Forest Lake, Fairfield County, Connecticut

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     Stay the night at Buck's Rock Camp, and a day on the slopes of Thunder Ridge is just what you need. This lake is so wonderful. Whitewater paddling is not for everybody but if it's for you then we recommend Tenmile, and you'll hit upon a wonderful lake called Disbrow Pond. This is no location for people who don’t like to have a good time. A splendid sight of striking Bogus Hill is available from Forest Lake, and since you're here and you like golf, you can  
   stop at Richter Park Municipal Golf Course. If you come at the right time of year, East Aspetuck River offers some delightful whitewater, and if you need a location to stay Maron Hotel & Suites is a nice choice.
This lake is so wonderful. Kettletown State Park is a great campground nearby; on a brilliant day it's a tremendous idea to spend the day at Pine Ledge. This lake is so wonderful. You're sure to run into some friendly people from Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown
 
               here, and don't miss out on a glorious swamp; Short Woods is right here at Forest Lake.
Summer brings highs in the 80's to Forest Lake, and during summer nights temperatures are in the 60's. Through the wintertime highs are commonly in the 30's, and winter nights come with lows in the 10's to Forest Lake. If you like the outdoors, you'll go for Forest Lake. You can take a little tour to Forest Lake Dam if you're here at Forest Lake, and Squantz Pond State Park is both magnificent and beautiful. A great close by hotel is Americas Best Value Inn - Danbury, and if you're here, you could also have a look at gorgeous Squantz Pond.
A visit to nearby Chatterton Point is very relaxing; it's a wonderful idea to pop by Ball Pond Brook. The amount of rain that falls at Forest Lake is close to the national average; of all the months in a year May is the one with the most rain while February is ordinarily the driest month. The skiing at Woodbury is tremendous, and if the weather is good, you can go for a hike along the Appalachian National Scenic Trail.

 
Maron Hotel & Suites, Danbury
3 miles away
In a world where the choice is normally between an impersonal chain hotel or an uncertain bed and breakfast Maron Hotel and Suites stands out. Located in Danbury CT the Maron Hotel and Suites is conv...

Americas Best Value Inn - Danbury, Danbury
4 miles away
We are conveniently located between Boston and New York, near Westchester County. The Americas Best Value Inn is situated at the gateway to Connecticut. We are located amongst various shopping cente...

Current weather conditions at Forest Lake, Fairfield County, Connecticut
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Local climate location: POUGHKEEPSIE FAA AP 6 miles away


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  Coordinates:
Latitude: 41.48
Longitude: -73.48

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These outdoors activities are available near Forest Lake.
 Beaches Near Forest Lake:
Pine Ledge, Fairfield County, 3 miles away
 Hotels Near Forest Lake:
Maron Hotel & Suites, Danbury, 3 miles away
Americas Best Value Inn - Danbury, Danbury, 4 miles away
Twin Tree Inn, Brookfield, 4 miles away
Super 8 Danbury, Danbury, 5 miles away
Hilton Garden Inn Danbury, Danbury, 5 miles away
 Camp Grounds Near Forest Lake:
Kettletown State Park, Redding, 2 miles away
Buck's Rock Camp, New Milford, 8 miles away
Mountain Workshop, West Redding, 12 miles away
Clarence Fahnestock State Park, Carmel, 14 miles away
 Ski Areas Near Forest Lake:
Thunder Ridge, New York, 7 miles away
      500 vertical feet
Woodbury, Connecticut, 19 miles away
      300 vertical feet
Mohawk Mountain, Connecticut, 22 miles away
      640 vertical feet
 Whitewater Near Forest Lake:
East Aspetuck River, Litchfield CountyCounty, 8 miles away
      Class III - 4 miles long (Paper Mill Road to Housatonic River)
Tenmile, Litchfield CountyCounty, 9 miles away
      Class I-III - 4.2 miles long (South Dover NY to Gaylordsville Ct)
Housatonic River, Litchfield CountyCounty, 12 miles away
      Class IV - 2.6 miles long (Bulls Bridge Dam to Gaylordsville)
 National Parks Near Forest Lake:
Fire Island National Seashore, Patchogue - NY, 54 miles away
Gateway National Recreation Area, Brooklyn - NY, 62 miles away
 Trails Near Forest Lake:
Appalachian National Scenic Trail, Litchfield County, 16 miles away
 Golf Courses Near Forest Lake:
Richter Park Municipal Golf Course, Danbury, 4 miles away
Candlewood Valley Country Club, New Milford, 5 miles away
 Lakes Near Forest Lake:
Disbrow Pond, Fairfield CountyCounty, 1 miles away
Squantz Pond, Fairfield CountyCounty, 2 miles away

