Compass Lake

Compass 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 Compass 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 Compass Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 30.59620, -85.38427. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Compass Lake

• Sand Mountain · viewpoint · Geneva · ~18 km · Must-see
• High Hill · viewpoint · Geneva · ~22 km · Must-see
• Falling Waters State Park · park · Washington · ~25 km · Must-see
• Marianna · sanctuary · Houston · ~31 km · Must-see
• Moss Hill Methodist Church · church · Washington · ~35 km · Must-see
• Florida Caverns State Park · park · Jackson · ~35 km · Must-see
• Apalachicola National Forest · sanctuary · Bay · ~49 km · Must-see
• Torreya State Park · park · Liberty · ~56 km · Must-see
• Apalachee Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Jackson · ~59 km · Must-see
• Three Rivers State Park · park · Jackson · ~59 km · Must-see
• Jim Woodruff Dam · lake · Gadsden · ~64 km · Must-see
• Lake Seminole · lake · Seminole · ~66 km · Must-see
• Dead Lakes State Park · sanctuary · Gulf · ~67 km · Must-see
• Ponce de Leon Springs State Park · park · Holmes · ~68 km · Must-see
• Compass Lake · lake · Jackson · ~1 km
• Round Lake · lake · Jackson · ~8 km
• McCormick Lake · lake · Jackson · ~8 km
• Seventeenmile Pond · lake · Jackson · ~9 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Compass Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Compass Lake

• Jim Woodruff Dam · lake · Gadsden · ~64 km · Must-see
• Lake Seminole · lake · Seminole · ~66 km · Must-see
• Deer Lake State Park · lake · Walton · ~91 km · Must-see
• Juniper Lake · lake · Geneva · ~92 km · Must-see
• George W. Andrews Lake · lake · Houston · ~98 km · Must-see
• Lake Talquin State Park · lake · Leon · ~104 km · Must-see
• Lake Wimico · lake · Gulf · ~114 km · Must-see
• Silver Lake Recreation Area · lake · Leon · ~120 km · Must-see
• Lake Jackson · lake · Leon · ~127 km · Must-see
• Lake Munson · lake · Leon · ~133 km · Must-see

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