Welcome
to the Shoshone National Forest, where superlative scenery and a
myriad of recreational opportunities await you!
The Shoshone National Forest
was set aside in 1891 as part of the Yellowstone Timberland Reserve,
making the Shoshone the first national forest in the United States.
It consists of some 2.4 million acres of varied terrain ranging
from sagebrush flats to rugged mountains. The higher mountains are
snow-clad most of the year. Immense areas of exposed rock are interspersed
with meadows and forests. With Yellowstone National Park on its
western border, the Shoshone encompasses the area from the Montana
state line south to Lander, Wyoming which includes portions of the
Absaroka, Wind River and Beartooth Ranges.
If you'd like to "hear"
more about the Shoshone National Forest go to our Podcast
Page and listen to MP3s on many topics.
Be on the lookout for the podcast
icon
in different areas of our website ... a click away to an auditory
trip on the Shoshone.
What's WILD on the Shoshone? Visit our Wildlife Page and find out!
Current Events
Comments on proposed natural gas drilling needed The Clarks Fork Ranger District of the Shoshone National Forest is seeking comments beginning October 1, 2008 on a proposed natural gas development project. details
Visitors to the Shoshone National Forest....we need Your input! PDF (51K)
The area closure for the Gunbarrel Fire has been lifted, effective September 11, 2008. Visitors are asked to be cautious as some heat remains in some areas. Crews mopped up hot spots in Jim Creek last week. Be especially careful in Jim Creek, Robbers Roost Creek, and Trout Creek and report smoke to Cody Dispatch Center at 800.295.9954. Fire personnel are monitoring the area daily and will increase patrols when warmer, drier weather conditions return this weekend.
For updated information call the Wapiti Ranger District at 307.527.6921.
Recreation Facility Analysis
- The Recreation
Facility Analysis [PDF - 664kb] is a working document that will
be a guide to the Shoshone National Forest in providing a quality,
sustainable recreation site management program. The Forest recognizes
that site-specific analysis and public involvement may be necessary
prior to implementing some of the proposals contained in this document.
Forest Service amends Management Plans
to sustain the recovered Yellowstone grizzly bear population. Regional
newsrelease.
Bear Food Storage Order that
requires all food and other attractants to be stored unavailable
to bears on the Shoshone (lands north of the Wind River Indian Reservation)
and the Bridger-Teton National Forests is currently in effect. See
our Bear
Information Page for more information.
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