Sitgreaves National Forest was established by the U.S. Forest Service in Arizona on July 1, 1908 with 749,084 acres (3,031 km2) from portions of the Black Mesa and Tonto National Forests.
[1] The Sitgreaves National Forest is located in the southern parts of Navajo, Coconino, and Apache counties.
[2] There are local ranger district offices in Lakeside and Overgaard.
The forest was named after Lorenzo Sitgreaves (d. May 14, 1888).
Sitgreaves was a lieutenant who made the first topographical mission across Arizona in 1851.