alaska is the largest national forest in the united states.
alaska is the largest national forest in the united states.
what is the largest national forest in the united states?
alaska
there are 4,431,720 acres (17,934.535 km², or 6,924.563 sq mi) of national forest land within the county, more than in any county (or borough) outside of alaska. national forests and their acreage within the county are: nez perce national forest 2,224,091; clearwater national forest 870,807; payette national forest 804,853; bitterroot national forest 464,108; salmon national forest 66,074; and wallowa national forest 1,787. the nez perce national forest is located entirely within the county's borders, and is the largest national forest lying within a single county.









































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idaho county, idaho
founded in 1961, the winema national forest was initially protected as the cascade range forest reserve from 1893 to 1907, when it became the cascade (south) national forest. in 1908, it changed to the mazama national forest and then crater lake national forest until 1932. the land was part of the rogue river national forest from 1932 to 1961, when it was designated the winema national forest. in 2002, it was administratively combined with the fremont national forest. the winema national forest separately is the third-largest national forest (after the nez perce national forest and the okanogan national forest) that is contained entirely within one county.
fremont–winema national forest