List of Oregon state forests

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The U.S. state of Oregon has six state forests. Five are administered by the Oregon Department of Forestry, [1] while Elliot State Forest is administered by the Oregon Department of State Lands. [2]

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NameLocationArea (acres)Area (km2)
Clatsop State Forest Clatsop County, Columbia County 136,000550
Elliott State Forest Coos County 93,000380
Gilchrist State Forest Klamath County 70,000280
Santiam State Forest Linn County 47,871193.73
Sun Pass State Forest Klamath County 21,31786.27
Tillamook State Forest Washington County 364,0001,470
Total732,1882,963.06

Former state forests

Former state forests include:

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References

  1. "State of Oregon: Working Forests - State Forests". www.oregon.gov.
  2. "Department of State Lands : Elliott State Forest : Land : State of Oregon". www.oregon.gov.
  3. "Feature Detail Report". GNIS. USGS. Retrieved 2008-08-19.
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  6. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: George T Gerlinger State Experimental Forest
  7. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: McDonald State Forest
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