National Forests

By: Philip DiMichele

Regions• Northern Region (R-1)

• Rocky Mountain Region (R-2)

• Southwestern Region (R-3)

• Intermountain Region (R-4)• Pacific Southwest Region (R-5)

• Pacific Northwest Region (R-6)

• Southern Region (R-8)

• Eastern Region (R-9)

• Alaska Region (R-10)

Northern Region (R1)

• Forests in (R1)– Yellowstone National Park– Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest

• # of vistors- 11,121,00

Rocky Mountain (R2)

• Forests in (R2)– Samuel R. McKelvie National Forest– Black Hills National Forests

• # of visitors- 29,599,000

Southwestern Region (R3)

• Forests in (R3)– Santa Fe National Forest– Carson National Forest

• # of visitors-19,313,000

Intermountain Region (R4)

• Forests in (R4)– Bridger-Teton National Forest– Boise National Forest

• # of visitors-20,954,000

Pacific Southwest Region (R5)

• Forests in (R5)– Cleveland National Forests – Eldorado National Forest

• #of visitors-27,437,000

Pacific Northwest Region (R6)

• Forests in (R6)– Deschutes National Forest– Fremont-Winema National Forest

• # of visitors-18,208,000

Southern Region (R8)

• Forests in (R8)– Bankhead National Forest – Tuskegee National Forest

• # of visitors-28,450,000

Eastern Region (R9)

• Forests in (R9)– Shawnee National Forest– Monongahela National Forest

• # of visitors- 16,061,000

Alaskan Region (R10)

• Forests in (R10)– Chugach National Forest– Tongass National Forest

• # of visitors-2,384,000

Did you know?

• Did you know that National parks cover about 193 million acres of the U.S.