Forbes State Forest

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Forbes State Forest
IUCN category VI (protected area with sustainable use of natural resources)
View of the surrounding forest from the Beam Rocks overlook.
Location of Forbes State Forest in Pennsylvania
Location	Pennsylvania, United States
Coordinates	40°12′43″N 79°11′52″W / 40.21194°N 79.19778°W / 40.21194; -79.19778
Area	50,000 acres (200 km2)
Elevation	2,717 ft (828 m)
Governing body	Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
Website	Forbes State Forest

Forbes State Forest is a Pennsylvania state forest in Pennsylvania Bureau of Forestry District #4. The main offices are located in Laughlintown in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania in the United States. Mount Davis, the highest peak in Pennsylvania, is located in the forest.

The forest was named in honor of General John Forbes. It includes 20 separate tracts of land and covers over 50,000 acres (20,230 ha) that stretch across Fayette, Somerset, and Westmoreland Counties. The designated forest tracts generally follow one of the area's dominant terrain features, Laurel Ridge, part of the Laurel Highlands.