Best Usfs

Little Missouri National Grassland encompasses more than one million acres of prairie land within North Dakota. This area’s notable badlands topography and diverse mixed-grass ecosystem provide unique opportunities for scientific research and conservation. It is primarily utilized by the U.S. Forest...

Buffalo Gap National Grassland spans nearly 600,000 acres across South Dakota’s mixed-grass prairie landscape. This US Forest Service managed area is notable for its significant badlands formations and crucial role in black-footed ferret conservation efforts. It provides opportunities for ecological...

Pawnee National Grassland is a significant prairie ecosystem within Colorado’s northeastern plains. Established following the devastating 1930s Dust Bowl, it preserves a unique shortgrass habitat. The grassland provides critical breeding grounds for numerous bird species and supports diverse plant l...

Managed by the US Forest Service in southeastern Colorado, this grassland protects over 1,300 dinosaur tracks in the Purgatoire River valley and ancient rock art.

Located in northwestern Nebraska, this United States Forest Service grassland contains the Toadstool Geologic Park and the Hudson-Meng bison kill site, offering significant paleontological value.

Located in northeastern Wyoming, this United States National Grassland covers over half a million acres and serves as a vital transition zone between mountains and plains.

Located in North Dakota, this is the largest remaining tract of tallgrass prairie in public ownership in the United States, managed by the US Forest Service.

Located in southwestern Kansas, this United States national grassland protects a section of the historic Santa Fe Trail and features the longest continuous overlay of that route.

Managed by the US Forest Service, this Nebraska area encompasses vast mixed-grass prairies and includes the largest hand-planted forest in the United States, established in the early 1900s.

Located in northern New Mexico, this United States national grassland is managed by the Forest Service and is known for its deep canyons along the Canadian River.

Located in northwestern South Dakota, this United States Forest Service area protects nearly 155,000 acres of mixed-grass prairie within the Grand River watershed.

Encompassing over 115,000 acres in central South Dakota, this United States Forest Service grassland provides vital habitat for greater prairie chickens and native wildlife.

Located in western Oklahoma, this United States Forest Service area is named after a Cheyenne chief and includes the site of the 1868 Washita Battlefield.

Situated in the panhandles of Texas and Oklahoma, this United States Forest Service area is notable for its shortgrass prairie ecosystem and diverse grassland bird populations.

Located in the Nebraska Sandhills, this United States Forest Service area is named after a former Nebraska governor and features rolling dunes stabilized by native prairie grasses.

Located in northern Texas, this United States Forest Service property was renamed in 1974 to honor the 36th President and features a mix of grasslands and small lakes.

Moquah Barrens Prairie in Wisconsin is a notable ecological site within the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest, protecting rare pine barrens habitat.

Situated in northeastern Texas, this United States Forest Service grassland comprises two separate units and contains Lake Davy Crockett, providing important habitat for native waterfowl.

Located in the Texas Panhandle, this 1,449-acre United States Forest Service site is the smallest national grassland and surrounds Lake McClellan, offering significant recreational areas.

Within Wisconsin's Chequamegon National Forest, this prairie area is distinguished by the Moquah Barrens, a globally rare pine and oak savanna ecosystem.