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Tenmile
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Ella Fohs Camp Pond
10 miles away
I attended Ella Fohs as a camper and a counselor.  The time was early 1950s - 1955...I was at the camp from 1963-1969. It shaped my childhood. My mother was there when she was a kid too. I found her name carved into one of the bunks on the rafters: Sydell Freiman 1949! Shame it's not used anymore for innercity poor kids, like we were. Ellen Knebel...I'm sad to hear that the camp itself is not there any more. I worked there in 69-73...I began working on ''the senior side'' and we livrf in ''the mansion'' for one summer. ...There was a house at the middle of the camp itself where the camp director lived. Is it still there??...

Lake Waramaug State Park
14 miles away
we stayed one night. there is a camp store and concession. lake for swimming and fishing. you can rent a canoe but it was 50 a day.sites are clean but not very private. bathrooms with showers were clean. Very family oriented kids bikes ect. quiet rule was respected by all young and old. we had a wonderful time. small town not far for pizza if needed...

Trinity Lake
14 miles away
It is a puzzle about fishing or ice fishing ability on that lake. Looks like a hidden top national secret. No one site provides infor about thart lake....

Ballard Lake
15 miles away
22 Acre lake loaded with Pickerel, Bass, Perch. However, is private property....

Appalachian National Scenic Trail
15 miles away
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Hilltop Pond
16 miles away
Hilltop Pond is a beautiful private pond. It's owned by the home owner on the top of the hill to the west and other adjoining land owners have pond rights. It's quite shallow, so it will always be in need of constant cleaning. The 42 acre pond is home to loads of wildlife and is the prime souce of water flowing into Macedonia State Park.

An interesting fact: The dam, rebuilt in the early 90's is made up of concrete blocks, each weighing over a ton. Environmental regulations wouldn't allow pouring cement into forms, so the large number of blocks were layed in place, held in place only by their individaul mass.

Jimmy Walker, the mayor of NYC would visit Hilltop Lodge, with his buddies. Hilltop Lodge was located on the west side of Weber Road where the road takes a bend well above about mid point in the length of the pond. The lodge burned to the ground in the 50's. There was no structure on the property from then until 1984, when the home to the north was constructed....

Dixon Lake
17 miles away
...d.back in the late sixties ,and every Christmas the people of the surrounding lk. There were none on the east side of the lake at the time. Well we would collect our Christmas trees around fifty or so and dig them into the ice about forty ft apart and make two rows . Then we would all set a time and light em,, and we would skate , fish ,whatever the lines of trees ran from the n.west dock to the east..the clam bakes were held at the other lk..haven just up the stream that ran along my house..After the dam broke from lk haven the water flooded down into our house..What a flood..seems after that we sold the house to a fireman ,,and then our course by accident the house burnt down ,,and I thought fireman were supposed to put out fires not start em .hello to all that still prevail on chestnut ridge. yea I also went to school with Henry Winkler.. And back then we used to trick or treat all the way down to route six..camp sycamore well I still have my green card with the red paper wonder if its still good..the camp was but a lake with a cottage or two..and a cool as heck dirt road..I went ...

Woodbury
19 miles away
5 PHOTOS
I love snowboarding here at Woodbury, and they have great tubing too....

Sylvan Lake Beach Park
19 miles away
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Mohawk Mountain
21 miles away
In 1947, Skiing Hall of Fame member, Walt Schoenknecht, created Mohawk Mountain Ski Area amidst the beauty of the Southern Berkshire Mountain. The following winter he invented snowmaking, which is currently used at winter resorts throughout the world. Mohawk Mountain has remained a family business and a favorite destination for succeeding generations of families.Mohawk Mountain Ski Area is a private corporation working in partnership with the Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection at Mohawk State Park. Mohawk State Forest has cross-country trails for snowshoeing and cross-country skiing at the top of the mountain but are not maintained or connected with the Ski Area. Access is obtained off of Rt. 4 in Cornwall CT....

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