page_title: Santiam State Forest
hierarchical_section_title: Santiam State Forest
caption_attribution_description: English: View of Santiam State Forest in the Cascade Mountains of Oregon, 2009
context_page_description: Santiam State Forest is one of six state forests managed by the Oregon Department of Forestry. The forest is located approximately 25 miles southeast of Salem, Oregon, and includes 47,871 acres on the western slope of the Cascade Mountains in three Oregon counties: Clackamas, Linn, and Marion. It is bounded on the east by the Willamette National Forest and Mount Hood National Forest. Silver Falls State Park is located west of the forest. The rest of the land surrounding the forest belongs to the Bureau of Land Management or is privately owned. The forest is managed as part of the Department of Forestry's North Cascade District. It is the largest single block of state owned forest land in the Cascades.
context_section_description: Santiam State Forest is one of six state forests managed by the Oregon Department of Forestry.  The forest is located approximately 25 miles (40 km) southeast of Salem, Oregon, and includes 47,871 acres (193.73 km²) on the western slope of the Cascade Mountains in three Oregon counties: Clackamas, Linn, and Marion.  It is bounded on the east by the Willamette National Forest and Mount Hood National Forest.  Silver Falls State Park is located west of the forest. The rest of the land surrounding the forest belongs to the Bureau of Land Management or is privately owned. The forest is managed as part of the Department of Forestry's North Cascade District. It is the largest single block of state owned forest land in the Cascades.
caption: Santiam State Forest, May 2009
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