Welcome to Forest Beach ...

Forest Beach is located in Pierce County<1>.

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

A typical abbreviation for Forest Beach: Forest Bch.

Forest Beach is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Forest Beach ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Washington communities named Forest Beach: This one is located in Pierce County and the other is located in Mason County.

Beyond Washington, there are 4 communities that are also named Forest Beach - they are located in Michigan, New York and South Carolina.

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

Communities near Forest Beach ...

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

• Tacoma
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tacoma
  • Tacoma is located in Pierce County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 219,945 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tacoma <4>
• Federal Way
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal Way
  • Federal Way is located in King County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 96,307 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Federal Way <4>
• Lakewood
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
  • Lakewood is located in Pierce County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 60,976 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lakewood <4>
• Lacey
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey
  • Lacey is located in Thurston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,178 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lacey <4>
• Puyallup
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puyallup
  • Puyallup is located in Pierce County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,569 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Puyallup <4>
• Bremerton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bremerton
  • Bremerton is located in Kitsap County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,322 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bremerton <4>
• University Place
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Place
  • University Place is located in Pierce County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,090 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for University Place <4>
• Des Moines
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Des Moines
  • Des Moines is located in King County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,389 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Des Moines <4>
• Port Orchard
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Orchard
  • Port Orchard is located in Kitsap County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,718 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Orchard <4>
• Edgewood
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
  • Edgewood is located in Pierce County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,410 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edgewood <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 Forest Beach. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Forest Beach.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Forest Beach ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Pierce County: www.co.pierce.wa.us/

The official website for State of Washington: https://access.wa.gov/