National Forest · USFS · CO · Roosevelt connection
Uncompahgre National Forest
Alerts and conditions
Wildfire Gold Mountain Fire: 39,747 acres, 92% contained
An active wildfire perimeter overlaps this site. Check the managing agency for closures before you go.
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 Uncompahgre 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
- Dominguez/Escalante National Conservation Area BLM · 20 miles
- Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area BLM · 34 miles
- Black Canyon Of The Gunnison National Park NPS · 38 miles
- Colorado National Monument NPS · 44 miles
- Grand Mesa National Forest USFS · 53 miles
- McInnis Canyons National Conservation Area BLM · 55 miles