The Bohemian Forest Foothills () are foothills of the Bohemian Forest mountain range and a geomorphological mesoregion of the Czech Republic. It is located in the South Bohemian and Plzeà  regions.
The Bohemian Forest Foothills is a mesoregion of the Bohemian Forest Highlands within the Bohemian Massif. The mesoregion extends along the Bohemian Forest mountains and has a similar relief and geological composition. It differs from the Bohemian Forest in its lower arching and higher degree of denudation. The mesoregion is further subdivided into the microregions of Prachatice Hills, ÃÂeský Krumlov Highlands, Svatobor Highlands, Vimperk Highlands, StrÃ¡à ¾ov Highlands and Bavorov Highlands.
The highest peaks of the Bohemian Forest Foothills are:
The geological bedrock is mainly composed of gneiss, paragneiss, schist and granulite.
The Bohemian Forest Foothills has an area of , making it the fifth largest geomorphological mesoregion in the Czech Republic, and an average elevation of . The territory has an elongated shape from the northwest to the southeast, which is about long and about wide.
The area is densely interwoven with many watercourses. The Bohemian Forest Foothills is drained by the rivers Otava (north), Volyà Âka (north-centre), Blanice (south-centre) and Vltava (south). A small part of the Lipno Reservoir extends into the territory, but there are no other significant bodies of water.
The most populated towns in the territory are ÃÂeský Krumlov, Prachatice, Suà ¡ice, VÃÂtà Ânàand VolynÃÂ. The northern half of Vimperk and the southern part of Strakonice also extend into the Bohemian Forest Foothills.
In the western part of the Bohemian Forest Foothills is Blanský les, protected as a protected landscape area and as a special area of conservation. It has an area of .