Modoc National Forest

The Modoc National Forest has implemented virtual services to protect the health and safety of employees and members of the public during the COVID-19 outbreak in accordance with guidance from federal and state authorities. Please call 530-233-5811 and leave a message for prompt reply between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday-Friday.

Permits are not required for firewood collection at this time, though all other rules still apply.

The Wild Horses of the Devil's Garden

Popular Recreation Activities

More information about recreation opportunities across the forest

Need to Know

Please give Devil's Garden Horses Homes
Job Information—become a Forest Service employee
Resource Advisory Committee Application Information
Basin and Range Birding Trail—see all the Modoc and Pacific Flyway offers
- The Central Modoc River Center—first stop for birders in Modoc County
Maps and Publications—maps to help plan forest adventures
Historic Emmigrant Trail information:
- http://emigranttrailswest.org/
- http://www.octa-trails.org/

Horse Tails

Devil's Garden Wild Horses symbol.

Recently, several hundred Devil's Garden wild horses were rounded up for adoption.

In this series of short videos, different aspects of the process are covered including what people can do for the horses and why they care, what it takes to gentle a horse, an overview of an adoption day, and a special bond formed between a Forest Service employee and a wild horse in need of a home.