Nebraska & Samuel R. McKelvie National Forests
Buffalo Gap, Fort Pierre, & Oglala National Grasslands

USDA Forest Service
Nebraska &
Samuel R. McKelvie
National Forests
Buffalo Gap, Fort Pierre,
& Oglala National Grasslands
125 North Main Street
Chadron, NE 69337
308-432-0300

Telephone for the
Hearing Impaired
308-432-0304

The Nebraska National Forest is located in central and western Nebraska and central and western South Dakota. This area is made up of 2 national forests, 3 national grasslands, a tree nursery and is host to a Job Corps facility.  There is an unusual combination of the native ponderosa pine forest of the Nebraska and Samuel R. McKelvie National Forests and prairies of mixed grass prairies on the Buffalo Gap, Fort Pierre and Oglala National Grasslands.  Hand-planted forests (Bessey Ranger District and Samuel R. McKelvie National Forest) within the Nebraska Sandhills with their combined grassland and forest are unique to the National Forest System.  And finally, Charles E. Bessey Nursery, the nation's oldest federal tree nursery, rounds out this interesting and challenging combination known as the Nebraska National Forest.  A variety of recreation and natural resources makes the Nebraska a perfect place to explore and enjoy your National Forests! 

Special Events

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Special Notices

• Special Orders - Restrictions and Closures
  
• Final Environmental Impact Study has been released for Black-tailed Prairie Dog Management on the Nebraska National Forest and Associated Units

• Public Comment Invited on Recreation Facilities

• Ongoing Motorized Travel Management Planning