Bird Lake

Bird 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 Bird 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 Bird Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 30.48631, -85.64993. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bird Lake

• Moss Hill Methodist Church · church · Washington · ~14 km · Must-see
• Sand Mountain · viewpoint · Geneva · ~18 km · Must-see
• Apalachicola National Forest · sanctuary · Bay · ~25 km · Must-see
• Falling Waters State Park · park · Washington · ~37 km · Must-see
• High Hill · viewpoint · Geneva · ~39 km · Must-see
• Ponce de Leon Springs State Park · park · Holmes · ~47 km · Must-see
• Camp Helen State Park · park · Bay · ~51 km · Must-see
• Saint Andrews State Park · park · Bay · ~52 km · Must-see
• Deer Lake State Park · lake · Walton · ~56 km · Must-see
• Eden Gardens State Park · park · Geneva · ~59 km · Must-see
• Marianna · sanctuary · Houston · ~64 km · Must-see
• Florida Caverns State Park · park · Jackson · ~68 km · Must-see
• Juniper Lake · lake · Geneva · ~70 km · Must-see
• Dead Lakes State Park · sanctuary · Gulf · ~72 km · Must-see
• Carl Pond · lake · Geneva · ~20 km
• Possum Monument · fort · Geneva · ~21 km
• Compass Lake · lake · Jackson · ~36 km
• Falling Water Sink · waterfall · Washington · ~36 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Bird Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Bird Lake

• Deer Lake State Park · lake · Walton · ~56 km · Must-see
• Juniper Lake · lake · Geneva · ~70 km · Must-see
• Jim Woodruff Dam · lake · Gadsden · ~99 km · Must-see
• Lake Seminole · lake · Seminole · ~101 km · Must-see
• Lake Wimico · lake · Gulf · ~113 km · Must-see
• George W. Andrews Lake · lake · Houston · ~125 km · Must-see
• Lake Talquin State Park · lake · Leon · ~134 km · Must-see
• Silver Lake Recreation Area · lake · Leon · ~149 km · Must-see
• Carl Pond · lake · Geneva · ~20 km
• Compass Lake · lake · Jackson · ~36 km

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