Cerrillos State Forest is one of the 21 state forests in
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico (; abbreviated PR; tnq, Boriken, ''Borinquen''), officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico ( es, link=yes, Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico, lit=Free Associated State of Puerto Rico), is a Caribbean island and Unincorporated ...
. It is located in
barrio
''Barrio'' () is a Spanish word that means " quarter" or " neighborhood". In the modern Spanish language, it is generally defined as each area of a city, usually delimited by functional (e.g. residential, commercial, industrial, etc.), social, a ...
Maragüez, in the municipality of
Ponce, and covers of valleys and mountains in the foothills of the
Cordillera Central Central Cordillera refers to the New Guinea Highlands.
Cordillera Central, meaning ''central range'' in Spanish, may refer to the following mountain ranges:
* Cordillera Central, Andes (disambiguation), several mountain ranges in South America
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mountain range. The forest has several trails, observation areas, several
picnic
A picnic is a meal taken outdoors ( ''al fresco'') as part of an excursion, especially in scenic surroundings, such as a park, lakeside, or other place affording an interesting view, or else in conjunction with a public event such as precedi ...
areas, complete with
gazeebos and a man-made reservoir,
Lake Cerrillos and the Lake Cerrillos dam.
Location
The forest is located at 18.08842 N, 66.58058 W (), in barrio
Maragüez, which is located northeast of the city of
Ponce, Puerto Rico
Ponce (, , , ) is both a city and a municipality on the southern coast of Puerto Rico. The city is the seat of the municipal government.
Ponce, Puerto Rico's most populated city outside the San Juan metropolitan area, was founded on 12 August 16 ...
. It can be reached via
PR-139 Km 3.4. Its elevation varies from 400 to 1,000 feet above sea level.
Recreation
Recreational activities permitted in this forest include fishing, hiking, kayaking, photography, picnicking, scientific research, and bird watching.
''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.
Gallery
File:Cerrillos lake and dam.jpg, View of Cerrillos State Forest surrounding Lake Cerrillos.
File:Lake Cerrillos, as viewed from a western mountain.jpg, Cerrillos State Forest from the west.
File:Rio Cerrillos.JPG, Cerrillos River
See also
* List of Puerto Rico state forests
This article lists state forests in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
Puerto Rico state forests
The following are Puerto Rico state forests. Note on the area: As of August 2013, the Government of Puerto Rico is engaged in an ongoing plan of land ...
* List of National Natural Landmarks in Puerto Rico
From List of National Natural Landmarks, these are the National Natural Landmarks in Puerto Rico. There are 5 in total.
See also
* List of National Historic Landmarks in Puerto Rico
References
*
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico geogra ...
* Cerro de Punta
Cerro de Punta or just Cerro Punta is the highest peak in Puerto Rico, rising to above sea level.As of February, 1981, the US Geological Survey reports the height as 1,328 meters. (See''Geographic Names Information System: Feature Query Results ...
* Porta Caribe
References
Further reading
''Puerto Rico Statewide Assessment and Strategies for Forest Resources.''
Government of Puerto Rico. Department of Natural and Environmental Resources. (n.d.; ca. 2011) 171 pages.
''Puerto Rico Statewide Assessment and Strategies for Forest Resources.''
Government of Puerto Rico. Department of Natural and Environmental Resources. (n.d.; ca. 2011) 100 pages.
''Guide to the Ecological Systems of Puerto Rico.''
Gary L. Miller and Ariel E. Lugo. United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service. International Institute of Tropical Forestry. General Technical Report IITF-GTR-35. June 2009.
* Gould, W.A.; Alarcón, C.; Fevold, B.; Jiménez, M.E.; Martinuzzi, S.; Potts, G.; Solórzano, M.; Ventosa, E. Puerto Rico Gap Analysis Project–final report. Moscow, ID: U.S. Geological Survey, and Río Piedras, PR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, International Institute of Tropical Forestry. 159 pages and 8 appendices. 2007.
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