Welcome to Park Forest ...

Park Forest is located in San Mateo County<1>.

The location of Park Forest has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

A typical abbreviation for Park Forest: Park Frst.

Park Forest is 60 feet [18 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Park Forest lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Park Forest lies within the (650) area code.

Communities Also Named Park Forest ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Park Forest - they are located in Alabama, Florida, Georgia (2), Illinois, Louisiana and Missouri.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Park Forest.

Communities near Park Forest ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Park Forest.

• San Jose
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Jose
  • San Jose is located in Santa Clara County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,013,616 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Jose <4>
• Fremont
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
  • Fremont is located in Alameda County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 234,569 people
  • Former names for Fremont:
  • Centerville
  • Irvington
  • Mission San Jose
  • Niles
  • Warm Springs
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fremont <4>
• Hayward
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayward
  • Hayward is located in Alameda County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 157,966 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hayward <4>
• Sunnyvale
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyvale
  • Sunnyvale is located in Santa Clara County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 151,746 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunnyvale <4>
• Santa Clara
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Clara
  • Santa Clara is located in Santa Clara County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 131,055 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Santa Clara <4>
• San Mateo
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Mateo
  • San Mateo is located in San Mateo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 102,398 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Mateo <4>
• San Leandro
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Leandro
  • San Leandro is located in Alameda County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 89,161 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Leandro <4>
• Mountain View
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
  • Mountain View is located in Santa Clara County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 80,030 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mountain View <4>
• Milpitas
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milpitas
  • Milpitas is located in Santa Clara County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 75,867 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milpitas <4>
• Union City
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
  • Union City is located in Alameda County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 74,501 people
  • Former name for Union City:
  • Decoto
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union City <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Park Forest. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Park Forest.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Park Forest. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Park Forest.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Park Forest. See our Newspapers Page for Park Forest.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Park Forest ...

Looking for more information about Park Forest? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Park Forest, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Park Forest.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Park Forest. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for San Mateo County: www.co.sanmateo.ca.us/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/