The 1,413,111-acre Manti-La Sal National Forest is located in southeastern Utah. It is managed for multiple uses such as range, timber, minerals, water, wildlife, and recreation. The Forest is divided into three land areas: the Manti Division, the La Sal Division at Moab, and the La Sal Division at Monticello.

The Manti Division is part of the remnant Wasatch Plateau (5,000 to 10,000 foot elevation) exhibiting high elevation lakes, diverse vegetation, near vertical escarpments, and areas of scenic and geologic interest.

On the La Sal Division-Moab - The La Sal mountain peaks rise over 12,000 foot in elevation, disected by canyons, and covered in forest, add climatic and scenic contrast to the hot redrock landscape of Arches (5,000 foot elevation) and Canyonlands National Parks.

The La Sal Division-Monticello - The Abajo mountains offer timbered slopes to provide a welcome middle ground and background contrast to the sand and heat of Canyonlands National Park, Natural Bridges National Monument, and the surrounding desert. Pictographs, petroglyphs, and stone dwellings are evidence of past civilizations.

For more information, contact:

Moab Ranger District at  (435) 384-2505

Monticello Ranger District (435) 587-2041