National Forest · USFS · ID · Roosevelt connection
Challis National Forest
Alerts and conditions
All clear. The managing agency, the National Weather Service and wildfire reporting show no current alerts.
History
The designation history for this site (every law, proclamation and order, and the administration behind each) is being researched and checked by the Library’s historians.
The Roosevelt connection
Protected by T.R.
- : as President, Theodore Roosevelt set aside Challis National Forest (forest reserve). Roosevelt first protected land in this forest in 1905.
govinfo.gov · Roosevelt’s Public Lands
What to see and do
Plan your visit
Check the USDA Forest Service for current hours, fees and access.
Whose lands these are
These lands are the ancestral and present-day homelands of Native nations. A section on whose lands these are is being prepared with tribal review. In the meantime, Native Land Digital offers a starting point.
Pair it with
- Sawtooth National Recreation Area USFS · 24 miles
- Sawtooth National Forest USFS · 41 miles
- Boise National Forest USFS · 52 miles
- Salmon National Forest USFS · 63 miles
- Payette National Forest USFS · 76 miles
- Craters Of The Moon National Monument & Preserve NPS · 94 miles