedUSDA BlogUSDA FacebookTwitterFlickr PhotostreamFS YouTube

Follow us on Facebook!

U.S. Forest Service - Eldorado National Forest

Recent News

RSS Feed Subscribe to this feed

RSS Help


Features

Big Hill Helitack: Building the Future Firefighting Workforce

Photo from inside of helicopter looking out over the shoulder of a firefighter at a smoke column.

The Big Hill Helitack program at the Eldorado National Forest manages two contract helicopters – one Type 1 and one Type 2 – which are national resources. When fully staffed, the Big Hill Helitack crew has 16 employees including a superintendent, a helicopter manager for each helicopter, and 13 other crew members.


ENF Reorganization Project

Map image of boundary changes to forest map.

The Eldorado National Forest is adapting to change. Our forest staff is evaluating how to reorganize with less facilities, less personnel, less government-owned-vehicles and more partnerships.

Spotlights

What are our Nature's Benefits?

Graphic of words Nature

The natural forest infrastructure provides multiple Nature's Benefits to people, plants, animals, and habitat. Find out how the Eldorado positively impacts your daily life!
About Us in California

About The Eldorado National Forest


A map of our nations national forests and grasslands.

Interactive Visitor Map: Eldorado National Forest


Focus on finding a national forest map.

Our Maps

 

Quick Links

Alerts & Warnings

View All Forest Alerts   

Related Links

Highlights


https://www.fs.usda.gov/eldorado/