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About the Area
What's Happening on the Forest?
Welcome to the stories page. These features cover a wide range of topics including project work, successes, partnerships, history and culture, employees, and recreation opportunities.
Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest
The Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest offers a setting of classic Western beauty and is known for its many recreational opportunities, scenic vistas, and wild places where visitors can still find solitude. The Forest does not resemble most other National Forests in that it has numerous fairly large but non-contiguous sections scattered across most of the state of Nevada and a portion of eastern California. It is divided into seven uniquely different administrative units. Six of the units are referred to as “ranger districts” and one is a “national recreation area.”
Forest offices are located in Austin, Carson City, Elko, Ely, Las Vegas, Tonopah, Wells, and Winnemucca in Nevada and Bridgeport in California. For addresses, hours, and phone numbers for each visit the offices webpage.
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Austin-Tonopah Ranger District
Located in central Nevada, the Austin-Tonopah Ranger District is characterized by a linear chain of mountains that stretch north-to-south across central Nevada.
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Bridgeport Ranger District
Located in western Nevada and eastern California, the Bridgeport Ranger District is known for its spectacular scenery, which ranges from snow-capped summits to crystalline alpine lakes.
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Carson Ranger District
Located in western Nevada and eastern California, the Carson Ranger District boasts a varied and spectacular landscape from scenic snowy alpine peaks to the warmer lower valleys of semi-arid Great Basin desert.
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Ely Ranger District
Located in eastern Nevada, the Ely Ranger District is made up of rugged, mountainous terrain, with some of Nevada’s tallest summits, and has nine wilderness areas that offers a solitude-filled backcountry adventure.
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Mountain City-Ruby Mountains-Jarbidge Ranger District
Located in northeastern Nevada, the Mountain City-Ruby Mountains-Jarbidge Ranger District’s terrain is composed of rocky peaks, glacier-formed lakes, steep narrow canyons, and rolling hills.
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Santa Rosa Ranger District
Located in northern Nevada, the Santa Rosa Ranger District is comprised of rugged granitic rock formations and wide, sweeping basins mountains and plateaus.
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Spring Mountains National Recreation Area
Located in southern Nevada, the Spring Mountain National Recreation Area’s rugged mountains with towering cliffs, steep hillsides, and deep narrow canyons are surrounded by a desert landscape.