Shoshone National Forest

Welcome to the Shoshone National Forest, where superlative scenery and a myriad of recreational opportunities await you!

The Shoshone National Forest was set aside in 1891 as part of the Yellowstone Timberland Reserve, making the Shoshone the first national forest in the United States. It consists of some 2.4 million acres of varied terrain ranging from sagebrush flats to rugged mountains. The higher mountains are snow-clad most of the year. Immense areas of exposed rock are interspersed with meadows and forests. With Yellowstone National Park on its western border, the Shoshone encompasses the area from the Montana state line south to Lander, Wyoming which includes portions of the Absaroka, Wind River and Beartooth Ranges.

Current Events

Prescribed Burn on Sheep Ridge/Torrey Rim
See the Current Conditions page for details.

Attention PoPo Agie Wilderness via Dickinson Park visitors!!!
As of June 4, 2004, the road to Dickinson Park from Ft. Washakie is temporarily closed. For current information please call the Superintendent of the Bureau of Indian Affairs at 307-332-3718.

Campgrounds opening by Memorial Day...see newsrelease for details.

Supervisor's Special Order that requires all food and other attractants to be stored unavailable to bears on the Shoshone (lands north of the Wind River Indian Reservation) and the Bridger-Teton National Forests is currently in effect. See our Bear Information Page for more information.

Fire Restrictions - Currently none on the Shoshone. See our forest Fire Page for more fire information.

Locator Map

USDA Forest Service
Shoshone
National Forest
808 Meadow Lane
Cody, WY 82414
307-578-1200
307-527-6241

Telephone for the
Hearing Impaired
307-578-1294