| Category | Facts and Figures |
|---|---|
Land Area Information |
|
Number of National Forests and Grasslands |
177 (155 forests, 22 grasslands), 192 million acres |
|
States, Territories, Commonwealths having National Forests and National Grasslands |
42 |
|
Wilderness Areas |
403 (35.2million acres) |
|
Percent of Nat’l Wilderness Preservation System Managed by Forest Service in lower 48 states |
62% |
|
Percent of Nat’l Wilderness Preservation System Managed by Forest Service in total U.S. |
33% |
|
National Recreation Areas (NRA) (includes Land Between the Lakes NRA) |
20 |
|
National Scenic Areas (NSA) |
9 |
|
National Monuments, Volcanic Monuments and National Preserves (NM) |
7 |
|
Acres of NRA, NSA and NM |
Over 7 million |
Recreation Roads, Trails and Rivers |
|
|
National Forest Scenic Byways |
136 (9,126 miles) |
|
Wild and Scenic Rivers |
95 (4,418 miles) |
|
Trails |
133,087 miles |
|
Scenic and Historic Trails |
6,709 miles |
Sites, Facilities, and Services |
|
|
Heritage Sites |
277,000 |
|
Campgrounds |
4,300 |
|
Developed Recreation Sites |
23,000 |
|
Alpine Ski Areas |
135 |
|
Picnic Sites |
1,496 |
|
Boating Sites |
1,222 |
|
Swimming Areas |
140 |
|
Recreation Facilities |
18,000 |
|
Recreation Residences |
14,900 |
|
Resorts |
480 |
|
Outfitter/Guide Permits |
5,700 |
Miscellaneous Information |
|
|
Employees in Forest Service |
32,000 |
|
Total people-at-one-time capacity |
157 million |
|
Developed sites people-at-one-time capacity |
1.8 million |
|
Total recreation deferred maintenance- 1999 figures |
$812 million |
|
Recreation facilities portion of deferred maintenance |
$664 million |
|
Trails portion deferred maintenance (trails and trail bridges) |
$148 million |
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Last Modified: 16 March 2001
Expires: 12/30/2001