The
Gunnison National Forest is a
U.S. National Forest covering 1,672,136
acres (2,612.71 sq mi, or 6,766.89 km²) in
Mesa,
Gunnison,
Hinsdale and
Saguache Counties in Western part of the
U.S. state of
Colorado. It borders the
White River National Forest to the north, the
Grand Mesa and
Uncompahgre National Forests to the west, the
San Isabel National Forest to the east and the
Rio Grande National Forest to south. It lies in parts of five counties. In descending order of land area within the forest they are
Gunnison,
Saguache,
Hinsdale,
Delta, and
Montrose counties.