Lake Forest Park
Lake Forest Park is a park in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 179 m. Blue Mound stands 264 m to the southwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Cross Timbers Montecito Pond, a park 0.6 miles away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 5.1 miles off. 13 named summits stand within 25 miles.
69.32-acre, community park and dog park located at 1760 E. Ryan Rd. Amenities include: Pavilion; capacity 30 people 760 square feet Picnic tables (not movable) Playground Benches Drinking fountains Dog park Dog stations Lake (west of the dog park) Pond
What to expect
- Operated by
- City of Denton
- Fee
- No
How to reach it
- 5.1 mi off the Texas Lakes Trail
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Cross Timbers Montecito Pond: 0.6 mi
- Cross Timbers Park South: 1.0 mi
- Wheeler Ridge Community GreenBelt: 1.1 mi
- Wheeler Ridge Park: 1.2 mi
- Wheeler Ridge Park 01: 1.3 mi
- Inspirational Sculpture: 1.2 mi
- Harmony: 1.8 mi
- Leo the Lion: 3.5 mi
- UNT Logo: 3.8 mi
- Spriki: 3.9 mi
- Old Alton Cemetery: 1.7 mi
- Old Alton Bridge: 2.2 mi
- 1848 Denton County Seat: 2.4 mi
- Annie Webb Blanton: 3.0 mi
- Corinth Shiloh Cemetery: 3.2 mi
- Bill Crouch Garden: 3.8 mi
- Buisness Leadership Building (BLB) Zen garden: 3.9 mi
- Ken Dickson Environmental Learning Area: 4.3 mi
- Carroll Abbot Wildflower Sanctuary: 5.0 mi
- Shiloh Field Community Garden: 5.1 mi
- African American Museum: 3.9 mi
- Bayless-Selby House Museum: 4.0 mi
- Courthouse-on-the-Square Museum: 4.0 mi
- Texas First Ladies Historic Costume Collection Museum: 4.9 mi
- Explorium: 7.3 mi
- Bald Knob: 4.1 mi
- Pilot Knob: 4.6 mi
- Crawford Hill: 5.2 mi
- Long Point: 5.5 mi
- Blue Mound: 9.2 mi
- North Texas State Fair and Rodeo: 5.4 mi
- Wildhorse Golf Club: 7.2 mi
- Space Shuttle VR: 13.8 mi
- Bubble Planet Experience: 13.9 mi
- Crayola Experience: 18.7 mi
- Thrive Nature Park: 11.2 mi
- Bob Jones Nature Center: 11.3 mi
- Arbor Hills Nature Preserve: 17.3 mi
- Russell Creek Preserve: 22.6 mi
- Group Picnic Area: 9.1 mi
- The Corral: 23.0 mi
- Parkside Food Truck Park: 23.8 mi
- Elizabethtown: 13.1 mi
- Camey Spur: 16.1 mi
- Sowers: 23.9 mi
- Little Elm Beach: 9.9 mi
- Post Oak Beach: 17.9 mi
- Shayhan Point: 6.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Lake Forest Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Mound | SW 223° | 264 m | 19.9 mi |
| Mount Olive | N 7° | 255 m | 21.6 mi |
| Pilot Knob | W 265° | 253 m | 4.6 mi |
| Blue Mound | NNW 329° | 244 m | 9.2 mi |
| Long Point | WSW 256° | 234 m | 5.5 mi |
| Crawford Hill | WSW 248° | 231 m | 5.2 mi |
| Mount Donwell | S 191° | 218 m | 16.9 mi |
| Town Common | SSW 204° | 216.71 m | 12.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:33 | 19:08 | 19:40 |
| June solstice | 06:21 | 20:05 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 07:17 | 18:54 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 16:48 | 17:26 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 45 | 49 | 56 | 64 | 73 | 81 | 85 | 85 | 78 | 67 | 55 | 47 |
| Precip in | 2.2 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 4.9 | 3.6 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 3.0 | 4.6 | 2.9 | 2.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Denton 2 SE, 3 mi away.
- Northern Cardinal215 obs
- Mallard203 obs
- Great Blue Heron183 obs
- Black Vulture139 obs
- Eastern Bluebird129 obs
- Monarch118 obs
- Red-shouldered Hawk115 obs
- Quihoui privet112 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/295948601
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