Lost Forest Research Natural Area

Lost Forest Research Natural Area
Isolated pines forest environment
Lost Forest in south central Oregon
Location	Lake County, Oregon, United States
Nearest city	Christmas Valley, Oregon
Coordinates	43°23′N 120°20′W / 43.38°N 120.33°W / 43.38; -120.33[1]
Area	8,960 acres (36.3 km2)
Established	1972
Governing body	Bureau of Land Management

The Lost Forest Research Natural Area is a designated forest created by the Bureau of Land Management to protect an ancient stand of ponderosa pine in the remote high desert county of northern Lake County, in the south central area of the U.S. state of Oregon. Lost Forest is an isolated area of pine trees separated from the nearest contiguous forest land by forty miles of arid desert. There are no springs or surface water in Lost Forest, and much of the southwest portion of the natural area is covered by large shifting sand dunes that are slowly encroaching on the forest.