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: 36.78756, -76.38222. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Lake Forest

• Craddock Historic District · sanctuary · Portsmouth · ~7 km · Must-see
• Downtown Portsmouth Historic District · sanctuary · Portsmouth · ~11 km · Must-see
• Saint Pauls Catholic Church · church · Portsmouth · ~11 km · Must-see
• Monumental United Methodist Church · church · Portsmouth · ~11 km · Must-see
• Trinity Episcopal Church · church · Portsmouth · ~11 km · Must-see
• Children's Museum of Virginia · museum · Portsmouth · ~11 km · Must-see
• Fort Nelson Park · fort · Portsmouth · ~11 km · Must-see
• Fresnel Lens from Hog Island Light · attraction · Portsmouth · ~12 km · Must-see
• Portsmouth Lightship Museum · museum · Portsmouth · ~12 km · Must-see
• Nauticus · museum · Norfolk · ~13 km · Must-see
• USS Norfolk Bell · attraction · Norfolk · ~13 km · Must-see
• Norfolk Attractions · fort · Norfolk · ~13 km · Must-see
• The MacArthur Memorial Museum · museum · Norfolk · ~13 km · Must-see
• Chrysler Museum of Art · museum · Norfolk · ~14 km · Must-see
• Craney Island · river spot · Portsmouth · ~15 km · Must-see
• Virginia Zoological Park · sanctuary · Norfolk · ~17 km · Must-see
• Chesapeake Arboretum · sanctuary · Chesapeake · ~17 km · Must-see
• Nansemond National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Suffolk · ~19 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Lake Forest

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Lake Forest

• Lake Drummond · lake · Chesapeake · ~27 km · Must-see
• The Mariners' Lake · lake · Newport News · ~39 km · Must-see
• City Reservoir Dam · lake · Newport News · ~57 km · Must-see
• Lake Powell · lake · James City · ~74 km · Must-see
• Currituck Sound · lake · Currituck · ~82 km · Must-see
• Harrison Lake National Fish Hatchery · lake · Charles City · ~117 km · Must-see
• Turners Pond Dam · lake · Northampton · ~130 km · Must-see
• Lake Phelps · lake · Washington · ~144 km · Must-see
• Green Lake · lake · Portsmouth · ~3 km
• Lake Kingman · lake · Portsmouth · ~12 km

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