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: 30.45337, -85.70302. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Crystal Lake

• Moss Hill Methodist Church · church · Washington · ~18 km · Must-see
• Apalachicola National Forest · sanctuary · Bay · ~23 km · Must-see
• Sand Mountain · viewpoint · Geneva · ~26 km · Must-see
• Camp Helen State Park · park · Bay · ~43 km · Must-see
• Falling Waters State Park · park · Washington · ~44 km · Must-see
• Ponce de Leon Springs State Park · park · Holmes · ~46 km · Must-see
• High Hill · viewpoint · Geneva · ~47 km · Must-see
• Saint Andrews State Park · park · Bay · ~47 km · Must-see
• Deer Lake State Park · lake · Walton · ~48 km · Must-see
• Eden Gardens State Park · park · Geneva · ~51 km · Must-see
• Juniper Lake · lake · Geneva · ~67 km · Must-see
• Topsail Hill Preserve State Park · park · Walton · ~71 km · Must-see
• Marianna · sanctuary · Houston · ~71 km · Must-see
• Dead Lakes State Park · sanctuary · Gulf · ~74 km · Must-see
• Carl Pond · lake · Geneva · ~15 km
• Possum Monument · fort · Geneva · ~28 km
• Saint Andrew's Bay · beach · Bay · ~37 km
• Man in the Sea Museum · museum · Bay · ~38 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Crystal Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Crystal Lake

• Deer Lake State Park · lake · Walton · ~48 km · Must-see
• Juniper Lake · lake · Geneva · ~67 km · Must-see
• Jim Woodruff Dam · lake · Gadsden · ~107 km · Must-see
• Lake Seminole · lake · Seminole · ~109 km · Must-see
• Lake Wimico · lake · Gulf · ~113 km · Must-see
• George W. Andrews Lake · lake · Houston · ~132 km · Must-see
• Lake Talquin State Park · lake · Leon · ~140 km · Must-see
• Buck Pond · lake · Baldwin · ~145 km · Must-see
• Gable Lake · lake · Santa Rosa · ~146 km · Must-see
• Carl Pond · lake · Geneva · ~15 km

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