Lake Forest is an outdoors town
35 mi of trails · 14% of land conserved. The full Outdoors page has the rest.
★ What stands out · Go deeper
Where Lake Forest shines
The pages where Lake Forest stands out on this topic come first.
Conversations
Town Square →What Lake Forest is saying
Nobody has posted about environment & nature yet. Start it off.
Places
All 12 →Nature spots in Lake Forest
Best-loved first: neighbor reviews and photos, then local before chains.
Middlefork Savanna Forest Preserve
Nature reserve · 1401 Middlefork Dr
Chalet - Home + Garden | Lake Forest
Nursery and gardening · 695 N Western Ave
Lake Forest Open Lands Association
Nature reserve · 350 N Waukegan Rd
Next door
Same topic, next town over
Nature spots per 1,000 residents in each town. Tap one to open its environment & nature page.
ShieldsMoraineHighland ParkMettawaLake BluffHighwoodBannockburnLincolnshireLake Forest
MostSomeNone yetLake Forest
| Town | Nature | Per 1,000 | Posts this year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mettawa | 3 | 4.5 | 0 |
| Lake Bluff | 5 | 0.8 | 0 |
| Lincolnshire | 2 | 0.3 | 0 |
| Highland Park | 7 | 0.2 | 0 |
| Shields | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Moraine | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Highwood | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bannockburn | 0 | 0 | 0 |
More of Lake Forest’s guide
Out & about first, then everything else.
Out & about
♨Eat & drink64▥Shop & services972♧Parks, sports & recreation43✳Arts, culture & entertainment12Living here
▤Town hall & decisions10⟲Trash, recycling & yard waste⌁Utilities & services↗Streets, parking & getting around⊕Safety & preparedness1✚Health & emergency care43⌂Housing & development62Facts, tips, places and posts come from Lake Forest neighbors on TownTapestry; facts go live when two neighbors confirm them. Place listings start from Overture Maps and are corrected by neighbors. Numbers on the doors come from each page’s public sources.