Lake Forest Park is a suburban city in King County, Washington, United States, located northeast of Seattle.

The city is situated at the northwest end of Lake Washington along State Route 522, which provides connections to Seattle and Bothell.

Lake Forest Park was founded in 1912 by Ole Hanson as one of the Seattle area's first planned communities.

Envisioned as a picturesque retreat for professionals, the developers planned roads and lots in strict consideration for natural landmarks.

[6]Until 1914 and completion of the Red Brick Road (now Bothell Way, part of State Route 522) to nearby Kenmore and Bothell, it also marked the literal end of improved roads heading north from Seattle, with the best access to points further north and east being by boat across Lake Washington or the Seattle, Lake Shore and Eastern Railway.

Lake Forest Park officially incorporated on June 20, 1961, in large part to help maintain its specific identity.

For the prior fifty years, the lot had belonged to Marcia and Robert Morris, who had built a modernist home and a horse stable on the property.

[8] Lake Forest Park Town Center, the city's commercial core, was built in 1964 and hugs Bothell Way, not far from the lakeshore.

In late 2005, city government began holding public meetings to discuss the future of the town center.

The decision was made to renovate Lake Forest Park Town Center and it now spans 18 acres and offers many shopping and dining options along with entertainment.

To the north, Lake Forest Park ends at the Snohomish county line, where the adjacent towns of Mountlake Terrace and Brier border it.

This one complex includes the public library, police department, city hall, and approximately 40 shops, small businesses, and medical/professional offices.

[24] Until late 2007, the city was also served by a finance unit post office in the same complex, the functions of which have since been moved to nearby Shoreline.

The Town Center was also home to Shoreline Community College's Lake Forest Park satellite campus but it is now closed.