Bens Lake

Bens Lake: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this lake: Full / gates open · Low water level · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Bens Lake

Season: August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Bens Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 30.45581, -86.54441. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bens Lake

• Fort Walton Mound · fort · Alabama · ~10 km · Must-see
• Topsail Hill Preserve State Park · park · Walton · ~33 km · Must-see
• Navarre Beach Park · beach · Santa Rosa · ~39 km · Must-see
• Gable Lake · lake · Santa Rosa · ~45 km · Must-see
• Buck Pond · lake · Baldwin · ~46 km · Must-see
• Alabama Hollow · viewpoint · Baldwin · ~50 km · Must-see
• Eden Gardens State Park · park · Geneva · ~52 km · Must-see
• Gulf Breeze Zoo · sanctuary · Santa Rosa · ~53 km · Must-see
• Blackwater River State Park · park · Santa Rosa · ~53 km · Must-see
• Blackwater River State Forest · sanctuary · Escambia · ~55 km · Must-see
• Blackwater River State Forest · sanctuary · Santa Rosa · ~58 km · Must-see
• Deer Lake State Park · lake · Walton · ~61 km · Must-see
• Blackwater Heritage Trail State Park · park · Baldwin · ~64 km · Must-see
• Juniper Lake · lake · Geneva · ~66 km · Must-see
• Arcadia Sawmill and Arcadia Cotton Mill · fort · Baldwin · ~68 km · Must-see
• Camp Helen State Park · park · Bay · ~71 km · Must-see
• Naval Live Oaks Reservation · park · Alabama · ~71 km · Must-see
• Lower Memorial Lake · lake · Okaloosa · ~2 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Bens Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Bens Lake

• Gable Lake · lake · Santa Rosa · ~45 km · Must-see
• Buck Pond · lake · Baldwin · ~46 km · Must-see
• Deer Lake State Park · lake · Walton · ~61 km · Must-see
• Juniper Lake · lake · Geneva · ~66 km · Must-see
• Crescent Lake · lake · Baldwin · ~87 km · Must-see
• Lower Memorial Lake · lake · Okaloosa · ~2 km
• Lower Memorial Lake · lake · Covington · ~2 km
• Puddin Head Lake · lake · Covington · ~15 km
• Indigo Pond · lake · Covington · ~42 km
• Indigo Pond · lake · Walton · ~42 km

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