Sawtooth National Forest

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Sawtooth National Forest
IUCN Category VI (Managed Resource Protected Area)
Sawtooth National Forest
Location: Idaho-Utah, USA
Nearest city: Boise, ID
Coordinates: 43°20′0″N, 114°29′0″W
Area: 2.1 million acres (8,500 km²)
Established: May 29, 1905
Governing body: U.S. Forest Service
View to the northwest in Utah's section of Sawtooth National Forest
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View to the northwest in Utah's section of Sawtooth National Forest

Sawtooth National Forest is located in the U.S. states of Idaho and Utah. Originally set aside in 1905 by U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt as the Sawtooth Forest Reserve, today the forest administers over 2.1 million acres (8,500 km²) of some of the most remote forestland in the lower 48 states.

There are over 1,000 lakes and 3,000 miles (4,830 km) of rivers and streams.

Part of the Sawtooth National Recreation Area is within the forest.

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