Blendon Woods Civic Association

Forest Park Civic Association

Present-day Forest Park, encompassing approximately 1.4 square miles, contains nearly 2900 single-family homes, along with duplexes, apartments and condominiums. Altogether, an estimated 7500 people call Forest Park home.

The community’s two internal shopping centers include restaurants, a bowling center, convenience stores, optometry, health and child care, car wash and self-storage facilities, and other light retail and service businesses. It is served by and helps support the East Dublin-Granville (SR-161) and Morse Road retail corridors, as well as the Polaris and Easton retail complexes.

Five schools are located in Forest Park proper (Avalon, Parkmoor and Forest Park Elementary Schools, Northland High School and independent K-12 Marburn Academy), and several other public and private schools are within a one mile radius of the community’s center. A branch of the Columbus Public Library, a recreation facility operated by the YMCA and several churches are located on Karl Road, near the center of the community. The 49 acre Woodward Park and Nature Preserve, which includes a recreation center, athletic fields, tennis courts, picnic areas and a walking trail, forms the southern boundary of Forest Park West, and several smaller (4 to 5 acre) city parks are located within and adjacent to Forest Park East.

Forest Park Civic Association website