Welcome to Forest Park ...

Forest Park is located in Charles County<1>.

Forest Park is 190 feet [58 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Forest Park lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Forest Park: 301, 227 & 240<3>

Communities Also Named Forest Park ...

While we believe that this Forest Park is located in Charles County, we know of another 3 Maryland communities named Forest Park. Those communities are located in the following counties: Baltimore City, Saint Mary's and Washington County.

Beyond Maryland, there are 54 communities that are also named Forest Park - they are located in Alabama (5), Arkansas, California (2), Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia (5), Illinois (2), Indiana (2), Louisiana (2), Massachusetts (2), Missouri (2), Montana, New Mexico, New York (2), North Carolina, Ohio (3), Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania (3), South Carolina (3), Tennessee, Utah, Virginia (5) and Washington.

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

Websites for Forest Park ...

Chamber of Commerce: www.cccc-md.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Forest Park, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Forest Park ...

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

Alexandria
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Alexandria is located in Alexandria City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexandria
- Population from the 2020 Census: 158,726 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alexandria <4>
La Plata
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- La Plata is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Plata
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,800 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Plata <4>
Chesapeake Beach
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Chesapeake Beach is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesapeake Beach
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,066 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chesapeake Beach <4>
District Heights
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- District Heights is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for District Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,979 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for District Heights <4>
Indian Head
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Indian Head is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Head
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,787 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Indian Head <4>
Forest Heights
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Forest Heights is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,558 people
North Beach
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- North Beach is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Beach
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,054 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Beach <4>
Morningside
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Morningside is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morningside
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,279 people
Upper Marlboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Upper Marlboro is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Marlboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 672 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Upper Marlboro <4>
Eagle Harbor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Eagle Harbor is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Harbor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people

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 Forest Park. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Forest Park.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Forest Park. 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 Forest Park.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Forest Park ...

Looking for more information about Forest Park? 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 Forest Park, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Forest Park.

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of Maryland's counties, including Charles, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Forest Park - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>	When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 301 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 227 or 240. New phone numbers in the Forest Park area will be assigned with one of these codes: 301, 227 or 240. As a result, placing a call in the Forest Park area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.