Roosevelt National Forest
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The Roosevelt National Forest is a U.S. National Forest located in north central Colorado. The forest encompasses a mountainous area of the foothills on the eastern side of the continental divide of the Front Range in Larimer County and Boulder County. In Larimer County it includes the upper valleys of the Cache la Poudre and Big Thompson rivers. It includes forested areas along both sides of the Poudre Canyon and along the north and east sides of Rocky Mountain National Park. The Roosevelt National Forest is divided into two ranger districts, the Canyon Lakes Ranger District and the Boulder Ranger District. It is contiguous with the Colorado State Forest as well as the Arapaho National Forest. The forest is administered jointly with the Arapaho National Forest and the Pawnee National Grassland from the United States Forest Service office in Fort Collins.
The Roosevelt National Forest began in 1897 as part of the Medicine Bow Forest Reserve. It was renamed the Colorado National Forest in 1910, and was renamed to honor President Theodore Roosevelt in 1932.
Information is available for visitors by calling 970-295-6700.
[edit] External links
- USDA Forest Service site for Arapaho-Roosevelt-Pawnee
- Campground Descriptions in Roosevelt National Forest, Colorado
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