Uinta National Forest

Uinta National Forest
IUCN category VI (protected area with sustainable use of natural resources)
Uinta National Forest
Location	Juab, Sanpete, Utah, and Wasatch counties, Utah, USA
Nearest city	Provo, UT
Coordinates	40°15′N 111°17′W / 40.250°N 111.283°W / 40.250; -111.283Coordinates: 40°15′N 111°17′W / 40.250°N 111.283°W / 40.250; -111.283
Area	880,719 acres (3,564.14 km2)
Established	02 February 1897
Visitors	3,200,000 (in 2006)
Governing body	U.S. Forest Service
Website	Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest

Uinta National Forest /juːˈɪntə/ is a national forest located in north central Utah, USA. It was originally part of the Uinta Forest Reserve, created by Grover Cleveland on 2 February 1897. The name is derived from the Ute word Yoov-we-teuh which means pine forest. Because of changes to the boundaries over the years, the Uinta Mountains are now located in the Wasatch-Cache National Forest. In August 2007 it was announced that the Uinta National Forest would merge with the Wasatch-Cache National Forest based in Salt Lake City, Utah, 50 miles (80 km) north of Provo, Utah.

The Uinta National Forest was headquartered in Provo, Utah with four outlying district offices located in Pleasant Grove, Heber, Spanish Fork, and Nephi, Utah until August 2007. The Uinta National Forest is now managed as one unit along with the Wasatch-Cache National Forest as the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest. Managing 880,719 acres (1,376.1 sq mi; 356,414.3 ha), the Uinta National Forest is less than 45 minutes south of Salt Lake City and only minutes away from Provo, Utah. In descending order of land area it is located in parts of Utah, Wasatch, Juab, and Sanpete counties.