Forrest Lake

Forrest 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 Forrest 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 Forrest Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 35.04183, -78.90808. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Forrest Lake

• Arsenal Park · park · Cumberland · ~2 km · Must-see
• Fayetteville Arsenal · fort · Dillon · ~2 km · Must-see
• Museum of the Cape Fear Historical Complex · church · Dillon · ~2 km · Must-see
• Hay Street United Methodist Church · church · Cumberland · ~3 km · Must-see
• First Baptist Church · church · Cumberland · ~4 km · Must-see
• Market House · attraction · Cumberland · ~4 km · Must-see
• First Presbyterian Church · church · Cumberland · ~4 km · Must-see
• Saint John's Episcopal Church · church · Cumberland · ~4 km · Must-see
• Evans Metropolitan AME Zion Church · church · Cumberland · ~4 km · Must-see
• Saint Joseph's Episcopal Church · church · Cumberland · ~4 km · Must-see
• Cape Fear Botanical Garden · sanctuary · Cumberland · ~6 km · Must-see
• Hope Mills Lake · lake · Dillon · ~10 km · Must-see
• Old Bluff Presbyterian Church · church · Cumberland · ~29 km · Must-see
• Averasboro Battlefield Museum · museum · Harnett · ~41 km · Must-see
• McArthur Lake · lake · Marlboro · ~44 km · Must-see
• Jones Lake State Park · lake · Bladen · ~58 km · Must-see
• Raven Rock State Park · sanctuary · Harnett · ~58 km · Must-see
• Turnbull Creek Educational State Forest · sanctuary · Bladen · ~62 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Forrest Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Forrest Lake

• Hope Mills Lake · lake · Dillon · ~10 km · Must-see
• McArthur Lake · lake · Marlboro · ~44 km · Must-see
• Jones Lake State Park · lake · Bladen · ~58 km · Must-see
• Harris Lake · lake · Wake · ~79 km · Must-see
• Singletary Lake State Park · lake · Bladen · ~81 km · Must-see
• Bass Lake · lake · Wake · ~84 km · Must-see
• Bass Lake Dam · lake · Wake · ~84 km · Must-see
• Sunset Lake · lake · Wake · ~85 km · Must-see
• Jordan Lake · lake · Chatham · ~100 km · Must-see
• Lake Crabtree · lake · Wake · ~112 km · Must-see

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