Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest

A view of forest and mountains in the fall in the Sardine Canyon area
Sardine Canyon, Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest
Storm clouds above the forest

Wilderness Areas

In 2007, the Uinta and Wasatch-Cache National Forests were administratively combined to make the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest with a total of about 2,100,000 acres. The vast majority of the forest is in Utah but there are small sections that cross the state lines into Idaho and Wyoming. As a large part of this forest covers the northern Wasatch Mountains around Provo, Salt Lake City and Ogden, the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest is one of the most heavily used forests in the National Forest system. Most of the ski slopes in Utah are within the boundaries of this forest, too.

Snow-capped Mount Ogden rising above thick forest in fall colors
Mt. Ogden in the fall
A view of forest and mountain in the Wellsville Canyon area
Wellsville Canyon area
Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest
US Forest Service
88 W. 100 North, PO Box 1428, Provo, UT 84601
801-342-5100
125 South State Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84138
801-236-3400
Latitude: 40.135178°N Longitude: 111.378479°W
Photo of Sardine Canyon in the fall courtesy of Alan Rinehart, US Forest Service
Other photos courtesy of the US Forest Service