Devils Elbow

Devils Elbow: 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 Devils Elbow

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 Devils Elbow — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 29.98993, -85.36853. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Devils Elbow

• Saint Joseph Peninsula State Park · park · Gulf · ~25 km · Must-see
• Constitution Convention Museum · museum · Gulf · ~29 km · Must-see
• Dead Lakes State Park · sanctuary · Gulf · ~29 km · Must-see
• Lake Wimico · lake · Gulf · ~37 km · Must-see
• Deal Tract- Saint Joseph Bay State Buffer Preserve · beach · Gulf · ~42 km · Must-see
• Fort Gadsden Historic Site · fort · Franklin · ~44 km · Must-see
• Bay San Blas · beach · Gulf · ~44 km · Must-see
• Saint Andrews State Park · park · Bay · ~45 km · Must-see
• Saint Vincent Island · river spot · Franklin · ~52 km · Must-see
• Saint Vincent National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Franklin · ~53 km · Must-see
• Apalachicola National Forest · sanctuary · Bay · ~53 km · Must-see
• Saint Vincent National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Franklin · ~55 km · Must-see
• Orman House · fort · Franklin · ~58 km · Must-see
• Trinity Episcopal · church · Franklin · ~59 km · Must-see
• Mud Swamp/New River Wilderness · sanctuary · Liberty · ~60 km · Must-see
• Apalachicola Bay Aquatic Preserve · sanctuary · Franklin · ~63 km · Must-see
• Port Theatre · attraction · Gulf · ~26 km
• Gulf County Visitor Center · attraction · Gulf · ~26 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Devils Elbow

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• Deer Lake State Park · lake · Walton · ~95 km · Must-see
• Jim Woodruff Dam · lake · Gadsden · ~117 km · Must-see
• Lake Talquin State Park · lake · Leon · ~118 km · Must-see
• Lake Seminole · lake · Seminole · ~125 km · Must-see
• Silver Lake Recreation Area · lake · Leon · ~129 km · Must-see
• Lake Munson · lake · Leon · ~138 km · Must-see
• Juniper Lake · lake · Geneva · ~142 km · Must-see
• Lake Jackson · lake · Leon · ~145 km · Must-see
• Lake Ella · lake · Leon · ~146 km · Must-see

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