Lake Forest

Lake Forest: 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 Lake Forest

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 Lake Forest — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.95085, -83.29902. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Lake Forest

• Battelle Darby Creek Metro Park · sanctuary · Franklin · ~12 km · Must-see
• Madison Lake · lake · Madison · ~13 km · Must-see
• Madison Lake State Park · lake · Madison · ~13 km · Must-see
• Early Television Museum · museum · Franklin · ~19 km · Must-see
• Columbus Ohio Temple · temple · Franklin · ~21 km · Must-see
• Noor Islamic Cultural Center · dargah · Franklin · ~23 km · Must-see
• Field of Corn (with Osage Orange Trees) · attraction · Franklin · ~26 km · Must-see
• Coffman Park · park · Franklin · ~27 km · Must-see
• Ohio State University Golf Course Lake Dam · lake · Franklin · ~28 km · Must-see
• Dublin Community Church · church · Franklin · ~28 km · Must-see
• Chadwick Arboretum Lane Ave. Gardens · park · Franklin · ~30 km · Must-see
• Greenlawn Abbey · fort · Franklin · ~30 km · Must-see
• Dr. Samuel Mitchel Smith and Sons Memorial Fountain · attraction · Franklin · ~30 km · Must-see
• North Bank Park · park · Franklin · ~31 km · Must-see
• Mirror Lake · lake · Franklin · ~31 km · Must-see
• National Veterans Memorial and Museum · museum · Franklin · ~31 km · Must-see
• Dorrian Green · park · Franklin · ~31 km · Must-see
• Scioto Audubon Metro Park · park · Franklin · ~31 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Lake Forest

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Lake Forest

• Madison Lake · lake · Madison · ~13 km · Must-see
• Madison Lake State Park · lake · Madison · ~13 km · Must-see
• Ohio State University Golf Course Lake Dam · lake · Franklin · ~28 km · Must-see
• Mirror Lake · lake · Franklin · ~31 km · Must-see
• O'Shaughnessy Dam · lake · Delaware · ~34 km · Must-see
• Buck Creek State Park · lake · Clark · ~47 km · Must-see
• Liggett Lake · lake · Union · ~49 km · Must-see
• Hoover Dam · lake · Franklin · ~49 km · Must-see
• Alum Creek Lake · lake · Delaware · ~56 km · Must-see
• Delaware Dam · lake · Delaware · ~62 km · Must-see

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