Crystal Lake

Crystal 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 Crystal 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 Crystal Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 28.85031, -81.91929. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Crystal Lake

• Lake Griffin State Park · lake · Lake · ~4 km · Must-see
• Holy Trinity Episcopal Church · church · Lake · ~4 km · Must-see
• Leesburg Heritage Society and Historical Museum · museum · Lake · ~7 km · Must-see
• Lake Deaton · lake · Sumter · ~8 km · Must-see
• Lake Okahumpka Park · lake · Sumter · ~11 km · Must-see
• Florida Carriage Museum · museum · Lake · ~13 km · Must-see
• Lake Harris · lake · Lake · ~18 km · Must-see
• Emeralda Marsh · sanctuary · Lake · ~20 km · Must-see
• Lake Weir · lake · Marion · ~22 km · Must-see
• Lake Eustis · lake · Lake · ~24 km · Must-see
• Lake Eustis Museum of Art · museum · Lake · ~29 km · Must-see
• Apopka-Beauclair Lock and Dam · lake · Lake · ~34 km · Must-see
• Mount Dora History Museum · museum · Lake · ~34 km · Must-see
• Florida Trail · trek · Lake · ~35 km · Must-see
• Sugarloaf Mountain · viewpoint · Lake · ~36 km · Must-see
• Dade Battlefield Historic State Park · sanctuary · Sumter · ~38 km · Must-see
• Green Mountain Scenic Overlook & Trailhead · park · Lake · ~38 km · Must-see
• Flying Eagle Preserve · sanctuary · Citrus · ~38 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Crystal Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Crystal Lake

• Lake Griffin State Park · lake · Lake · ~4 km · Must-see
• Lake Deaton · lake · Sumter · ~8 km · Must-see
• Lake Okahumpka Park · lake · Sumter · ~11 km · Must-see
• Lake Harris · lake · Lake · ~18 km · Must-see
• Lake Weir · lake · Marion · ~22 km · Must-see
• Lake Eustis · lake · Lake · ~24 km · Must-see
• Apopka-Beauclair Lock and Dam · lake · Lake · ~34 km · Must-see
• Lake Murphy · lake · Lake · ~41 km · Must-see
• Halfmoon Lake · lake · Marion · ~44 km · Must-see
• Lake Norris Conservation Area · lake · Lake · ~46 km · Must-see

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