Approximately 53% of Oregon is federal lands, most of it managed by the Bureau of Land Management and the U.S. Forest Service. The over 280 square mile Crater Lake National Park is also a significant area of federal land. Likewise, approximately 29% of Washington is federal land, primarily national forests and 3 major national parks. Federal land management agencies, especially the Forest Service have a long history of mapping the lands that they manage. The UO map collection has paper maps of many of these areas going as far back 100 years, showing road, trail, and other uses at the time the maps were printed.
You can find out what maps we have of a national forest by doing a subject word search in LibrarySearch using the name of the forest, the words "national forest" and maps. Limit your search to "Available Print at UO" This should result in a list of all maps and atlases that the UO Libraries has of that specific national forest. Pay attention to where the map is located in the Libraries. Many are in the Rare Map collection and you will need to contact us to view them. Others such as maps, mini maps, and folded maps are in the open map stacks on the first floor of Knight Library.
If you wish to browse the open map stacks and folded maps, use the following call numbers:
Notes about forest name changes:
Cascade National Forest: southern part of the present-day Willamette National Forest . On July 1, 1933, it combined with the Santiam National Forest to the north to create the Willamette National Forest.
Crater National Forest: In 1955 it was renamed the Rogue River National Forest.
Minam National Forest: was established June 6, 1911 from the southern portion of the Wallowa National Forest . On June 20, 1920, the Minam National Forest was transferred to the Whitman National Forest. See also maps of the Whitman National Forest (1920-1948) and the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest (1948-present).
Oregon National Forest: In 1924 the forest was renamed Mount Hood National Forest .
Paulina National Forest: covered most of the northern portion of the future Winema National Forest. The Paulina National Forest was discontinued on July 19, 1915; its lands distributed between the Crater (Rogue River), Deschutes, and Fremont National Forests. See also Winema National Forest
Santiam National Forest: formed the northern part of the present-day Willamette National Forest . On July 1, 1933, the Santiam combined with the Cascade National Forest to form the Willamette National Forest.
Umatilla National Forest: Umatilla National Forest's northern portion, which straddles the Oregon-Washington state boundary, was known as the Wenaha National Forest until its area was added to the Umatilla and its name discontinued in 1920.
Wenaha National Forest: created in 1905 as the Wenaha Forest Reserve. It was transferred to the Umatilla National Forest on November 5, 1920 and its name was discontinued.
Winema National Forest: created in April, 1961 with lands from the Deschutes and Rogue River National Forests and the Klamath Indian Reservation.
You can find out what maps we have of a national forest by doing a subject word search in LibrarySearch using the name of the forest, the words "national forest" and maps. Limit your search to "Available Print at UO" This should result in a list of all maps and atlases that the UO Libraries has of that specific national forest. Pay attention to where the map is located in the Libraries. Many are in the Rare Map collection and you will need to contact us to view them. Others such as maps, mini maps, and folded maps are in the open map stacks on the first floor of Knight Library.
If you wish to browse the open map stacks and folded maps, use the following call numbers:
Notes about forest name changes:
Chelan National Forest: created on July 1, 1908 and included forest lands from the crest of the Cascade Range eastward to the Okanogan and Columbia Rivers and from the Canadian boundary in the north to the southern Entiat river drainage divide. On July 1, 1911, the entire northern portion of the Chelan National Forest from the northern Lake Chelan drainage divide to the Canadian border was removed to form the Okanogan National Forest. From 1911 to 1921, the Chelan National Forest included only the Lake Chelan and the Entiat River drainages. In 1921, the Okanogan National Forest was reunited with the Chelan National Forest and the name, Okanogan, discontinued. In 1955 the Chelan National Forest changed names to the Okanogan National Forest. The western portion of Colville National Forest was transferred to the Chelan National Forest in 1943.
Columbia National Forest: Effective June 15, 1949, the Columbia National Forest was renamed the Gifford Pinchot National Forest. In our collection, maps issued under the name "Columbia National Forest" have been classed under G 4282.G5.
Colville National Forest: The western portion was transferred to the Chelan National Forest in 1943.
Gifford Pinchot National Forest: From 1908 to 1948 it was the Columbia National Forest. In 1949 the forest was renamed Gifford Pinchot National Forest.
Mount Baker National Forest: From 1908 to 1922 this was the Washington National Forest. On January 21, 1924 it was renamed the Mount Baker National Forest.
Okanogan National Forest: In 1911 it was created by being split off from the Okanogan National Forest. In 1921it re-combined and became part of the Chelan National Forest again. In 1943 the western part of the Colville National Forest (land east of the Okanogan River) was added to the Chelan National Forest. In 1955, the entire Chelan National Forest was renamed Okanogan National Forest.
Rainier National Forest: The Rainier National Forest was established March 2, 1907, but was discontinued on October 13, 1933; its lands distributed between the Columbia (Gifford Pinchot), the Snoqualmie, and the Wenatchee National Forests.
Snoqualmie National Forest: After 1975, maps were issued with the name Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest. For maps of the Snoqualmie National Forest after 1975 see also under Mt. Baker National Forest/
Washington National Forest: Effective January 21, 1924, Washington National Forest was renamed the Mount Baker National Forest. Since this was a change in name only and not in the boundaries of the forest, we have classed some maps issued under the name "Washington National Forest" have been classed under G 4282.M58 instead of G 4282 .W3.
1501 Kincaid Street
Eugene, OR 97403
P: 541-346-3053
F: 541-346-3485