State Forest State Park

{{Short description|State park in Jackson and Larimer counties, Colorado}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}

{{Infobox protected area

| name = State Forest State Park

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| photo = North Michigan Creek Reservoir.JPG

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| photo_alt =

| photo_caption = North Michigan Creek Reservoir

| map = USA Colorado

| map_width = 260

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| location = Jackson / Larimer counties, Colorado, United States

| nearest_city = Walden, CO

| coordinates = {{coord|40|30|41|N|106|00|37|W|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

| area = {{convert|70838|acre|km2}}

| established = 1970

| visitation_num = 387,326

| visitation_year = 2021

| visitation_ref = {{Cite web |date=2023 |title=Colorado State Parks Region Annual Visitation Report |url=https://ccionline.org/download/2023_priorities/State-Park-attendance-2019-to-2021.pdf |website=Colorado Counties, Inc.}}

| governing_body = Colorado Parks and Wildlife

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State Forest State Park is a Colorado State Park located in Jackson and Larimer counties east of Walden, Colorado, United States. The {{convert|70838|acre|km2|adj=on}} park was established in 1970 in the Medicine Bow Range of the Rocky Mountains. Facilities include a visitors' center, 187 campsites (including RV and tent sites), over 60 dispersed camping sites, 15 cabins and yurts, picnic sites, boat ramps and {{convert|94|mi|km}} of hiking trails.{{cite web|title=State Forest State Park|url=http://www.colorado.com/state-parks/state-forest-state-park|publisher=Colorado Tourism Office|access-date=2017-02-28}}

About {{convert|52000|acre|km2}} of the park are forested in lodgepole pine, Douglas fir, Colorado blue spruce, aspen and other species. An unprecedented epidemic of Mountain pine beetle is currently reshaping the park's flora landscape.{{cite web|title=Pine Beetle Epidemic|url=http://cpw.state.co.us/placestogo/parks/StateForest/Documents/PineBeetleEpidemic.pdf|publisher=Colorado Parks and Wildlife|access-date=2017-02-28}} Wildlife in the park includes moose ("Moose is our claim to fame"), bighorn sheep, black bear, mule deer and elk. North Park is considered the moose viewing capital of Colorado, with over 600 moose{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Colorado Parks & Wildlife|url=https://cpw.state.co.us/placestogo/parks/StateForest|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=}} to be observed year-round.