Forests and Grasslands
From the high desert to mountains, the forest is the backyard playground to 20+ million people in the Greater Los Angeles Area. Explore and help protect this 700,000-acre wonderland!
Cleveland National Forest honors its past and celebrates all it has to offer visitors, from camping and picnic areas, hiking, exploring on horseback, trail running, mountain biking, and scenic drives.
The Eldorado National Forest is located in the central Sierra Nevada about 1 - 1.5 hours driving time from Sacramento and 3 - 4 hours from the San Francisco Bay Area. Access is via Highways 50 and 88.
The Klamath National Forest & Butte Valley National Grassland cover 1,700,000 acres in Northern California and Southern Oregon.
The Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit includes over 156,000 acres of National Forest lands around beautiful Lake Tahoe and offers a wide variety of recreational activities.
Lassen National Forest is 1.2 million acres or 1,875 square miles. Here, at the Crossroads of California, the granite of the Sierra Nevada, the lava of the Cascades and the Modoc Plateau, and the sagebrush of the Great Basin meet and blend.
Encompassing almost two million acres, Los Padres National Forest spans some of the most ruggedly beautiful landscapes to be found anywhere in California
Mendocino National Forest offers 1 million acres of rugged, unique landscape from the Sacramento Valley foothills to the North Coast mountains.
From craggy peaks and high mountain lakes to wild and winding rivers, find your next adventure in the Lost Sierra.
We manage 680,000 acres of public land in four mountain ranges in Southern California, including portions of two National Monuments (Sand to Snow and Santa Rosa & San Jacinto Mountains)
The Sequoia National Forest covers over 1.1 million acres in three counties of Southern California and offers an abundance of recreation opportunities for people to enjoy.
The Shasta-Trinity National Forest offers a wide range of recreational activities, including hiking, backpacking, mountain climbing, horseback riding, camping, boating, fishing, sightseeing, downhill skiing, and snowmobiling.
With snow-capped peaks as your backdrop, we invite you to come and discover the “Heart of the Sierra."
Stretching in a narrow 140-mile band from the Oregon border south, our namesake major rivers include: Smith, Klamath, Trinity, Eel, Van Duzen, and Mad. The landscape is composed of extensive stands of conifers in a rugged mountain setting.
With 78 lakes, 811 miles of streams and rivers, and more than 1,000 miles of hiking trails, the 898,000-acre Stanislaus National Forest is the perfect destination for whatever your next adventure may be!
Renowned for its rugged beauty, historic sites and exceptional year-round recreation opportunities, Tahoe National Forest welcomes you.