Lake Forest is a city in Orange County, California, United States. The population was 78,243 as of 2007.With 6,274 people per square mile, it is the most densely populated city in South County to this day.
Lake Forest incorporated as a new city on December 20, 1991. Residents voted to name the city Lake Forest, after two expensive master planned residential communities, denying the longer claim to the territory by the community of El Toro. Since being founded, it has expanded its limits to include the newer communities of Foothill Ranch and Portola Hills. The multiplicity of names often creates confusion: some people in the Portola Hills neighborhood, for example, can receive mail addressed to them at Portola Hills, Lake Forest, or Trabuco Canyon. The zip code 92679 is a Trabuco Canyon zip code even though not a single area in the zip code is Trabuco Canyon. This might be because since 92679 is assigned to the northeastern area of Rancho Santa Margarita and the southern area of Lake Forest it would be too confusing for the postal services because 2 cities are both served by that zip code. Lake Forest (along with its neighboring cities Mission Viejo and Irvine) is ranked as one of the safest cities in the country. The private research firm Morgan Quitno ranked Lake Forest as the 15th safest city and another firm later ranked Lake Forest 10th in 2007 in the United States.
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| Outdoor 'staycation' San Diego Union Tribune, United States - 2 hours ago As the price of gas skyrockets, many are choosing to vacation near home at the campgrounds of San Diego County. “This time last year we were in North Dakota ... |
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| Old-time charm Boston Globe, United States - Jul 1, 2008 King, who owns a vacation home here, is one of many characters who flock to this southwestern Maine town of three villages (Lovell, Center Lovell, ... |
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| Scenes from the road Los Angeles Times, CA - Jun 23, 2008 My vacation is almost complete, but I wanted to post a few photos that I took over the weekend. I'll resume posting full time on Tuesday and I'm excited ... |
| Piute fire continues out of control KGET 17, CA - Jul 2, 2008 They say that's because the terrain just southeast of Lake Isabella is steep and difficult to travel on. As the massive forest fire continues to push closer ... |
| Hosty's body found on beach River Forest Leaves, IL - Jul 2, 2008 A memorial visitation will be held from 3 to 6:30 pm Thursday, July 3, at St. Luke Catholic Church, 7600 W. Lake St., River Forest. ... |
| Grevers looking to crash Olympics Chicago Tribune, United States - Jun 25, 2008 Grevers, 23, is a graduate of Lake Forest High School and Northwestern University who has found training for the Olympics a pleasant departure from his ... |
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How To Prepare For Your Lake Forest Vacation?
I like the idea of taking winter vacations Lake Forest because it can be a way to enjoy the snow and take a break from trying to live normal daily life while fighting with it. Snow is beautiful but not if you're sitting on the highway for three hours watching it fall and snarl traffic, preventing you from getting home. One of my favorite winter vacations was the time we went to Vermont to ski and snowshoe, and even though I was certainly cold, it didn't bother me as much because I was doing things that were fun. I wasn't waking up in the cold and heading out to work in the dark, feeling like my blood would freeze before I ever reached a warm building.
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