Brown Lake

Brown 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 Brown 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 Brown Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 30.23318, -85.10936. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Brown Lake

• Dead Lakes State Park · sanctuary · Gulf · ~17 km · Must-see
• Mud Swamp/New River Wilderness · sanctuary · Liberty · ~35 km · Must-see
• Fort Gadsden Historic Site · fort · Franklin · ~42 km · Must-see
• Torreya State Park · park · Liberty · ~55 km · Must-see
• Lake Wimico · lake · Gulf · ~60 km · Must-see
• Apalachicola National Forest · sanctuary · Bay · ~62 km · Must-see
• Constitution Convention Museum · museum · Gulf · ~65 km · Must-see
• Bradwell Bay Wilderness · sanctuary · Wakulla · ~66 km · Must-see
• Sand Mountain · viewpoint · Geneva · ~67 km · Must-see
• Saint Joseph Peninsula State Park · park · Gulf · ~68 km · Must-see
• Orman House · fort · Franklin · ~71 km · Must-see
• Trinity Episcopal · church · Franklin · ~72 km · Must-see
• Jim Woodruff Dam · lake · Gadsden · ~73 km · Must-see
• Tate's Hell High Bluff Coastal Hiking Trail East Loop · trek · Franklin · ~74 km · Must-see
• Three Rivers State Park · park · Jackson · ~74 km · Must-see
• Saint Andrews State Park · park · Bay · ~74 km · Must-see
• Lake Talquin State Park · lake · Leon · ~75 km · Must-see
• Crooked River Lighthouse · fort · Franklin · ~75 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Brown Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Brown Lake

• Lake Wimico · lake · Gulf · ~60 km · Must-see
• Jim Woodruff Dam · lake · Gadsden · ~73 km · Must-see
• Lake Talquin State Park · lake · Leon · ~75 km · Must-see
• Lake Seminole · lake · Seminole · ~81 km · Must-see
• Silver Lake Recreation Area · lake · Leon · ~88 km · Must-see
• Lake Munson · lake · Leon · ~98 km · Must-see
• Lake Jackson · lake · Leon · ~102 km · Must-see
• Lake Ella · lake · Leon · ~104 km · Must-see
• Lake Overstreet · lake · Leon · ~110 km · Must-see
• Lake Leon · lake · Leon · ~111 km · Must-see

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