The art of exploration: Inside the National Forests and Grasslands Passport
A visitor photographs Cathedral Rock in the Spring Mountains National Recreation Area, part of the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest near Las Vegas, Nevada. The area offers hiking trails and scenic views of the rugged mountains and forested landscapes of southern Nevada. (Forest Service photo…
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Get out there with your best (dog) friend!
A hiker, Melissa Nicolli, with her dog Cedar, on the Cottonwood Lake trail in the Custer Gallatin National Forest. (Forest Service photo by Jabus Smith)
Not sure if you can bring your dog to the national forests on your next adventure? The answer is, “Yes!” Here are a few tips and guidelines…
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Restoring Hanging Lake
In the spring of 2023, Emily Kasyon hiked the Hanging Lake Trail in the White River National Forest for the first time. The water was so high she waded through it the entire way up.“My very first site visit out to this site was during high runoff,” said Kasyon, project lead with the National Forest Foundation. “The very first time I ever hiked this trail, it was completely flooding. I was hiking…
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No reservation? No problem!
Dispersed camping – camping outside of a designated, prepared campsite – isn’t for everyone. But it might be for you.
Campers Tyler Cross and Jeremy Halleaux enjoy a break around the campfire at their dispersed camping site within the Nordhouse Dunes Wilderness Area on the Manistee National Forest, Michigan, on June 8, 2026. Dispersed camping…
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Heart of the Appalachian Trail
Otherworldly vistas like this fog-shrouded stony hike along Thunder Hill await you on the Appalachian Trail as it winds its way through the George Washington and Jefferson National Forest. White blazes on the trees keep you on the straight and narrow. (Image courtesy of Kathryn Herndon-Powell, Appalachian Trail Conservancy)
Sunlight dapples through…
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Volunteer spotlight: Roger Robidoux, White Mountain National Forest
White Mountain National Forest volunteer Roger Robidoux gives a hiking safety presentation to Forest Service staff at the Lincoln Woods trailhead on Aug. 24, 2023. (USDA Forest Service photo by Glenn Rosenholm)
NEW HAMPSHIRE—Seeing his youthful vigor, you would never guess that White Mountain National…