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
The Forest Service issued revised direction for outfitting and guiding administration and insurance. Links to outfitting and guiding documents, including the Federal Register Notice and updated Forest Service Manual and Handbook, are available at the Forest Service special uses page.
Visitors to the Shoshone National Forest....we need your input! PDF (51K)
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.
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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