San Juan National Forest

USDA Forest Service
San Juan National Forest
15 Burnett Court
Durango, CO 81301
970-247-4874

Telephone for the
Hearing Impaired
970-385-1257

Administration

Our directives include the Forest Service Manual and Handbooks. Many of our regulations are explained in the Code of Federal Regulations.

Special Orders are issued by the Regional Forester, Forest Supervisor and San Juan Field Office Manager which pertain to the San Juan Public Lands including the San Juan National Forest and the San Juan Field Office, BLM.

Management

Find out how we analyze and manage the San Juan National Forest by viewing our Projects page and Schedule of Proposed Actions.

Several fire management publications are available.

Recreation

We have many recreation maps, guides, books, and brochures available at our offices. They offer tips on subjects from bicycling to wildlife viewing…and everything in between. View an online bookstore [you'll leave the San Juan NF Web site] and/or see a display of our most popular recreation publications.

Research

Check out research published by the Rocky Mountain Research Station. Many publications are produced by other research stations and the Forest Products Laboratory.

Videos & Photos

The Forest Service has a free-loan video library. In addition, the Forest Service and Department of Agriculture have many photographs available on-line.

• The Forest Service photo gallery has historical and current photos.
• The image portal of the National Interagency Fire Center has firefighting photos.
• The image gallery of the USDA Agricultural Research Service has high-quality digital images.