Pike State Forest is a

state forest A state forest or national forest is a forest that is administered or protected by some agency of a sovereign or federated state, or territory. Background The precise application of the terms vary by jurisdiction. For example: * In Australia, a ...

in Pike County,

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. The nearest city to the forest is

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. The Patoka River runs through the forest, which has a varied topography consisting of both hills and lowlands near the river. The land comprising the forest was acquired over a period ranging from the 1930s to the 1950s. The buildings and facilities in the forest were mainly constructed by the

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using wood from the area. Pike is administered by the

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; since 1997, it has been under the administration of nearby

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References

Protected areas of Pike County, Indiana Indiana state forests {{PikeCountyIN-geo-stub