Lake Forest Dam

Lake Forest Dam: 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 dam: Full / gates open · Low water level · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Lake Forest Dam

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 Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 30.96185, -90.51010. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Lake Forest Dam

• Lake Tangipahoa Dam · lake · Pike · ~30 km · Must-see
• Percy Quin State Park · park · Pike · ~31 km · Must-see
• Church of the Incarnation · church · Tangipahoa Parish · ~32 km · Must-see
• Bogue Chitto State Park · sanctuary · Washington Parish · ~51 km · Must-see
• KSLU-FM (Hammond) · attraction · Tangipahoa Parish · ~62 km · Must-see
• Grace Memorial Episcopal Church · church · Tangipahoa Parish · ~63 km · Must-see
• Kentwood Historical and Cultural Arts Museum · museum · Tangipahoa Parish · ~3 km
• Camp Moore Museum · museum · Tangipahoa Parish · ~11 km
• Alford Lake Dam · lake · Pike · ~11 km
• Levi Temple · temple · Pike · ~18 km
• Lynyrd Skynyrd Crash · fort · Amite · ~19 km
• Lynyrd Skynyrd Crash Site Monument · fort · Amite · ~19 km
• Ball Lake Dam · lake · Pike · ~20 km
• C M Nunnrey Ponds Dam · lake · Amite · ~23 km
• Elliott Lake Dam · lake · Pike · ~23 km
• Church of Our Redeemer · church · Pike · ~25 km
• Tickfaw Church · church · Amite · ~26 km
• Old St. Helena Parish Jail · fort · Saint Helena Parish · ~26 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Lake Forest Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Lake Forest Dam

• Lake Tangipahoa Dam · lake · Pike · ~30 km · Must-see
• Okhissa Lake Dam · lake · Franklin · ~76 km · Must-see
• Lake Maurepas · lake · Pearl River · ~98 km · Must-see
• Lake Maurepas · lake · Saint John the Baptist Parish · ~98 km · Must-see
• Lake Bill Waller · lake · Marion · ~100 km · Must-see
• Spanish Lake · lake · Wilkinson · ~112 km · Must-see
• Lake Pontchartrain · lake · Saint Tammany Parish · ~117 km · Must-see
• Bonnet Carré Spillway · lake · Saint Charles Parish · ~134 km · Must-see
• Hickory Hills Lake · lake · Lamar · ~139 km · Must-see
• Lac Des Allemands · lake · Saint John the Baptist Parish · ~143 km · Must-see

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