Dean State Forest

{{Short description|Protected forest in Ohio, United States}}

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{{Infobox protected area

| name = Dean State Forest

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| iucn_category = V

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| map_caption = Location in Ohio##Location in United States

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| location = Lawrence County, Ohio

| nearest_city = Ironton, Ohio

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| area_acre = 2,800

| established = 1916

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| governing_body = Ohio Department of Natural Resources

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Dean State Forest is a state forest in Lawrence County, Ohio, United States.{{cite web|url=http://forestry.ohiodnr.gov/dean|title=Dean State Forest|first=|last=|date=|website=ODNR Division of Forestry|publisher=Ohio Department of Natural Resources|access-date=Aug 11, 2015}}