Piñones State Forest

Coordinates: 18°26′38″N 65°57′59″W / 18.4438346°N 65.9662765°W

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Piñones State Forest Bosque Estatal de Piñones

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Geography
Location	Loiza, Puerto Rico
Coordinates	18°26′38″N 65°57′59″W / 18.4438346°N 65.9662765°W / 18.4438346; -65.9662765^[1]
Administration
Governing body	Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources

Piñones State Forest, (in Spanish: Bosque Estatal de Piñones), and named after the Casuarina, locally called Piñones (after an invasive species of salt-tolerant tree from Australia used for lumber), is a timberland forest near one of the longest beaches in Puerto Rico. It is located in Torrecilla Baja barrio in the municipality of Loíza. It is a tourist attraction and is managed by the Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources.^[2]^[3]

Geographical location

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Home of a mangrove forest, Piñones is a natural reserve located east of Isla Verde north of Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport. It is operated by the Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources and located in Loiza.^[3]^[4]^[5]

Flora and fauna

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The extremely rare tree Schoepfia arenaria grows here at a place called Punta Maldonado. Less than 200 of these Puerto Rican endemic trees are known to exist.^[6]

The Piñones Trail

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There is a boardwalk and trail used for biking and walking through parts of the forest. Several agencies carefully manage the Piñones Trail (in Spanish: Paseo Piñones), so as to avoid disturbing sensitive ecological and archeological points, while still encouraging "family-type" visits. In 2001, the trail received an award from the Federal Highway Administration for excellence in non-motorized transportation.^[7]^[8]

Activities nearby

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Near the forest is a beach called Playa Aviones and kiosks including, Kiosko El Boricua on PR-187 mentioned by the Puerto Rico Tourism Company.^[2]

Gallery

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Playa Aviones on PR-187

References

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^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bosque Estatal de Piñones
^ ^a ^b "Playa Aviones". Discover Puerto Rico. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Bosque Estatal de Piñones". Discover Puerto Rico. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
^ "Pinones Mangrove Forest – Nature Boardwalk & Waterfront Fun". Puerto Rico Day Trips.
^ "The Institute for Regional Conservation". The Institute for Regional Conservation (in Spanish). April 22, 2016. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
^ Rivera, Marelisa; Fish and Wildlife Service (19 April 1991), "RIN 1018-AB42 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Determination of Threatened Status for the plant Schoepfia arenaria" (PDF), Federal Register, vol. 56, no. 76, pp. 16021–16024, retrieved 27 December 2021
^ "The Piñones Trail - Division Activities - Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands Division". Federal Highway Administration. December 5, 2014. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
^ "Piñones Boardwalk". Ecotreasures. 2016-02-13. Retrieved 2020-12-30.

Protected areas of Puerto Rico

Federal

National Estuarine Research Reserves	Bahía de Jobos
National Forests	El Yunque
National Wild and Scenic Rivers	Río Icacos Río Mameyes Río de la Mina
Wilderness Areas	El Toro
National Wildlife Refuges	Cabo Rojo Culebra Desecheo Laguna Cartagena Vieques

Commonwealth

State Forests	Aguirre Boquerón Cambalache Carite Ceiba Cerrillos Guajataca Guánica Guilarte Los Tres Picachos Maricao Monte Choca Nuevo Milenio Piñones Río Abajo San Patricio Susúa Toro Negro Vega
Other Forests	Bosque del Pueblo
Nature Reserves	Aguas Buenas Cave System Cabezas de San Juan Caja de Muertos Caño Martín Peña Caño Tiburones Cerro Las Tetas Cibuco Swamp Condado Lagoon Cueva del Indio Cuevas Las Cabachuelas Hacienda Belvedere Humacao Nature Reserve Joyuda Lagoon Inés María Mendoza La Cordillera Reef La Parguera Las Bocas Canyon Mona and Monito Islands Northeast Ecological Corridor Planadas-Yeyesa Punta Cucharas Punta Guaniquilla Puerto Mosquito Punta Petrona San Cristóbal Canyon San Juan Ecological Corridor Tortuguero Lagoon Tourmaline Reef
Conservation Easement Sites	El Rabanal Foreman Conservation Easement Montes Oscuros Palmas del Mar Tropical Forest
Conservation Zones	Northern Karst
Marine Reserves	Isla Verde Reef
Protected Natural Areas	La Robleda Natural Protected Area Sierra Pandura
Research Reserves	Mata de Plátano Field Station Sierra de Jájome
Parques Nacionales	Parque Nacional de las Cavernas del Río Camuy Julio Enrique Monagas Park

Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources

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Geographical location

Flora and fauna

The Piñones Trail

Activities nearby

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