Forest Lake

Forest Lake is a city in Minnesota.

Get in
Interstate 35, US-8, and US-61.

By bicycle
The city is located along the Hardwood Creek/Sunrise Prairie Bike Trail, a 30+ mile paved, bike trail stretching from Hugo to North Branch. The trail also passes areas of hardwood forest, deep marsh wetlands where sightings of grouse, deer, wild turkey and waterfowl are common. Additionally, the city has built two bike/pedestrian bridges in the last two years to allow for safer travel.

The Forest Lake Parks Department has made a bike map for biking in and around the city.

Eat
There are plenty of restaurants throughout Forest Lake. The city is home to many popular chains such as Famous Dave's, Applebee's, and all the major fast food chains. In addition to the well known chains, Forest Lake has restaurants and cafes unique to the region.



Go next

 * Pine City, just a half an hour's drive north on I-35, is well worth a look.