Downing Lake

Downing 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 Downing 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 Downing Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 29.88774, -82.58870. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Downing Lake

• River Rise Preserve State Park · sanctuary · Columbia · ~2 km · Must-see
• O'Leno State Park · park · Columbia · ~5 km · Must-see
• Ginnie Spring · park · Gilchrist · ~15 km · Must-see
• Fort White Wildlife and Environmental Area · fort · Gilchrist · ~24 km · Must-see
• San Felasco Hammock Preserve State Park · sanctuary · Alachua · ~27 km · Must-see
• Santa Fe Teaching Zoo · sanctuary · Alachua · ~34 km · Must-see
• Devil's Millhopper Geological State Park · park · Alachua · ~34 km · Must-see
• WGGG-AM (Gainesville) · attraction · Alachua · ~36 km · Must-see
• Dove World Outreach Center · church · Alachua · ~36 km · Must-see
• Alligator Lake Dam · lake · Columbia · ~38 km · Must-see
• Glen Springs · attraction · Alachua · ~41 km · Must-see
• Columbia County Historical Museum · museum · Columbia · ~42 km · Must-see
• 34th Street Wall · attraction · Alachua · ~43 km · Must-see
• Baughman Center · church · Alachua · ~44 km · Must-see
• Albert & Alberta · attraction · Alachua · ~44 km · Must-see
• Harn Museum of Art · museum · Alachua · ~44 km · Must-see
• Lake Alice · lake · Alachua · ~44 km · Must-see
• Florida Museum of Natural History · museum · Alachua · ~44 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Downing Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Downing Lake

• Alligator Lake Dam · lake · Columbia · ~38 km · Must-see
• Lake Alice · lake · Alachua · ~44 km · Must-see
• Bivens Arm · lake · Alachua · ~47 km · Must-see
• Newnans Lake State Forest · lake · Alachua · ~50 km · Must-see
• Lake Wauburg North Shore (UF) · lake · Alachua · ~60 km · Must-see
• Santa Fe Lake Park · lake · Alachua · ~68 km · Must-see
• Kingsley Lake · lake · Clay · ~72 km · Must-see
• Lake Suggs · lake · Putnam · ~74 km · Must-see
• Lake Barco · lake · Putnam · ~76 km · Must-see
• Orange Lake · lake · Alachua · ~77 km · Must-see

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