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The Białowieża Forest between Poland and Belarus is the largest forest in Europe at 1,191 square miles, or about 766,000 acres.

Here are a few U.S. National Forests sized in comparison:

• Tongass National Forest, Alaska - 16,576,303 acres 
• Chugach National Forest, Alaska - 5,392,925 acres 
• Toiyabe National Forest, Nevada / California - 3,238,284 acres
• Tonto National Forest, Arizona - 2,872,769 acres
• Gila National Forest, New Mexico - 2,709,005 acres
• Boise National Forest, Idaho - 2,653,544 acres 
• Challis National Forest, Idaho - 2,463,471 acres 
• Shoshone National Forest, Wyoming - 2,437,218 acres
• Humboldt National Forest, Nevada = 2,401,284 acres
• Flathead National Forest, Montana - 2,360,235 acres
• Payette National Forest, Idaho - 2,327,548 acres
• White River National Forest, Colorado - 2,285,992 acres 
• Nez Perce National Forest, Idaho - 2,224,091 acres 
• Beaverhead National Forest, Montana - 2,130,671 acres
• Lolo National Forest, Montana - 2,127,547 acres
• Superior National Forest, Minnesota - 2,095,069 acres
• Inyo National Forest, California / Nevada - 1,903,378 acres
• Dixie National Forest, Utah - 1,888,509 acres
• San Juan National Forest, Colorado - 1,878,854 acres
• Lewis and Clark National Forest, Montana - 1,862,316 acres
• Coconino National Forest, Arizona - 1,856,038 acres
• Rio Grande National Forest, Colorado 1,823,192 acres
• Gallatin National Forest, Montana - 1,818,199 acres
• Apache National Forest, Arizona / New Mexico - 1,813,601 acres
• Kootenai National Forest, Montana / Idaho - 1,812,425 acres
• Sawtooth National Forest, Idaho / Utah - 1,804,090 acres
• Ouachita National Forest, Arkansas / Oklahoma - 1,788,325 acres
• Coronado National Forest, Arizona / New Mexico - 1,786,620 acres
• Salmon National Forest, Idaho - 1,772,469 acres
• Los Padres National Forest, California - 1,762,560 acres
• Klamath National Forest, California / Oregon - 1,737,774 acres
• Wenatchee National Forest, Washington - 1,736,678 acres
• Bridger National Forest, Wyoming - 1,736,075 acres
• Clearwater National Forest, Idaho - 1,679,952 acres
• Willamette National Forest, Oregon - 1,678,053 acres
• Gunnison National Forest, Colorado - 1,672,136 acres
• Teton National Forest, Wyoming - 1,666,569 acres
• Modoc National Forest, California - 1,663,401 acres
• Targhee National Forest , Idaho / Wyoming - 1,643,501 acres
• Cibola National Forest, New Mexico - 1,631,419 acres
• Kaniksu National Forest, Idaho / Montana / Washington - 1,627,753 acres
• Deschutes National Forest, Oregon - 1,596,899 acres
• Bitterroot National Forest, Montana / Idaho - 1,587,070 acres
• Santa Fe National Forest, New Mexico - 1,566,147 acres
• Kaibab National Forest, Arizona - 1,560,165 acres
• Okanogan National Forest, Washington - 1,499,013 acres
• Mark Twain National Forest, Missouri - 1,491,124 acres
• Malheur National Forest, Oregon - 1,465,286 acres 
• Fishlake National Forest, Utah - 1,461,226 acres
• Umatilla National Forest, Oregon / Washington - 1,407,001 acres
• Carson National Forest, New Mexico - 1,391,674 acres
• Ashley National Forest, Utah / Wyoming - 1,382,347 acres
• Gifford Pinchot National Forest, Washington - 1,319,650 acres
• Sierra National Forest, California - 1,311,833 acres
• Mount Baker National Forest, Washington - 1,301,787 acres
• Manti-La Sal National Forest, Utah / Colorado - 1,270,646 acres
• Whitman National Forest, Oregon - 1,266,902 acres
• Snoqualmie National Forest, Washington - 1,258,167 acres
• Black Hills National Forest, South Dakota / Wyoming - 1,252,395 acres
• Prescott National Forest, Arizona - 1,239,775 acres
• Deerlodge National Forest, Montana - 1,227,108 acres
• Fremont National Forest, Oregon - 1,207,039 acres
• Custer National Forest, Montana / South Dakota - 1,187,516 acres
• Plumas National Forest, California - 1,176,005 acres
• Shasta National Forest, California - 1,166,155 acres
• Sequoia National Forest, California - 1,144,276 acres
• Ozark National Forest, Arkansas - 1,138,966 acres
• Routt National Forest, Colorado - 1,125,438 acres
• San Isabel National Forest, Colorado - 1,120,241 acres
• Pike National Forest, Colorado - 1,110,648 acres
• Bighorn National Forest, Wyoming - 1,107,572 acres
• Lincoln National Forest, New Mexico - 1,103,828 acres
• Medicine Bow National Forest, Wyoming - 1,096,890 acres
• Siskiyou National Forest, Oregon / California - 1,094,766 acres
• Mount Hood National Forest, Oregon - 1,070,600 acres
• Lassen National Forest, California - 1,070,344 acres
• George Washington National Forest, Virginia / West Virginia - 1,065,388 acres
• Winema National Forest, Oregon - 1,045,548 acres
• Trinity National Forest, California - 1,043,677 acres
• Little Missouri National Grassland, North Dakota - 1,028,128 acres
• Six Rivers National Forest, California - 998,540 acres
• Wallowa National Forest, Oregon / Idaho - 997,063 acres
• Ottawa National Forest, Michigan - 992,078 acres
• Caribou National Forest, Idaho / Wyoming / Utah - 987,221 acres
• Umpqua National Forest, Oregon - 983,131 acres
• Helena National Forest, Montana - 982,941 acres
• Uncompahgre National Forest, Colorado - 955,340 acres
• Colville National Forest, Washington - 954,413 acres
• Mendocino National Forest, California - 911,733 acres 
• Wasatch National Forest, Utah / Wyoming - 908,731 acres
• Monongahela National Forest, West Virginia - 900,074 acres
• Stanislaus National Forest, California - 898,121 acres
• Hiawatha National Forest, Michigan - 894,716 acres
• Uinta National Forest, Utah - 880,719 acres
• Tahoe National Forest, California - 872,975 acres
• Chequamegon National Forest, Wisconsin - 867,181 acres
• St. Joe National Forest, Idaho - 866,511 acres
• Ochoco National Forest, Oregon - 851,095 acres
• Sitgreaves National Forest, Arizona - 818,749 acres 
• Roosevelt National Forest, Colorado - 813,798 acres
• White Mountain National Forest, New Hampshire / Maine - 750,187 acres
• Chattahoochee National Forest, Georgia - 750,061 acres
• Coeur d'Alene National Forest, Idaho - 726,362 acres
• Arapaho National Forest, Colorado - 723,668 acres
• Jefferson National Forest, Virginia / West Virginia / Kentucky - 723,350 acres
• Cache National Forest, Utah / Idaho - 701,453 acres
• Eldorado National Forest, California / Nevada - 685,707 acres
• San Bernardino National Forest, California - 676,666 acres
• Angeles National Forest, California - 668,587 acres
• Chippewa National Forest, Minnesota - 666,619 acres