The '''Lake George State Forest''' is a designated [[Protected areas of the United States|protected area]] and [[state forest]] in the [[United States|U.S.]] state of [[Florida]]. The {{convert|21176|acre|km2ha|0|sing=on}} forest is located in northwestern [[Volusia County, Florida|Volusia County]], [[Florida]], near [[Lake George (Florida)|Lake George]] and the communities of [[Pierson, Florida|Pierson]], [[Barberville, Florida|Barberville]], and [[Volusia, Florida|Volusia]]. It is overseen by the Florida Forest Service within the [[Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services]].<ref name=DOF>[http://www.floridaforestservice.com/state_forests/lake_george.html "Forest Management".] [http://www.floridaforestservice.com/ ''Florida Forest Service''.] Retrieved March 27, 2010.</ref>
Lake George State Forest is divided into three tracts of land. The northernmost Astor Tract stretches roughly from a point between Pierson and Lake George south to [[Florida State Road 40|State Road 40]] east of the Volusia settlement. South of SR 40 are the Mary Farms and Dexter Tracts, which encompasses land between the [[St. Johns River]] to the west, and Barberville, [[U.S. Route 17 in Florida|US 17]], and [[De Leon Springs State Park]] to the east, and south to the banks of Lake Dexter, Spring Garden Creek, and the [[Lake Woodruff National Wildlife Refuge]].<ref name=DOF/>
Lake George State Forest should not be confused with the Lake George Forest, a separate {{convert|7858|acres|km2ha|0|sing=on}} property to the immediate north which is jointly owned by Volusia County and the [[St. Johns River Water Management District]] (''SJRWMD''),<ref>[http://www.sjrwmd.com/recreationguide/lakegeorge2/index.html "Recreation Guide to District Lands: Lake George Forest".] [http://www.sjrwmd.com/ ''St. Johns River Water Management District'']. Retrieved March 27, 2010.</ref> or the Lake George Conservation Area, a {{convert|11973|acres|km2ha|0|sing=on}} site owned by the SJRWMD.<ref>[http://www.sjrwmd.com/recreationguide/lakegeorge1/index.html "Recreation Guide to District Lands: Lake George Conservation Area".] [http://www.sjrwmd.com/ ''St. Johns River Water Management District'']. Retrieved March 27, 2010.</ref>
