National Forest · USFS · CA, NV · Roosevelt connection
Inyo 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 Inyo National Forest (forest reserve). Roosevelt first protected land in this forest in 1907.
govinfo.gov · Roosevelt’s Public Lands
His proclamations and orders
- July 2, 1908: Executive Order 899, “Inyo National Forest, Calif. and Nev., Modified.” Today’s site includes land from this document. Still a separate, discrete national forest.
Executive Order 899 in Theodore Roosevelt’s Executive Orders and Proclamations
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
- Sierra National Forest USFS · 30 miles
- Devils Postpile National Monument NPS · 34 miles
- Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks NPS · 39 miles
- Manzanar National Historic Site NPS · 47 miles
- Alabama Hills National Scenic Area BLM · 53 miles
- Mono Basin National Scenic Area USFS · 53 miles