Forest Beach

Forest Beach: 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 beach: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Forest Beach

Season: October to March; rough seas and lifeguard warnings June to September.

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 Beach — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.67162, -70.02303. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Forest Beach

• Mill Pond / Off Stage Harbor Road · sanctuary · Barnstable · ~7 km · Must-see
• Chatham Light · fort · Barnstable · ~8 km · Must-see
• Monomoy National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Barnstable · ~10 km · Must-see
• Grassy Nook · viewpoint · Barnstable · ~12 km · Must-see
• Monomoy Wilderness · sanctuary · Barnstable · ~12 km · Must-see
• Little Cliff Pond · lake · Barnstable · ~12 km · Must-see
• Higgin's Pond · lake · Barnstable · ~12 km · Must-see
• Nickerson State Park · sanctuary · Barnstable · ~13 km · Must-see
• Flax Pond · lake · Barnstable · ~13 km · Must-see
• Cape Cod Museum Of Natural History · museum · Barnstable · ~15 km · Must-see
• Tawasentha Hill · viewpoint · Barnstable · ~15 km · Must-see
• Bass River Light (West Dennis Light) · beach · Barnstable · ~15 km · Must-see
• Eldredge Park · park · Barnstable · ~16 km · Must-see
• Monomoy Point Light · fort · Barnstable · ~16 km · Must-see
• French Cable Station Museum · museum · Barnstable · ~17 km · Must-see
• Follins Pond · lake · Barnstable · ~17 km · Must-see
• Hokum Rock · viewpoint · Barnstable · ~18 km · Must-see
• Nauset Beach · beach · Barnstable · ~18 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Forest Beach

Other beaches & coast near Forest Beach

• Bass River Light (West Dennis Light) · beach · Barnstable · ~15 km · Must-see
• Nauset Beach · beach · Barnstable · ~18 km · Must-see
• Coast Guard Beach · beach · Barnstable · ~25 km · Must-see
• Cooks Brook Beach · beach · Barnstable · ~26 km · Must-see
• Point Gammon Light · beach · Barnstable · ~27 km · Must-see
• Three Sisters Light #1 · beach · Barnstable · ~27 km · Must-see
• Three Sisters Light #2 · beach · Barnstable · ~27 km · Must-see
• Three Sisters Light #3 · beach · Barnstable · ~27 km · Must-see
• Nauset Light Beach · beach · Barnstable · ~27 km · Must-see
• Marconi Beach · beach · Barnstable · ~31 km · Must-see

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