Forest Lake sits about 30 miles north of the Twin Cities, where the suburban sprawl gives way to genuine lake country — the kind of Minnesota landscape defined by glacial terrain, mixed hardwood and pine, and water in every direction. Forest Hills Golf Club fits that setting, a course whose name signals exactly what surrounds you: trees, elevation changes carved by ancient ice sheets, and the quiet that comes when you're far enough from the metro that golf feels like an escape rather than an errand.
As a members-oriented club in this part of Washington County, Forest Hills serves a community that takes its golf seriously without the pretense of a high-end resort. Par-72 layouts in this style tend to reward local knowledge — the way a dogleg plays differently in the morning damp versus a July afternoon, the greens that break subtly toward the nearest lake.
Minnesota golf is compressed into a short season, which tends to make regulars of the people who find a course like this. When the weather cooperates, there are few better reasons to head north.
