Interactive Map of Nearly 14,000 Cabins in USFS Recreation Residence Program

Source: National Forest Homeowners (NFH) website (https://www.nationalforesthomeowners.org/page/NFHInteractiveMap)

There are nearly 14,000 cabins in the U.S. Forest Service Recreation Residence Program. Cabins and their lots are typically grouped into one of the 900 cabin tracts defined by the Forest Service. These cabin tracts are located on 95 National Forests in 24 States, plus Puerto Rico. More than 190 local cabin associations have been formed by the cabin owners and are typically made up of one or more cabin tracts. Associations plus individuals comprise the 6,000 NFH members. The tracts and associations reside in a USFS designated region as color coded above.

Click on the map image above or follow this link to activate the interactive map on the NFH website.

Map Created by Ed Leonhardt, Southwest Shore Association, Big Bear Lake, CA

Our own SWS neighbor, Ed Leonhardt (Cabin 39), actually created this Interactive Map for National Forest Homeowners. We all know Ed as the owner/operator of the SWS “CabinCam” and weather station, which we have all enjoyed viewing for many years. Ed has recently joined the NFH Technology Committee, where he contributes his technology expertise along with his experience as a cabin owner, in order to enhance the benefits of technology for all cabin owners nationwide, both individually and collectively. Thanks, Ed, for all your good work, both here at the Southwest Shore, and nationally at National Forest Homeowners.

Instructions

The best way to learn about the interactive map is simply to experiment with it. However, here are a few tips:

• First, click on the above map image in order to activate the live, interactive map on the NFH website.

• Hover anywhere over the interactive map to see the number of National Forests (NFs) and the number of Recreation Cabins in each of the 9 USFS Regions*.

• Click on a Region to see a Region Map and a list of NFs in that Region, as well as the number of USFS Lots and Tracts.

• To go back to a previous map, click the small map icon containing a “back arrow.”

• Within the Region Map, hover over each State to see the number of Tract Associations and Tracts within the State.

• Click on a State to see a State Map and a list of its Associations, Tracts, and NFs. Hover over the orange dots on the map to see the name and location of each NF. Associations that have websites will have their names linked to their websites.

*Note: Regions are numbered 1-10, but there is no Region 7. Many years ago Region 7 was merged with Region 9 for “administrative reasons.”

If you find additional tips and tricks to navigate the map, please send them to us using the Contact Form, and we will add them to this webpage.