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Between the 1870s and about 1910, loggers cleared the area north of Lake Washington, now Lake Forest Park and Kenmore. Workers floated the logs to area mills or to Seattle's Lake Union via a logging canal. The Seattle, Lake Shore & Eastern Railroad, completed to the area in 1887, carried logs to Seattle by rail. Once the land was cleared, developers promoted Lake Forest Park as a residential area.
This photo, taken around 1902 at Lake Forest Park, shows a locomotive and two flatcars loaded with logs on a pier. Numerous logs float nearby in Lake Washington. The photo was taken before the completion of the Lake Washington Ship Canal lowered the water level in the lake. However, the location seems to correspond roughly to the late 20th-century Log Boom Park.

Subjects (LCTGM): Lakes & ponds; Logs; Lumber industry; Railroads

If it's the site of Log Boom Park, that would be over the line into Kenmore.
A slope of the Lake Forest Park Reservoir dam, as viewed from the east from just outside the reservoir's perimeter fence
A hillside garden in the southern part of Lake Forest Park, Washington, not far from Lake Washington.
Photo by Jack Fish
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Lake Forest Park

Washington, United States · North America

About Lake Forest Park

Lake Forest Park is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Mountlake Terrace, 41km from Snoqualmie Falls.

Lake Forest Park is in Washington, United States, with about 13,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Mountlake Terrace, about 4 km away.

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What is there to see near Lake Forest Park?

Within an hour or so of Lake Forest Park: Museum of Pop Culture (MoPOP) (16 km), Space Needle (16 km), Snoqualmie Falls (41 km), LeMay - America's Car Museum (59 km).

Are there any good drives near Lake Forest Park?

The nearest famous roads are Chuckanut Drive (WA-11), Chinook Pass and North Cascades Highway (WA-20).

Where is Lake Forest Park?

Lake Forest Park is in Washington, United States, about 4 km from Mountlake Terrace.

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Population
13,243
Continent
North America
Country
United States
Region
Washington
Timezone
America/Los_Angeles
Coordinates
47.7568, -122.2810

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911
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911
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right

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Worth the detour from Lake Forest Park

4 notable places within an hour's drive.

museum

Museum of Pop Culture (MoPOP)

Frank Gehry-designed museum celebrating contemporary popular culture through music, sci-fi, fantasy, and video game exhibits.

16 km · about 30 min drive

landmark

Space Needle

Futuristic observation tower built for the 1962 World's Fair, an iconic symbol of Seattle's skyline.

16 km · about 30 min drive

waterfall

Snoqualmie Falls

A spectacular 82-meter waterfall east of Seattle, sacred to the Snoqualmie people and featured in Twin Peaks.

41 km · about 45 min drive

museum

LeMay - America's Car Museum

One of the world's largest automotive museums with 350 vehicles in a striking facility overlooking Tacoma's waterfront.

59 km · about 70 min drive

Nearby Destinations

Other places to explore near Lake Forest Park.

Kenmore

🇺🇸 United States

3 km awayPop. 22,030

Mountlake Terrace

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4 km awayPop. 20,989

Shoreline

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5 km awayPop. 55,439

Inglewood-Finn Hill

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5 km awayPop. 22,707

Lynnwood

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8 km awayPop. 36,997

Greenwood

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9 km awayPop. 12,378

Kirkland

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10 km awayPop. 87,281

Mill Creek

🇺🇸 United States

13 km awayPop. 20,043

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