This article presents the results of a survey carried out in 2010 on recreational uses of forests in the Lorraine region. They show that forests are very important recreational sites for people in the Lorraine, in terms of both the proportion of visitors (94% of the respondents) and the number of visits per year (25 on average). The results also show that distance from the forest is an important factor when choosing a forest to visit. Most of the people in Lorraine go to forests that are close to their home. An analysis of experimentation on choices (as between three different forests) shows that the forest’s features are decisive. The respondents were willing to go further for a deciduous or mixed forest with several marked trails, a parking or picnic area, or a lake, river or stream.