National Forest · USFS · MT, SD · Roosevelt connection
Custer 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 Custer National Forest (forest reserve). Roosevelt first protected land in this forest in 1904.
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
- Gallatin National Forest USFS · 52 miles
- Grass Lake National Wildlife Refuge FWS · 58 miles
- Yellowstone National Park NPS · 59 miles
- Hailstone National Wildlife Refuge FWS · 60 miles
- Shoshone National Forest USFS · 73 miles
- Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area NPS · 78 miles