Black Forest is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place located in and governed by El Paso County, Colorado, United States. The CDP is a part of the Colorado Springs, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population of the Black Forest CDP was 15,097 at the United States Census 2020. Both the Colorado Springs post office and the Elbert post office serve the area. The Black Forest is named for a dense stand of Ponderosa Pine in the area.