Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest

Wasatch-Cache National Forest
IUCN category VI (protected area with sustainable use of natural resources)
Cecret Lake in Wasatch-Cache National Forest
Location	Utah / Idaho / Wyoming, United States
Nearest city	Salt Lake City, UT
Coordinates	41°39′00″N 112°00′54″W / 41.650°N 112.015°W / 41.650; -112.015Coordinates: 41°39′00″N 112°00′54″W / 41.650°N 112.015°W / 41.650; -112.015
Area	1,607,177 acres (6,504.01 km2)
Established	August 16, 1906
Governing body	U.S. Forest Service
Website	Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest

Wasatch-Cache National Forest is a United States National Forest located primarily in northern Utah (81.23%), with smaller parts extending into southeastern Idaho (16.42%) and southwestern Wyoming (2.35%). The name is derived from the Ute word Wasatch for a low place in high mountains, and the French word Cache meaning to hide. The term cache originally referred to fur trappers, the first Europeans to visit the land. The Wasatch-Cache National Forest boundaries include 1,607,177 acres (6,504.01 km²) of land.

The Wasatch-Cache was headquartered in downtown Salt Lake City, Utah until August 2007 when its management was combined with the Uinta National Forest and is currently being managed as the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest. The merged forest is based out of South Jordan, Utah. The Kamas Ranger District was merged with the Uinta National Forest's Heber Ranger District in Heber City. With the newly included Uinta National Forest the forest will expand to 2,487,896 acres (10,068.16 km²).

The Cache National Forest portion is located in northern Utah and southern Idaho. It has a land area of 701,453 acres (1,096 sq mi, or 2,838.7 km²). In descending order of land area it is located in parts of Cache, Bear Lake, Franklin, Weber, Rich, Box Elder, Caribou, and Morgan counties. (Bear Lake, Franklin, and Caribou counties are in Idaho, with the rest being in Utah.) There are local ranger district offices located in Logan and Ogden.