The Pere Marquette State Forest encompasses lands in the northern Lower Peninsula of Michigan, United States, on the western side of the state. Counties within the Pere Marquette are: Leelanau, Benzie, Grand Traverse, Kalkaska, Manistee, Wexford, Missaukee, Mason, Lake, Osceola, Oceana, Newaygo and Mecosta.
There are several trail-ways in the Pere Marquette, the longest of which are the Muncie Lake Pathway, at in length; the VASA Pathway, at ; and the Cadillac Pathway, at . The trails are well suited to biking, hiking and cross country skiing.
The North Country Trail includes within the Pere Marquette, and over in Michigan as a whole.
It is named after French explorer Jacques Marquette, who founded the first European settlement of Michigan in 1668.