Forest Lake

Forest Lake: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this lake: Full / gates open · Low water level · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Forest Lake

Season: August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Forest Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.83554, -91.00741. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Forest Lake

• Clarks Hollow · viewpoint · Calhoun · ~26 km · Must-see
• Grand Canyon · viewpoint · Calhoun · ~27 km · Must-see
• Cuivre River State Park · park · Lincoln · ~29 km · Must-see
• Henley Hollow · viewpoint · Calhoun · ~30 km · Must-see
• August A. Busch Memorial Conservation Area · sanctuary · Calhoun · ~32 km · Must-see
• Lepp Hollow · viewpoint · Calhoun · ~34 km · Must-see
• Klondike Park · park · Calhoun · ~40 km · Must-see
• Howell Island Conservation Area · park · Calhoun · ~41 km · Must-see
• Dr. Edmund A. Babler Memorial State Park · sanctuary · Saint Louis · ~45 km · Must-see
• Deutschheim State Historic Site · park · Gasconade · ~50 km · Must-see
• Calhoun Hollow · viewpoint · Montgomery · ~51 km · Must-see
• Rockwoods Reservation · park · Saint Louis · ~52 km · Must-see
• Golden Eagle-Toppmeyer Site · fort · Calhoun · ~54 km · Must-see
• Two Rivers National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Jersey · ~54 km · Must-see
• Rockwoods Range Conservation Area · park · Saint Louis · ~55 km · Must-see
• Greensfelder County Park · park · Saint Louis · ~55 km · Must-see
• Duncan Farm · fort · Jersey · ~57 km · Must-see
• Mid America Adventure · park · Saint Louis · ~58 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Forest Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Forest Lake

• Creve Coeur Lake · lake · Calhoun · ~59 km · Must-see
• Spanish Lake · lake · Madison · ~87 km · Must-see
• Alton Military Prison Site · lake · Madison · ~89 km · Must-see
• Compton Hill Reservoir Park · lake · Saint Louis · ~89 km · Must-see
• Horseshoe Lake State Park · lake · Madison · ~102 km · Must-see
• Lake Hillcrest Dam · lake · Madison · ~111 km · Must-see
• Dunlap Lake Dam · lake · Madison · ~116 km · Must-see
• Wildwood Lake · lake · Monroe · ~116 km · Must-see
• Clarence Cannon Dam · lake · Ralls · ~118 km · Must-see
• Beaver Dam State Park · lake · Macoupin · ~123 km · Must-see

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