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: 40.51114, -111.58601. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Forest Lake

• Sugarloaf Mountain · viewpoint · Utah · ~9 km · Must-see
• Cecret Lake · lake · Salt Lake · ~9 km · Must-see
• Sunset Peak · viewpoint · Wasatch · ~9 km · Must-see
• Mount Baldy · viewpoint · Salt Lake · ~10 km · Must-see
• Soldier Hollow Resort · viewpoint · Wasatch · ~10 km · Must-see
• Mount Tuscarora · viewpoint · Salt Lake · ~10 km · Must-see
• Mount Wolverine · viewpoint · Salt Lake · ~10 km · Must-see
• Homestead Crater · attraction · Wasatch · ~11 km · Must-see
• Mount Millicent · viewpoint · Salt Lake · ~11 km · Must-see
• Clayton Peak · viewpoint · Wasatch · ~11 km · Must-see
• Haven · viewpoint · Utah · ~12 km · Must-see
• Box Elder Peak · viewpoint · Utah · ~12 km · Must-see
• Red Pine Dam · lake · Salt Lake · ~12 km · Must-see
• Chad's Gap · viewpoint · Salt Lake · ~12 km · Must-see
• The Pfeifferhorn · viewpoint · Salt Lake · ~13 km · Must-see
• Midway City Hamlet Park · lake · Wasatch · ~14 km · Must-see
• Mount Superior · viewpoint · Salt Lake · ~14 km · Must-see
• Guardsman Peak · viewpoint · Summit · ~14 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Forest Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Forest Lake

• Cecret Lake · lake · Salt Lake · ~9 km · Must-see
• Red Pine Dam · lake · Salt Lake · ~12 km · Must-see
• Midway City Hamlet Park · lake · Wasatch · ~14 km · Must-see
• Deer Creek Dam · lake · Wasatch · ~16 km · Must-see
• Emerald Lake · lake · Utah · ~17 km · Must-see
• Jordanelle Dam · lake · Wasatch · ~21 km · Must-see
• Dog Lake · lake · Salt Lake · ~22 km · Must-see
• Lehi Silver Band · lake · Utah · ~32 km · Must-see
• Little Dell Reservoir · lake · Salt Lake · ~38 km · Must-see
• Utah Lake State Park · lake · Utah · ~41 km · Must-see

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