Pike National Forest

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Pike National Forest
Near Devil's Head Lookout
Location	Clear Creek, Douglas, El Paso, Jefferson, Park, and Teller counties, Colorado, United States
Nearest city	Colorado Springs, Colorado
Coordinates	39°11′N 105°19′W / 39.183°N 105.317°W / 39.183; -105.317
Area	1,106,604 acres (4,478.27 km2)
Established	February 1892
Governing body	U.S. Forest Service
Website	Pike and San Isabel National Forests & Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands

The Pike National Forest is located in the Front Range of Colorado, United States, west of Colorado Springs including Pikes Peak. The forest encompasses 1,106,604 acres (4,478 km²) within Clear Creek, Teller, Park, Jefferson, Douglas and El Paso counties. The major rivers draining the forest are the South Platte and Fountain Creek. Rampart Reservoir is a large artificial body of water located within the forest.

The forest is named after American explorer Zebulon Pike.

Much of the bedrock within Pike National Forest is made up of the coarse, pink to orange Pikes Peak granite.