Forest Park

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

Best time to visit Forest Park

Season: Year-round, evenings.

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 Park — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.85822, -85.66254. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Forest Park

• Lake Leelanau · lake · Leelanau · ~14 km · Must-see
• Dennos Museum Center · museum · Grand Traverse · ~15 km · Must-see
• Lime Lake · lake · Leelanau · ~19 km · Must-see
• Keith J. Charters Traverse City State Park · park · Grand Traverse · ~19 km · Must-see
• Boardman Valley Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Grand Traverse · ~20 km · Must-see
• Long Lake · lake · Grand Traverse · ~21 km · Must-see
• Silver Lake · lake · Grand Traverse · ~23 km · Must-see
• Grand Traverse Bay Underwater Preserve · sanctuary · Michigan · ~24 km · Must-see
• Bass Lake · lake · Grand Traverse · ~24 km · Must-see
• Old Mission State Park · sanctuary · Grand Traverse · ~25 km · Must-see
• Old Mission Point Lighthouse · beach · Michigan · ~26 km · Must-see
• Lake Dubonnet · lake · Grand Traverse · ~27 km · Must-see
• Elk Lake · lake · Antrim · ~28 km · Must-see
• Boardman/Ottaway River Trail · trek · Grand Traverse · ~28 km · Must-see
• Cedar Hedge Lake · lake · Grand Traverse · ~29 km · Must-see
• Big Glen Lake · lake · Leelanau · ~30 km · Must-see
• Spider Lake · lake · Grand Traverse · ~30 km · Must-see
• Arbutus Lake · lake · Grand Traverse · ~30 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Forest Park

Other parks near Forest Park

• Keith J. Charters Traverse City State Park · park · Grand Traverse · ~19 km · Must-see
• Interlochen State Park · park · Grand Traverse · ~34 km · Must-see
• Leelanau State Park · park · Leelanau · ~47 km · Must-see
• Young State Park · park · Charlevoix · ~79 km · Must-see
• William Mitchell State Park · park · Wexford · ~88 km · Must-see
• Mineral Well Park · park · Emmet · ~99 km · Must-see
• Petoskey State Park · park · Emmet · ~106 km · Must-see
• Wilderness State Park · park · Emmet · ~141 km · Must-see
• Wilson State Park · park · Clare · ~143 km · Must-see
• Aloha State Park · park · Cheboygan · ~149 km · Must-see

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