▁Forest , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁Maryland ' s ▁present ▁Public ▁Land s ▁system . ▁Mountain ▁for ests , ▁streams ▁and ▁valle ys ▁make ▁up ▁the ▁ 8 , 0 4 2 ▁acres ▁of ▁Gar rett ▁State ▁Forest ▁in ▁Gar rett ▁County . ▁ ▁The ▁forest ▁is ▁home ▁to ▁red ▁o ak , ▁white ▁o ak , ▁scar let ▁o ak , ▁black ▁cher ry , ▁h ick ory , ▁red ▁map le , ▁white ▁p ine ▁and ▁hem lock ▁along ▁the ▁stream ▁banks . ▁Mountain ▁streams ▁trick le ▁throughout ▁the ▁region , ▁offering ▁visitors ▁g lim ps es ▁of ▁be aver ▁p onds ▁and ▁c ran berry ▁b ogs . ▁Many ▁wild life ▁species ▁make ▁their ▁home ▁in ▁this ▁forest . ▁ ▁The ▁forest ▁offers ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁recre ational ▁opportun ities ▁including ▁cross ▁country ▁ski ing , ▁camp ing , ▁fish ing , ▁h ik ing ▁tra ils , ▁historic ▁interest , ▁hunting , ▁r iding ▁tra ils ▁and ▁snow m ob iling . ▁ ▁This ▁state ▁forest ▁has ▁about ▁ 2 0 ▁miles ▁of ▁h ik ing ▁tra ils ▁in ▁between ▁Sw allow ▁F alls ▁and ▁Herr ington ▁Mann or ▁State ▁Park s . ▁The ▁tra ils ▁range ▁from ▁relatively ▁flat ▁and ▁easier ▁to ▁intermediate ▁and ▁somewhat ▁ste ep . ▁ ▁Kind ness ▁Dem on str ation ▁Area ▁Gar rett ▁State ▁Forest ▁includes ▁the ▁Kind ness ▁Dem on str ation ▁Area , ▁a ▁ ▁tract ▁located ▁west ▁of ▁Oak land ▁which ▁introdu ces ▁visitors ▁to ▁modern ▁forest ▁management ▁techniques . ▁A