Polarization orientation of stakeholders in the use of a forest area is not only going to potentially be the cause of the poor performance of collaborative works, but is also potentially a source of serious conflict that led to the destruction of forests. A study of orientation polarization among stakeholders becomes important in the management of Kawah Kamojang Forest Area (KKFA) due to several reasons: a) The complexity of forest functions and the rules regulating its utilization; b) The large number of stakeholders involved; and c) the emerging symptoms of the forest quality degradation year by year. In this study, data on stakeholder orientation were obtained through close-ended questionnaires, while stakeholder orientation is mapped by constructing resultant matrices followed by F-test and post-hoc test. The stakeholders under study are divided into seven, namely: Laksana Village Community (LVC), Sukakarya Village Community (SVC), Bandung Regency Government (BRG), Garut Regency Government (GRG), West Java Office for Natural Resources Conservation (Balai Besar Konservasi Sumberdaya Alam/BBKSDA), Perum Perhutani (State-Owned Forestry Enterprise), and Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs). In terms of biophysical, economic, socio-cultural aspects, the results of the study reveal that stakeholder orientation is polarized into two, namely: (1) the village communities, and (2) a combination of BRG-GRG-BBKSDA-Perhutani-NGOS. Meanwhile, stakeholder perceptions of management are polarized into four: (1) the village communities, (2) the regional governments; (3) BBKSDA-Perhutani, and (4) the NGOs, where the stakeholders tend to positively respond to the activities held by the managing authorities of the area. Polarization is also observed in stakeholder motivations to utilize the KKFA, in which the communities are inclined towards daily economic interest, while the regional governments towards meeting the regional real incomes (PAD), and the managing authorities and NGOs insist on area sustainability. Hence, the study has demonstrated that the polarization of stakeholder perceptions and motivations in the management and utilization of a certain forest area does not only suggest that there is conflict of interest among the stakeholders, but it can potentially cause disorientation and inefficiency as well as ineffectiveness in the development of the KKFA.