Umatilla National Forest
Welcome to the Umatilla National Forest
Drive over 2,000 miles of forest roads, hike or ride over 715 miles of trails, pick wild mushrooms or huckleberries, or select from more than 20 campgrounds
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Recreation Passes
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Forest Products
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Maps
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Public Use Restrictions
Important Forest Updates:
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Post-Fire Recovery: Information to stay updated on the Umatilla National Forest's post-fire recovery and long-term restoration activities.
- Northern Blues Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program (CFLRP)
- 2020 Winter Flood Damage and Repair: Walla Walla and Pomeroy Ranger Districts | North Fork John Day Ranger District
About the Forest:
Umatilla National Forest, located in the Blue Mountains of southeast Washington and northeast Oregon, covers 1.4 million acres of diverse landscapes and plant communities. The Forest has some mountainous terrain, but most of the area consists of v-shaped valleys separated by narrow ridges or plateaus. The landscape includes heavily timbered slopes, grassland ridges and benches, and bold basalt outcroppings with elevations from 1,600 to 8,000 feet above sea level. Summers are generally warm and dry with cool evenings. Cold, snowy winters and mild temperatures during spring and fall can be expected. More about the Forest...
Recent News
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Tiger Creek Fire Update for Oct. 5, 2024
Release Date: Oct 5, 2024
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Blue Mountains National Forests Release Final Assessment and Draft Preliminary Need to Change
Release Date: Oct 4, 2024
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Tiger Creek Fire Update for Oct. 3, 2024
Release Date: Oct 3, 2024
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Tiger Creek Fire Update for Oct. 2, 2024
Release Date: Oct 2, 2024
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Prescribed Fire in Tiger Creek moves into future planned treatment area
Release Date: Oct 1, 2024
Features
Great American Outdoors Act
The USDA Forest Service is moving forward with implementation of the Great American Outdoors Act, which will enable federal land managers to take aggressive steps to address deferred maintenance and other infrastructure projects on national forests and grasslands. The Act also provides permanent and expanded funding for land and water conservation programs.
Disaster Relief Funding
The USDA Forest Service in the Pacific Northwest has been allocated $291.2 million in disaster relief supplemental funding to address damage caused by the wildfires, floods, and extreme weather events the region experienced in 2019, 2020 and 2021. The funds will go to priority road and bridge repair, hazardous material/waste removal, watershed restoration, and other critical recovery needs on National Forest lands.
The Umatilla National Forest received a total of $4.6 million in disaster relief. Funds will be utilized for projects planned into 2024.