National Forest Signboard stating Entering Kootenai National Forest

Welcome to the
Kootenai National Forest

The Kootenai National Forest is located in the Northwest corner of Montana and the Northeast corner of Idaho on the Canadian border. Providing abundant recreation and a wealth of natural resources, the Kootenai is a perfect place to relax and enjoy your National Forests!

Quick Links to Your Outdoor Adventures

Click here to read the latest Alerts and Conditions

Click here to find a cabin to rent on the Kootenai National Forest.

Click here to learn about staying safe and following the rules of bear country.

Click here to find a map to take on your adventures.

Click here to find out more about obtaining firewood permits on the forest.

New! Download FS Topo Map Products (Quad Maps)

FSTopo is the Forest Service series of large scale topographic maps. FSTopo maps are 7.5 minute, 1:24,000-scale over the conterminous United States, and 15 minute X 20-22.5 minute, 1:63,360-scale over Alaska.

These maps are available in several formats including:

Geo-enabled PDFs.
Geotiffs that contain both collar and non-collar editions in a single zipped file.
Hard copies are available for purchase at some Forest Service offices, U.S. Geological Survey Store, and some retail outlets.

New! Explore Our Interactive Fire History Map

Fire plays a natural role in the Kootenai National Forest and NW Montana ecosystem. It promotes vegetative and wildlife diversity and eliminates heavy fuel accumulations that can lead to catastrophic wildfire if not removed. Natural fires occur about every 5-25 years and they tend to be low intensity, ground fires that remove woody shrubs. You can now use our interactive map viewer to explore the wildland fire history for the Northern Region of the Forest Service, including the Kootenai National Forest.

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Features

Food Storage Requirements on the Kootenai National Forest

A food storage order signed on June 3, 2011 requires food storage and garbage practice across the Forest to reduce the potential for human-wildlife encounters.

Welcome to the Kootenai National Forest