There are additional cycling opportunities in Pinery Provincial Park and on the Rotary Trail which is adjacent to Highway 21 and goes from the park entrance to Grand Bend. Ipperwash Beach is a broad sand beach with a shallow shoreline and spectacular sunsets, uncrowded even on holiday weekends. Best of all, you can enjoy it all day and park your motor vehicle at no charge. Camping, cabins, cottages and motels are available if you wish to stay longer. Arkona and the adjacent Rock Glen Conservation Area is the the scenic centre of a tender fruit growing area, with cherries, peaches and apples.
Forest is a town providing a broader range of retail services all year round.
It also has a special outdoor summer theatre with an island stage and natural amphitheatre in the Eslie Dodge Conservation Area.