Oglala National Grassland

Oglala National Grassland
Oglala National Grassland
Map showing the location of Oglala National Grassland
Map showing the location of Oglala National Grassland
LocationSioux County and Dawes County, Nebraska, USA
Nearest cityCrawford, NE
Coordinates42°54′54″N 103°38′13″W / 42.915°N 103.637°W / 42.915; -103.637[1]
Area94,520 acres (382.5 km2)[2]
Governing bodyU.S. Forest Service
WebsiteOglala National Grassland

The Oglala National Grassland is a United States National Grassland in the northwest corner of Nebraska. It is in northern Sioux and northwestern Dawes counties, on the borders with South Dakota and Wyoming. It is 94,520 acres (38,250 ha) in size and is one of the small handful of National Grasslands administered by the US Department of Agriculture's Forest Service.[2] It is managed by the U.S. Forest Service together with the Nebraska and Samuel R. McKelvie National Forests and the Buffalo Gap and Fort Pierre National Grasslands from common offices in Chadron, Nebraska.[3]

  1. ^ "Oglala National Grassland". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved December 9, 2012.
  2. ^ a b "Land Areas of the National Forest System". U.S. Forest Service. January 2013. Retrieved December 9, 2012.
  3. ^ "Nebraska National Forests and Grasslands". U.S. Forest Service. Retrieved December 9, 2012.