National Forest · USFS · CA · Roosevelt connection
Sierra 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
His proclamations and orders
- April 20, 1908: Proclamation 805, “Modifying Sierra National Forest, California and Nevada.” Today’s site includes land from this document.
Proclamation 805 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
- Devils Postpile National Monument NPS · 24 miles
- Inyo National Forest USFS · 30 miles
- Yosemite National Park NPS · 44 miles
- Mono Basin National Scenic Area USFS · 50 miles
- Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks NPS · 52 miles
- Manzanar National Historic Site NPS · 69 miles