Dry Lake

Dry 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 Dry 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 Dry Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 30.14027, -82.90397. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Dry Lake

• First Baptist Church of Live Oak · church · Suwannee · ~24 km · Must-see
• Alligator Lake Dam · lake · Columbia · ~33 km · Must-see
• Columbia County Historical Museum · museum · Columbia · ~33 km · Must-see
• Fort White Wildlife and Environmental Area · fort · Gilchrist · ~35 km · Must-see
• Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park · park · Suwannee · ~36 km · Must-see
• Big Shoals State Park · sanctuary · Hamilton · ~37 km · Must-see
• Osceola National Forest · sanctuary · Columbia · ~38 km · Must-see
• Suwannee River State Park · sanctuary · Hamilton · ~48 km · Must-see
• Ginnie Spring · park · Gilchrist · ~49 km · Must-see
• O'Leno State Park · park · Columbia · ~50 km · Must-see
• Twin Rivers WMA · sanctuary · Madison · ~50 km · Must-see
• River Rise Preserve State Park · sanctuary · Columbia · ~51 km · Must-see
• Big Gum Swamp Wilderness · sanctuary · Baker · ~62 km · Must-see
• Olustee Battlefield Historic State Park · park · Baker · ~63 km · Must-see
• Osceola Natural Area · sanctuary · Baker · ~70 km · Must-see
• Central Church · church · Suwannee · ~5 km
• Cypress Lake · lake · Suwannee · ~12 km
• Bachelor Lake · lake · Suwannee · ~13 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Dry Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Dry Lake

• Alligator Lake Dam · lake · Columbia · ~33 km · Must-see
• Rachel Lake · lake · Madison · ~81 km · Must-see
• Lot Pond · lake · Lowndes · ~82 km · Must-see
• Lake Alice · lake · Alachua · ~95 km · Must-see
• Lanes Pond · lake · Lowndes · ~98 km · Must-see
• Bivens Arm · lake · Alachua · ~98 km · Must-see
• Newnans Lake State Forest · lake · Alachua · ~101 km · Must-see
• Gannet Lake · lake · Ware · ~107 km · Must-see
• Lake Wauburg North Shore (UF) · lake · Alachua · ~111 km · Must-see
• Kingsley Lake · lake · Clay · ~112 km · Must-see

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