Lake Don

Lake Don: 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 Lake Don

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 Lake Don — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 28.80235, -81.40061. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Lake Don

• Rock Springs Run State Preserve · sanctuary · Orange · ~9 km · Must-see
• Central Florida Zoo & Botanical Garden · sanctuary · Seminole · ~11 km · Must-see
• Gemini Springs Park · park · Volusia · ~14 km · Must-see
• Lake Jennie · lake · Seminole · ~15 km · Must-see
• First Baptist Church-Sanford · church · Seminole · ~16 km · Must-see
• Monroe Harbour Marina · lake · Seminole · ~16 km · Must-see
• Lake Jesup Boat Launch · lake · Seminole · ~20 km · Must-see
• Green Springs Park · park · Volusia · ~20 km · Must-see
• Thursby House · fort · Volusia · ~21 km · Must-see
• Pioneer Park Lake · lake · Volusia · ~22 km · Must-see
• Hontoon Island State Park · sanctuary · Volusia · ~23 km · Must-see
• Blue Spring State Park · lake · Volusia · ~24 km · Must-see
• Overlook Park · park · Seminole · ~24 km · Must-see
• Lake Norris Conservation Area · lake · Lake · ~26 km · Must-see
• First Presbyterian Church of Maitland · church · Orange · ~26 km · Must-see
• Lyonia Preserve · park · Volusia · ~28 km · Must-see
• Charles Hosmer Morse Museum of American Art · museum · Orange · ~29 km · Must-see
• Lake Osceola · lake · Orange · ~29 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Lake Don

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Lake Don

• Lake Jennie · lake · Seminole · ~15 km · Must-see
• Monroe Harbour Marina · lake · Seminole · ~16 km · Must-see
• Lake Jesup Boat Launch · lake · Seminole · ~20 km · Must-see
• Pioneer Park Lake · lake · Volusia · ~22 km · Must-see
• Blue Spring State Park · lake · Volusia · ~24 km · Must-see
• Lake Norris Conservation Area · lake · Lake · ~26 km · Must-see
• Lake Osceola · lake · Orange · ~29 km · Must-see
• Lake Murphy · lake · Lake · ~29 km · Must-see
• Lake Helen · lake · Volusia · ~33 km · Must-see
• Park Lake · lake · Orange · ~35 km · Must-see

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