Idaho Panhandle National Forest

The Idaho Panhandle National Forest comprises about 2.5 million acres of public lands, which lie within "the panhandle" of northern Idaho and extend into eastern Washington and western Montana. The Forest is in the east-central part of the Columbia plateau, between the Cascade Mountains to the west and the Bitterroot Mountains to the east. The northernmost portion of the forest shares a boundary with Canada. The Forest is within nine counties in three states; Boundary, Bonner, Benewah, Kootenai, Shoshone, Latah and Clearwater counties in Idaho; Lincoln County in Montana; and Pend Oreille County in Washington. The Forest was combined in 2000 from three previous separate National Forests (the Coeur d' Alene, St. Joe and Kaniksu Forests), which continue to manage themselves somewhat separately through district offices. The IPNF is rich in wildlife, including elk, deer, black and grizzly bear, and the woodland caribou, an endangered species living in northernmost Idaho. The IPNF also contains the Selkirk, Cabinet, Coeur d' Alene and Bitterroot mountain ranges with high mountain lakes and craggy ridge tops. There are also many large, spectacular lakes and a number of pristine rivers, some designated Wild and Scenic. The country, remote and rough to travel, is a special place for those seeking solitude.

Contacts:

Idaho Panhandle National Forest Headquarters
3815 Schreiber Way
Coeur d' Alene, ID 83814
(208)-765-7223
http://www.fs.fed.us/ipnf

IPNF Ranger Districts:

• Bonners Ferry Ranger District
  6286 Main Street
  Bonners Ferry, ID 83805-9764
  (208) 267-5561

• Coeur d'Alene Ranger District
  2502 East Sherman Ave.
  Coeur d' Alene, ID 83814-5899
  (208) 769-3000
  

• Priest Lake Ranger District
  32203 Hwy. 57
  Priest River, ID 83856-9612
  (208) 443-2512
  

• Sandpoint Ranger District
  1500 Highway 2, Suite 110
  Sandpoint, ID 83864-9509
  (208) 265-6670

• St. Joe Ranger District
  222 S. 7th St. Suite 1
  St. Maries, ID 83861
  (208) 245-2531
  
  

Idaho Panhandle Forest Issues and Projects

Click Here to Protect Idaho's Roadless Areas!

Click here for Information on The Contentious Myrtle Creek HFRA Project (pdf)