Sawtooth National Forest

This 2.1 million acre forest is situated in south central Idaho and extends into northern Utah and features some of the most magnificent and wildest country available in the U.S. outside of Alaska. The 756,000 acre Sawtooth National Recreation Area is located at the northern most end of the Sawtooth National Forest. Visitors can enjoy mountain biking, cross-country and downhill skiing, hunting, rafting, boating, horse-back riding, and wildlife viewing. The Forest boasts some 1,100 lakes and more than 3,000 miles of rivers and streams. Three Scenic Byways, the Sawtooth, Salmon River and Ponderosa Pine Scenic converge in Stanley Idaho and five mountain ranges, the Sawtooths, Boulders, White Clouds, Pioneer and Smokies provide scenic landscapes in every direction.