Lake Ella

Lake Ella: 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 Ella

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 Ella — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 30.84748, -86.41501. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Lake Ella

• Britton Hill · viewpoint · Walton · ~25 km · Must-see
• Britton Hill · viewpoint · Covington · ~25 km · Must-see
• Juniper Lake · lake · Geneva · ~36 km · Must-see
• Geneva State Forest · sanctuary · Covington · ~46 km · Must-see
• Blackwater River State Forest · sanctuary · Santa Rosa · ~48 km · Must-see
• Conecuh National Forest · sanctuary · Covington · ~52 km · Must-see
• Blackwater River State Forest · sanctuary · Escambia · ~57 km · Must-see
• Blackwater River State Park · park · Santa Rosa · ~59 km · Must-see
• Ponce de Leon Springs State Park · park · Holmes · ~60 km · Must-see
• Three Notch Museum · museum · Covington · ~64 km · Must-see
• Fort Walton Mound · fort · Alabama · ~66 km · Must-see
• Frank Jackson State Park · park · Covington · ~66 km · Must-see
• Topsail Hill Preserve State Park · park · Walton · ~68 km · Must-see
• Buck Pond · lake · Baldwin · ~72 km · Must-see
• Eden Gardens State Park · park · Geneva · ~74 km · Must-see
• Indigo Pond · lake · Walton · ~23 km
• Indigo Pond · lake · Covington · ~23 km
• Carver-Hill Museum · museum · Okaloosa · ~24 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Lake Ella

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Lake Ella

• Juniper Lake · lake · Geneva · ~36 km · Must-see
• Buck Pond · lake · Baldwin · ~72 km · Must-see
• Gable Lake · lake · Santa Rosa · ~83 km · Must-see
• Deer Lake State Park · lake · Walton · ~86 km · Must-see
• Crescent Lake · lake · Baldwin · ~115 km · Must-see
• Indigo Pond · lake · Walton · ~23 km
• Indigo Pond · lake · Covington · ~23 km
• Martin Lakes · lake · Covington · ~24 km
• Kings Lake · lake · Geneva · ~28 km
• Adams Pond · lake · Covington · ~35 km

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