Tuttle Educational State Forest

{{Short description|Protected area in North Carolina, United States}}

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| name = Tuttle Educational State Forest

| iucn_category = VI

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| photo = Ranger Larry Andrews and a cross section of a 175 year old Water Oak taken from the Cape Fear River basin (8634423731).jpg

| photo_caption = Forest ranger in front of a 175-year-old Water Oak cross section on exhibit.

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| map_caption = Location of Tuttle Educational State Forest in North Carolina

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| location = Caldwell, North Carolina, United States

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| area_acre = 288

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| governing_body = North Carolina Forest Service

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| website = [http://www.ncesf.org/TESF/home.htm Tuttle Educational State Forest]

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Tuttle Educational State Forest (TESF) is a {{convert|288|acre|ha|adj=on}} North Carolina State Forest near Lenoir, North Carolina. It was named for American missionary educator Lelia Judson Tuttle, who donated the first {{convert|168|acre|ha}} of land for the park in 1956.{{Cite news |last=Houser |first=Troy |date=1987-06-19 |title=Forest Offers Wilderness Experience |pages=19 |work=Hickory Daily Record |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/hickory-daily-record-forest-offers-wilde/136891320/ |access-date=2023-12-16 |via=Newspapers.com}}