Salamonie River State Forest is a 850 acres (3.4 km²) state forest

State forest

A state forest is a forest that is administered or protected by some agency of a sovereign state.The precise application of the term varies by jurisdiction...

 in Wabash

Wabash County, Indiana

As of the census of 2000, there were 34,960 people, 13,215 households, and 9,395 families residing in the county. The population density was 85 people per square mile . There were 14,034 housing units at an average density of 34 per square mile...

 and Huntington

Huntington County, Indiana

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 counties, Indiana

Indiana

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. The forest is located along the Salamonie River

Salamonie River

The Salamonie River is a tributary of the Wabash River, long, in eastern Indiana in the United States. Via the Wabash and Ohio rivers, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River...

 and includes Salamonie Lake. The nearest city to the forest is Lagro

Lagro, Indiana

Lagro is a town in Lagro Township, Wabash County, Indiana, United States. Lagro was established by a group of explorers looking for the treasure of Chief Le Gris of the great Miami tribe...

. Salamonie State Forest is administered by the Indiana Department of Natural Resources

Indiana Department of Natural Resources

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. Salamonie River State Forest was established in the mid-1930s; the Civilian Conservation Corps

Civilian Conservation Corps

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reforested the site and built its recreational facilities.