Castle Lake

Castle 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 Castle 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 Castle Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 29.53961, -81.66243. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Castle Lake

• Welaka National Fish Hatchery Aquarium · sanctuary · Putnam · ~9 km · Must-see
• Little Lake George Wilderness · lake · Putnam · ~13 km · Must-see
• Ravine Gardens State Park · park · Putnam · ~13 km · Must-see
• FPC Westminster Hall · church · Putnam · ~15 km · Must-see
• Bronson Mulholland House · museum · Putnam · ~16 km · Must-see
• Lake Delancy Recreation Area · lake · Marion · ~21 km · Must-see
• Crescent Fish Camp · lake · Putnam · ~23 km · Must-see
• Lake Kerr · lake · Marion · ~29 km · Must-see
• Lake George · lake · Volusia · ~34 km · Must-see
• Deep Creek Conservation Area · sanctuary · Putnam · ~36 km · Must-see
• Etoniah Creek State Forest · sanctuary · Putnam · ~37 km · Must-see
• Silver Glen Springs · attraction · Marion · ~41 km · Must-see
• Juniper Prairie Wilderness · sanctuary · Marion · ~46 km · Must-see
• Lake Barco · lake · Putnam · ~46 km · Must-see
• Lake Suggs · lake · Putnam · ~48 km · Must-see
• Juniper Springs Recreation Area · sanctuary · Marion · ~50 km · Must-see
• Hawthorne Historical Museum and Culture Center · museum · Alachua · ~52 km · Must-see
• Faver-Dykes State Park · sanctuary · Saint Johns · ~53 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Castle Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Castle Lake

• Little Lake George Wilderness · lake · Putnam · ~13 km · Must-see
• Lake Delancy Recreation Area · lake · Marion · ~21 km · Must-see
• Crescent Fish Camp · lake · Putnam · ~23 km · Must-see
• Lake Kerr · lake · Marion · ~29 km · Must-see
• Lake George · lake · Volusia · ~34 km · Must-see
• Lake Barco · lake · Putnam · ~46 km · Must-see
• Lake Suggs · lake · Putnam · ~48 km · Must-see
• Santa Fe Lake Park · lake · Alachua · ~54 km · Must-see
• Beakman Lake Recreation Area · lake · Lake · ~57 km · Must-see
• Halfmoon Lake · lake · Marion · ~57 km · Must-see

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