Dead Lake

Dead 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 Dead 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 Dead Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 30.05802, -81.72631. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Dead Lake

• Ronnie Van Zant Park · park · Clay · ~8 km · Must-see
• Doctors Lake · lake · Clay · ~10 km · Must-see
• First Methodist Church · church · Clay · ~11 km · Must-see
• Maple Leaf · fort · Duval · ~15 km · Must-see
• Celebration Church of Jacksonville and Orange Park · church · Clay · ~15 km · Must-see
• Alberts Field · park · Duval · ~16 km · Must-see
• Julington-Durbin Preserve · sanctuary · Duval · ~22 km · Must-see
• Christ's Church · church · Duval · ~26 km · Must-see
• Destiny Church of Jacksonville · church · Duval · ~27 km · Must-see
• San Jose Episcopal Church · church · Duval · ~29 km · Must-see
• World Golf Hall of Fame · museum · Saint Johns · ~32 km · Must-see
• WBOB · attraction · Duval · ~34 km · Must-see
• Kingsley Lake · lake · Clay · ~35 km · Must-see
• Memorial Park · sanctuary · Duval · ~36 km · Must-see
• Cummer Museum of Art · museum · Duval · ~36 km · Must-see
• Riverside Park · park · Duval · ~36 km · Must-see
• Museum of Science & History · museum · Duval · ~37 km · Must-see
• Florida Theatre · fort · Duval · ~38 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Dead Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Dead Lake

• Doctors Lake · lake · Clay · ~10 km · Must-see
• Kingsley Lake · lake · Clay · ~35 km · Must-see
• Lake Suggs · lake · Putnam · ~62 km · Must-see
• Lake Barco · lake · Putnam · ~63 km · Must-see
• Santa Fe Lake Park · lake · Alachua · ~63 km · Must-see
• Little Lake George Wilderness · lake · Putnam · ~84 km · Must-see
• Newnans Lake State Forest · lake · Alachua · ~85 km · Must-see
• Lake Delancy Recreation Area · lake · Marion · ~87 km · Must-see
• Crescent Fish Camp · lake · Putnam · ~89 km · Must-see
• Lochloosa Lake Right Arm · lake · Alachua · ~95 km · Must-see

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