| Belknap Mountain State Forest | |
| Map: | New Hampshire#USA |
| Location: | Belknap County, New Hampshire |
| Nearest City: | Laconia, New Hampshire |
| Area Acre: | 1,300 |
| Governing Body: | New Hampshire Department of Natural and Cultural Resources |
Belknap Mountain State Forest is a 1300acres state forest in central New Hampshire within the Belknap Mountains. The forest contains the summit and surrounding slopes of 2382feet Belknap Mountain, the highest point in Belknap County, as well as lands to the east extending to Round Pond. The forest is bordered to the north by Gunstock Mountain and Gunstock Mountain Resort, a downhill ski area. A lookout tower is at the top of Belknap Mountain,[1] and there is an extensive trail network in the forest.
Belknap Mountain State Forest is owned by the New Hampshire Department of Natural and Cultural Resources, and there is a conservation easement on private land to the north of the state forest.[2] It adjoins several other county, town, and private conservation and recreation areas.[3]