Connell Lake

Connell 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 Connell 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 Connell Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 28.86965, -82.35060. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Connell Lake

• Old Courthouse Heritage Museum · museum · Citrus · ~5 km · Must-see
• Tsala Apopka Lake · lake · Citrus · ~6 km · Must-see
• Fort Cooper State Park · fort · Citrus · ~10 km · Must-see
• Flying Eagle Preserve · sanctuary · Citrus · ~18 km · Must-see
• Hálpata Tastanaki Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Marion · ~21 km · Must-see
• Withlacoochee State Forest · sanctuary · Citrus · ~21 km · Must-see
• Ellie Schiller Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park · park · Citrus · ~30 km · Must-see
• Crystal River Archaeological State Park · fort · Citrus · ~34 km · Must-see
• Rainbow Springs State Park · park · Marion · ~34 km · Must-see
• Lake Rousseau · lake · Levy · ~35 km · Must-see
• Chinsegut Wildlife and Environmental Area · sanctuary · Hernando · ~36 km · Must-see
• Sholom Park · park · Marion · ~36 km · Must-see
• Fickett Hammock Preserve · sanctuary · Hernando · ~39 km · Must-see
• Dade Battlefield Historic State Park · sanctuary · Sumter · ~40 km · Must-see
• Fort Island Beach · beach · Citrus · ~42 km · Must-see
• Lake Okahumpka Park · lake · Sumter · ~42 km · Must-see
• Marjorie Harris Carr Cross Florida Greenway · sanctuary · Citrus · ~44 km · Must-see
• Lake Deaton · lake · Sumter · ~45 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Connell Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Connell Lake

• Tsala Apopka Lake · lake · Citrus · ~6 km · Must-see
• Lake Rousseau · lake · Levy · ~35 km · Must-see
• Lake Okahumpka Park · lake · Sumter · ~42 km · Must-see
• Lake Deaton · lake · Sumter · ~45 km · Must-see
• Lake Weir · lake · Marion · ~52 km · Must-see
• Cypress Lake Preserve · lake · Hernando · ~52 km · Must-see
• Lake Griffin State Park · lake · Lake · ~56 km · Must-see
• Lake Stafford · lake · Levy · ~63 km · Must-see
• Indian Lake State Forest · lake · Marion · ~64 km · Must-see
• Moody Lake · lake · Pasco · ~64 km · Must-see

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