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Forest Park Beach
4.2★ · 252 Google ratings · Lake Forest, Michigan
✓ Parking✓ Short walk✓ Good for kids✓ Restrooms
At a glance
Parking
150 ft away · paid · fills up
Walk
110 ft · under a minute
Restrooms
Yes
Cost
Paid parking
Children
Reported good for young kids
Length
675 yd of shoreline
Sand
125 yd from the water to the back
Crowds
Quietest Thu 7pm
Map of Forest Park Beach
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1Parking160 ft from the listing
Guide
Good to know
Reported good with little kids
Visitors often mention shallow or calm water. This is what reviewers report, not a safety assessment.Mentioned by 9 visitors · 2018–2026
Conditions
How it is right now
Air
70°F · fog
Waves
0.5 ft · 2 s apart
Wind
1 mph from the WSW
UV index
6 peak today
Last updated Sep 4, 8:13 AM.
Crowds
When it gets busy
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Plan your visit
📍 801 Lake Rd, Lake Forest, IL 60045, United States
🅿 Parking 150 ft from the listing, Forest Park Beach
🌊 Water 110 ft away, under a minute walk
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Questions
Common questions
Where do you park at Forest Park Beach?
The nearest mapped parking area is 150 ft from the listed location. Positions come from OpenStreetMap, not from review text.
How far is the walk to the water at Forest Park Beach?
110 ft in a straight line from the listing to the mapped shoreline, under a minute. Soft sand and dune make the real walk longer than the straight line.
Does Forest Park Beach have restrooms?
No restrooms are mapped within 600 m on OpenStreetMap. That means nobody has mapped any, which is not the same as there being none.
When is Forest Park Beach least busy?
Google visit patterns put the quietest hour at Thu 7pm and the busiest at Sun 5pm.
Measured from OpenStreetMap, public aerial imagery and live conditions data, and counted from visitor reviews. Every source, in full.
