Maps & Publications

Maps

Maps are available for sale at most ranger district offices and at the visitor centers. District offices can fill your call-in or mail-in orders upon receipt of a check in the amount of the price of the map or maps you request. The Alaska National Geographic Association outlets at the visitor centers can fill your orders with either a check or credit card.

• Interactive Visitor Map  & Mobile Apps links
• FSTopo - Forest Service Topographic Maps
• MVUM (Motor Vehicle Use Maps)
• The Alaska Geographic Association
• USDA Forest Service Visitor Maps - purchase downloads or hard copies
• USGS Store is the national outlet for Topographic maps. They offer a wide selection of other maps.  They sell Forest Visitor maps for all Forest Service Regions. 
• The Avenza Map Store is a source for purchasing and downloading digital versions of selected Forest Service maps suitable for use on mobile devices. 
• Yakutat City Trails Map
• Fire Management Zones Map

 Publications

A wide variety of brochures and publications are available at all Forest Service offices and visitor centers. Some brochures are also available in downloadable e-format:

• Tongass Junior Ranger Program Booklet  *Junior Ranger certificates and badges can not be sent through the mail, please reference the process here.
• Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center Jr. Ranger Program Booklet  *Junior Ranger certificates and badges can not be sent through the mail, please reference the process here.
• Junior Heritage Ranger Booklet
• FY21 State of The Tongass
• 2021 Unuk River Eulachon Monitoring Report 
• Sport Fishing in Southeast Alaska by area
• Tongass Visitor Guide 2022
• Ketchikan Area Trails Guide
• Archaeology Notes
• Land Use Associations of the Tongass National Forest
• Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center Map & Information
• Mt. Edgecumbe Volcanic Field Booklet
• Region 10 Channel Type Revision
• Region 10 Channel Type User Guide
• Region 10 Landform Guide
• Rock Art
• Salmon Fact Sheet
• Salmon in the Tongass
• Sculptures in Granite (this is a large document and may take a few minutes to load)

Plants & Other Botanical Lifeforms

• Byrophyte (Moss)
• Common Trees of Alaska
• Ferns of the National Forests
• Lichens of Alaska's South Coast
• Mushrooms of the National Forests
• Wildflowers of the Tongass National Forest

     Invasive Species

• Japanese Knotwood
• Kake Invasive Plant Plan  Kake Invasive Plant Plant Plan Title Page
• Orange Hawkweed
• Perennial Sowthistle
• Petersburg Invasive Plant Plan  Petersburg Invasive Plant Plan Title Page
• Spotted Knapweed
• Thistles
• Wrangell Invasive Plant Plan  Wrangell Invasive Plant Plan Title Page

More publications are available at Alaska Geographic

Alaska's National Forests - Where Nature, People, & Tradition Come Together Video

• Tongass National Forest Video

Shades of Green Videos

At 16.8 million acres, the Tongass National Forest is the largest national forest in the United States and the largest remaining temperate rainforest in the world. Nearly 500 miles long with 11,000 miles of coastline, it is as much a seascape as a landscape: a world of islands, waterways and tide-washed beaches along which marine and terrestrial life overlap.

The country’s largest national forest is a place with room for both quiet and clamor: the quiet of undeveloped, pristine places; the clamor of Americans commenting upon how the future forest will be managed and the steady hum of working communities, as well. Whether by standing in the mossy silence of old-growth forest, visiting one of Southeast Alaska’s unique communities, or taking part in the bustle of public discussion and debate, you are part of this temperate rainforest in transition.

We worked with Juneau-based KTOO to develop this video series called Shades of Green that really explores this magnificent place. The Tongass National Forest belongs to you, enjoy!

• Welcome to the Tongass National Forest
• World Class Treasure: The unique qualities of the Tongass are described by Dr. Richard Nelson
• Healthy Fish and Wildlife: Restoring, reclaiming, and preserving habitat in the Tongass with specific examples from Yakutat and Sitka
• Geology: Caves on Prince of Wales and other unusual geologic features under the Tongass
• Rebuilding our Home: After the closure of mills, the small logging town of Naukati rebuilds its economy by starting an oyster nursery
• Logging today, A New Look: Icy Straits Lumber harvests from small timber sales, saws and dries wood at their Hoonah mill, and sells value-added wood products in Southeast Alaska
• Tourism: Brenda Schwartz of Wrangell is one of the Alaska residents involved in tourism by taking visitors on jet boat rips up the Stikine River to view bears at Anan Creek.
• Working on the Forest: Forest Service employees describe the advantages, challenges and pleasure of working on the Tongass
• Living off the Land: The Forest Service role in sustaining subsistence opportunities and an example of efforts at Basket Bay/Kook Lake
• Research, Quest for Answers: Northern flying squirrel research is just one of many kinds of studies taking place on the Tongass
• Traditions and Stewardship: An archaeological dig near Coffman Cove illustrates the special relationship between the Forest Service and Alaska Native people

Disclaimer: The USDA Forest Service recognizes that some of the terms found on these archived documents may be considered offensive to many. These terms are not representative of USDA policy but reflect the actual place names that were in use at the time of original publication of these historical maps and documents.