| Cerrillos State Forest Spanish: Bosque Estatal de Cerrillos | |
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 Picnic area at Cerrillos State Forest, PR-139, km 3.4 | |
| Map | |
  Location of Bosque Estatal de Cerrillos | |
| Geography | |
| Location | PR-139, km. 3.4 Ponce, Puerto Rico |
| Coordinates | 18°05′18″N 66°34′50″W / 18.08842°N 66.58058°W |
| Elevation | 1,000 feet (300 m) |
| Area | > 200 cuerdas (≈ 194 acres)[1] |
| Administration | |
| Status | Public, State (Commonwealth) forest |
| Established | 25 September 1996[2] |
| Visitation | (2012) |
| Events | 1993 Central American and Caribbean Games 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games |
| Governing body | Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources |
| Website | www |
| Ecology | |
| Ecosystem(s) | Subtropical Moist Zone (Zona Húmeda Subtropical): -Tabonuco forest (Bosque de Tabonuco). |
| WWF Classification | Puerto Rican moist forests |
| Disturbance | Hurricanes[3] |
| Forest cover | 60% (approx.) |
Cerrillos State Forest is one of the 21 state forests in Puerto Rico.[4][5] It is located in barrio Maragüez, in the municipality of Ponce, and covers 200 cuerdas (190 acres; 0.79 km2)[6] of valleys and mountains in the foothills of the Cordillera Central mountain range.[7] The forest has several trails, observation areas, several picnic areas, complete with gazeebos and a man-made reservoir, Lake Cerrillos and the Lake Cerrillos dam.
- ^ Bosque Estatal de Cerrillos: Refugio de Vida Silvestre Embalse Cerrillos. Hojas de Nuestro Ambiente. Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources. Publication P-039. April 2009. Retrieved 18 August 2013.
- ^ Executive Order 58 of 1996 (OE-1996-58.) Government of Puerto Rico. Retrieved 18 August 2013.
- ^ Puerto Rico Statewide Assessment and Strategies for Forest Resources. Archived 2013-03-10 at the Wayback Machine Government of Puerto Rico. Department of Natural and Environmental Resources. (n.d.; ca., 2011) Page 32. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
- ^ Bosque Estatal de Cerrillos: Refugio de Vida Silvestre Embalse Cerrillos. Hojas de Nuestro Ambiente. Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources. Publication P-039. April 2009. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
- ^ Bosques de Puerto Rico: Bosque Estatal de Toro Negro. Archived August 7, 2015, at the Wayback Machine Hojas de Nuestro Ambiente. July 2008. [Publication/Issue: P-030] Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources. Retrieved 29 July 2013.
- ^ Note: 1 cuerda = 0.97122191 acre (See HERE)
- ^ Bosque Estatal de Cerrillos: Refugio de Vida Silvestre Embalse Cerrillos. Hojas de Nuestro Ambiente. Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources. Publication P-039. April 2009. Retrieved 18 August 2013.