Dead Lakes

Dead Lakes: 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 Dead Lakes

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 Dead Lakes — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 30.20376, -85.18966. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Dead Lakes

• Dead Lakes State Park · sanctuary · Gulf · ~9 km · Must-see
• Mud Swamp/New River Wilderness · sanctuary · Liberty · ~41 km · Must-see
• Fort Gadsden Historic Site · fort · Franklin · ~42 km · Must-see
• Apalachicola National Forest · sanctuary · Bay · ~53 km · Must-see
• Lake Wimico · lake · Gulf · ~56 km · Must-see
• Constitution Convention Museum · museum · Gulf · ~58 km · Must-see
• Saint Joseph Peninsula State Park · park · Gulf · ~60 km · Must-see
• Torreya State Park · park · Liberty · ~63 km · Must-see
• Sand Mountain · viewpoint · Geneva · ~64 km · Must-see
• Saint Andrews State Park · park · Bay · ~64 km · Must-see
• Orman House · fort · Franklin · ~70 km · Must-see
• Trinity Episcopal · church · Franklin · ~71 km · Must-see
• Bay San Blas · beach · Gulf · ~74 km · Must-see
• G U Parker Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Gulf · ~5 km
• Dead Lakes Dam · lake · Gulf · ~11 km
• Lake Alice Park · lake · Gulf · ~12 km
• Wewahitchka · attraction · Gulf · ~12 km
• Camel Lake Recreation Area · lake · Houston · ~26 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Dead Lakes

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Dead Lakes

• Lake Wimico · lake · Gulf · ~56 km · Must-see
• Jim Woodruff Dam · lake · Gadsden · ~81 km · Must-see
• Lake Talquin State Park · lake · Leon · ~85 km · Must-see
• Lake Seminole · lake · Seminole · ~89 km · Must-see
• Silver Lake Recreation Area · lake · Leon · ~98 km · Must-see
• Deer Lake State Park · lake · Walton · ~106 km · Must-see
• Lake Munson · lake · Leon · ~108 km · Must-see
• Lake Jackson · lake · Leon · ~112 km · Must-see
• Lake Ella · lake · Leon · ~115 km · Must-see
• Lake Overstreet · lake · Leon · ~121 km · Must-see

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