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Places in Forest Lake

Forest Lake’s downtown: 246 places in a five-minute walk

1,071 places in Forest Lake: 90 places to eat and drink, 105 shops, 93 things to do and 5 places to stay. Local spots first, with directions to every one.

All places
1,071
52 per 1,000 residents · most nearby
Eat & drink
90
4.3 per 1,000 residents
Shops
105
17 gifts · 8 antiques · 3 books
Things to do
93
41 outdoors · 6 arts · 23 landmarks
Places to stay
5
0.2 per 1,000 residents

What kind of places does Forest Lake have?

Read from every listing. The page puts what stands out first.

A real downtown246 places within a five-minute walk of Lake St N.Antiques & vintage8 antique, vintage and secondhand shops.Gear up & get out10 outfitters, rentals, charters and gear shops.Farms & markets5 farms, farm stands and markets.
★ What stands out · The map

Where Forest Lake gathers

246 of Forest Lake’s 1,071 places sit within a five-minute walk of Lake St N.

Lake St N
246places in a five-minute walk of Lake St N23% of Forest Lake’s places
Shops

105 shops

18 home & hardware, 17 gifts & boutiques, 9 clothing. Local spots first.

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Eat & drink

90 places to eat & drink

57 restaurants, 20 cafés & treats, 8 bars & breweries. Local spots first.

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Things to do

93 things to do

41 parks & outdoors, 23 history & landmarks, 23 fitness & sports. Local spots first.

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Places to stay

5 places to stay

5 hotels & inns. Local spots first.

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Everyday

703 errands & services

Groceries, gas, the barber, the vet, the bank.

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Offices & pros 119Edina Realty · North Shore Apartments · GearGridAuto & gas 108Speedway · Tired Iron Collision Center · Koppy Motors Sales and ServiceHealth care 94Great River Orthodontics · Lakewoods Chiropractic · Courage Kenny Kids - Forest LakeHome services 88Affordable Muffler Inc · Mattson Funeral Home and Cremation Service · Dresel TruckingBanks & insurance 80Jesse Johnson - State Farm Insurance Agent · Chris Stauner Farmers Insurance Agency · Wells Fargo ATMHair & beauty 50Electric Blue Tattoo Co. · Artisan Nails · Royal Rebel StudiosGroceries & convenience 18Wine & Roses Liquors · Cub Foods · MGM Bourbon & Scotch ClubPets 16Chuck & Don's · South Shore Veterinary Hospital · Parrot Adoption Education ProgramOther services 130Flyaways Gymnastics · Farrell's eXtreme Bodyshaping - FXB Forest Lake · Edward Jones - Financial Advisor: Theresa A Ryan, CFP®|CEPA®
Community

75 schools, churches & public places

Where Forest Lake learns, worships and gets things done.

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Schools & childcare 30Forest Lake Elementary School · Forest Lake Area Middle School · Lakes International Language AcademyTown & public services 20Forest Lake Police · Forest Lake Airport · City of Forest LakePlaces of worship 14Hosanna Lutheran Church · Church of St. Peter · Faith Lutheran ChurchCommunity groups 11American Legion Post 225 · Comfort Lake Forest Lake Watershed District · Community Helping Hand Food Shelf
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Forest Lake and its neighbors

Forest Lake has the most places per resident of the 5 towns around it. Tap a town to see its places.

Places per 1,000 residents · all places listed
Forest Lake52Scandia32Wyoming30Hugo22Columbus16

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Favorites, openings and closings from Forest Lake neighbors.

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Some place details from Overture Maps (CDLA-Permissive-2.0), checked against the Census town line. Places added by neighbors go live once a second neighbor confirms them. Spot a mistake? Open the place and tap Edit mode.

How we sort and count

Each list puts neighbor favorites first (ratings and photos), then the most complete listings (a website, a phone number, a note), with local, independent spots ahead of national chains. Categories come from each place’s map category, so a café filed under “Shops” still shows up with the cafés. “A five-minute walk” is a quarter mile from the busiest spot on the map. Per-1,000 figures use the Census population.