Recreational Information
So
much to do and see
Facts about the Forest
Eastern Idaho Visitor Center
Opportunities
Wilderness Regulations
Insect
Repellent Information
So Much
To Do & See
The Caribou-Targhee
National Forest boasts rugged mountains, fertile valleys, rivers,
varied wildlife, campgrounds, wilderness, adventure, solitude and
scenery enough to saturate your aesthetic cravings.
A National Forest
is more than trees and camping,
hiking, fishing
and hunting. You can enjoy the magnificence of the mountains; the
serenity of the wilderness;
the miracles of spring flowers, baby animals and majestic big game;
the sound of birds while horseback
riding; a camping trip; and
the fun of a summer picnic in your National Forest - the Land of
Many Uses, or rent a rustic cabin.
So, leave your
stress behind and spend time with nature. In a few hours from any
place on the Forest you can pull into a campground. Pitch your tent
and spend a great get-away weekend fishing
for the big ones or dabbling a hook in the stream, swimming, canoeing
and cooking over a campfire. See local fire
restrictions.
You want to
go farther from civilization? Space for backpacking is almost limitless.
Please consult Forest Service
maps and handouts for information on where to go and how to get
there.
Woodcutting,
a popular family outing, starts early in the summer and continues
through the fall. Contact your local
Ranger District for information and a woodcutting
permit.
These suggestions
only scratch the surface. When you play on the Caribou-Targhee National
Forest, let your imagination lead you to exciting and safe
adventures in the out-of-doors.
Eastern
Idaho Visitor Center:
The Eastern
Idaho Visitor Center provides the public an opportunity to take
care of all their recreation needs in one convenient location. Customers
can acquire everything they need to enjoy the great outdoors. This
is just a small sampling of what is available:
- Federal Recreation
Passes - Golden Eagle, Golden Age, and Golden Access
- Caribou-Targhee
National Forest firewood and christmas tree permits
- Registration
for snowmobiles, ATV/motorcycle, and boat
- Idaho State
Park Pass (VIP)
- State of
Idaho Park & Ski parking permits
Don't forget
to pick up your favorite maps to accompany your outdoor journeys.
The visitor center sells a wide array of recreational and hunting
maps including National Forest maps, Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
surface management maps, and the 7.5 minute quad sheets from United
States Geological Survey maps (USGS). For more information, click
gmartinstraus@msn.com
You can register
your off-highway-vehicle (OHV) at the Eastern Idaho Visitor Center.
Facts
about the Forest:
The Caribou-Targhee
National Forest and Curlew National Grasslands offer a variety of
recreational opportunities. The following is information about the
area:
National Scenic or Historic
Trails:
- Oregon Trail
- Continental
Divide Trail
- Lander Trail
- Palisades
Creek Trail
- Hudspeth
Trail Cutoff
National Recreation
Trails:
- Big Springs
Water Trail
- Highline
Trail
- Wright’s
Creek Trail
Scenic Byways:
- Mesa Falls
- Bear Lake-Caribou
- Pioneer Historic
- Fort Henry
Historic Byway and Lost Gold Trails Loop
Opportunities
For more information
on recreation opportunities on all public lands, not just Forest
Service lands, please visit www.recreation.gov
or the Public Lands Information
Center to find recreation opportunities in the state or across
the nation!
Wilderness
Regulations
Wilderness is
defined as a portion of land set aside by an Act of Congress that
will remain unspoiled for future generations. A wilderness, in contrast
with those areas where humans and their works dominate that landscape,
is recognized as an area where "the earth and its community
of life are untrammeled by man, where man himself is a visitor who
does not remain." There are two wilderness areas on the Caribou-Targhee
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