Big Lake

Big 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 Big 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 Big Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 26.41869, -80.28672. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Big Lake

• Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens · museum · Palm Beach · ~17 km · Must-see
• Green Cay Nature Center and Wetlands · sanctuary · Palm Beach · ~18 km · Must-see
• Museum of Coral Springs History · church · Broward · ~21 km · Must-see
• Sugar Sand Park · park · Palm Beach · ~22 km · Must-see
• WEAT-FM (West Palm Beach) · beach · Palm Beach · ~22 km · Must-see
• Firenze · attraction · Palm Beach · ~24 km · Must-see
• South Florida Railway Museum · museum · Broward · ~25 km · Must-see
• Butterfly World · park · Broward · ~25 km · Must-see
• Boca Raton Museum of Art · museum · Palm Beach · ~26 km · Must-see
• Boca Express Train Museum · fort · Palm Beach · ~27 km · Must-see
• Seaboard Air Line Dining Car 6113 · attraction · Palm Beach · ~27 km · Must-see
• Seaboard Air Line Lounge Car 6603 · attraction · Palm Beach · ~27 km · Must-see
• Gumbo Limbo Nature Center · museum · Palm Beach · ~28 km · Must-see
• Cascades at Delray Beach · waterfall · Broward · ~34 km · Must-see
• Hillsboro Inlet Light · fort · Broward · ~34 km · Must-see
• Hypoluxo Scrub Natural Area · sanctuary · Palm Beach · ~35 km · Must-see
• Lake Osborne · lake · Palm Beach · ~36 km · Must-see
• John Prince Park · park · Palm Beach · ~36 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Big Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Big Lake

• Lake Osborne · lake · Palm Beach · ~36 km · Must-see
• Lake Worth Beach Art Park · lake · Palm Beach · ~40 km · Must-see
• Davie Pine Island Park · lake · Broward · ~48 km · Must-see
• Hialeah Baptist Temple · lake · Miami-Dade · ~75 km · Must-see
• Venetian Pool · lake · Miami-Dade · ~94 km · Must-see
• Lake Osceola · lake · Miami-Dade · ~97 km · Must-see
• Lake Okeechobee · lake · Palm Beach · ~102 km · Must-see
• Deep Lake Strand · lake · Collier · ~145 km · Must-see
• Lake Ida Park · lake · Palm Beach · ~26 km
• Lake Wyman Park · lake · Palm Beach · ~27 km

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