National Forest · USFS · CO, WY · Roosevelt connection
Routt 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 Routt National Forest (forest reserve). Roosevelt first protected land in this forest in 1905.
govinfo.gov · Roosevelt’s Public Lands
His proclamations and orders
- June 12, 1905: Proclamation 569, “Establishing the Park Range Forest Reserve, Colorado.” Today’s site includes land from this document.
Proclamation 569 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
- Arapaho National Wildlife Refuge FWS · 29 miles
- Medicine Bow National Forest USFS · 53 miles
- Sheep Mountain Game Refuge National Game Refuge USFS · 58 miles
- Rocky Mountain National Park NPS · 63 miles
- Arapaho National Recreation Area USFS · 64 miles
- Roosevelt National Forest USFS · 66 miles