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: 35.36383, -81.87910. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Forest Lake

• Broad River Greenway · sanctuary · Cherokee · ~33 km · Must-see
• Thicketty Mountain · viewpoint · Cherokee · ~37 km · Must-see
• Lake Lure · lake · East Tennessee · ~38 km · Must-see
• Lake Adger · lake · East Tennessee · ~39 km · Must-see
• Lake Blalock · lake · Spartanburg · ~39 km · Must-see
• South Mountains State Park · sanctuary · Burke · ~40 km · Must-see
• Lake William C Bowen · lake · Spartanburg · ~41 km · Must-see
• Peachoid · attraction · Cherokee · ~43 km · Must-see
• Bluerock Mountain · viewpoint · East Tennessee · ~46 km · Must-see
• Bluerock Mountain · viewpoint · Henderson · ~46 km · Must-see
• Arrowhead Monument · sanctuary · East Tennessee · ~50 km · Must-see
• Whitaker Mountain · viewpoint · Cherokee · ~53 km · Must-see
• Lake James · lake · Burke · ~54 km · Must-see
• Lake Tahoma · lake · East Tennessee · ~55 km · Must-see
• Saint Paul's Episcopal Church · church · Burke · ~55 km · Must-see
• Lake James State Park · lake · Burke · ~55 km · Must-see
• Chestnut Ridge Heritage Preserve · sanctuary · Greenville · ~55 km · Must-see
• Hollywild Animal Park · sanctuary · Spartanburg · ~56 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Forest Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Forest Lake

• Lake Lure · lake · East Tennessee · ~38 km · Must-see
• Lake Adger · lake · East Tennessee · ~39 km · Must-see
• Lake Blalock · lake · Spartanburg · ~39 km · Must-see
• Lake William C Bowen · lake · Spartanburg · ~41 km · Must-see
• Lake James · lake · Burke · ~54 km · Must-see
• Lake Tahoma · lake · East Tennessee · ~55 km · Must-see
• Lake James State Park · lake · Burke · ~55 km · Must-see
• Lake Summit · lake · Greenville · ~64 km · Must-see
• North Fork Reservoir · lake · East Tennessee · ~67 km · Must-see
• Lake Julian · lake · East Tennessee · ~76 km · Must-see

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