Driving Directions
to Lake Forest College
555 N. Sheridan Road
Lake Forest, Illinois 60045
Open House Parking:
Follow the directions above to Middle Campus. Once on campus, park in the
Middle Campus Parking Lot.
Families will then walk back towards College Road and enter the walking path
on the left towards Young Hall.
There will be signage from the Middle Campus Parking Lot directing you to
Young Hall Room #117.
From Points West and Southwest (including O’Hare Airport):
1. Take I-294 (Tri-State Tollway), which becomes I-94, north to Illinois
60 (Town Line Road).
2. Exit and turn right (east) on Route 60.
3. Continue east to Route 43 (Waukegan Road), turn left (north) for 1/2 mile
to Deerpath Road.
4. Turn right (east) onto Deerpath and continue through the town of Lake Forest
and toward the College.
From points North:
1. Take I-94 south from Milwaukee.
2. Just south of the Wisconsin-Illinois line, stay left and follow U.S. Route
41.
3. Exit at Deerpath Road, turn left (east) onto Deerpath, and continue through
the town of Lake Forest
and toward the College.
From Downtown Chicago:
1. Take I-94 (Edens Expressway) north toward Waukegan.
2. When I-94 splits off toward Milwaukee, stay on the Edens, which becomes
U.S. Route 41.
3. Exit at Deerpath Road, turn right (east) onto Deerpath and continue through
the town of Lake Forest
and toward the College.
The College:
1. Once in Lake Forest on Deerpath Road, proceed east through the business
district and across the
railroad tracks.
2. Deerpath winds through a residential area and the next stop sign is Sheridan
Road, which is the entrance
to North Campus.
3. For Middle Campus, turn right (south) onto Sheridan Road, go one block
to College Road, and turn left
(east) into the College through the stone pillars.