| Klamath National Forest | |
|---|---|
 Little Elk Lake in Klamath National Forest | |
  Map of the United States | |
| Location | Siskiyou County, California / Jackson County, Oregon |
| Nearest city | Yreka, California |
| Coordinates | 41°30′01″N 123°20′00″W / 41.50028°N 123.33333°W |
| Area | 1,737,774 acres (7,032.52 km2) |
| Governing body | U.S. Forest Service |
| Website | Klamath National Forest |
Klamath National Forest is a 1,737,774-acre (2,715 sq mi; 7,033 km2) national forest, in the Klamath Mountains and Cascade Range, located in Siskiyou County in northern California, but with a tiny extension (1.5 percent of the forest) into southern Jackson County in Oregon.[1] The forest contains continuous stands of ponderosa pine, Jeffrey pine, Douglas fir, red fir, white fir, lodgepole pine, Baker Cypress (Cupressus bakeri), and incense cedar. Old growth forest is estimated to cover some 168,000 acres (680 km2) of forest land.[2] Forest headquarters are located in Yreka, California. There are local ranger district offices located in Fort Jones, Happy Camp, and Macdoel, all in California. The Klamath was established on May 6, 1905.[3] This forest includes the Kangaroo Lake and the Sawyers Bar Catholic Church, which are located within the boundaries of the Forest. The Forest is managed jointly with the Butte Valley National Grassland.
- ^ Table 6 - NFS Acreage by State, Congressional District and County - United States Forest Service - September 30, 2007
- ^ Warbington, Ralph; Beardsley, Debby (2002), 2002 Estimates of Old Growth Forests on the 18 National Forests of the Pacific Southwest Region, United States Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Region
- ^ Davis, Richard C. (September 29, 2005), National Forests of the United States, The Forest History Society, archived from the original (PDF) on February 12, 2013