Gap Lake

Gap 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 Gap 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 Gap Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 30.55019, -85.57076. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Gap Lake

• Sand Mountain · viewpoint · Geneva · ~5 km · Must-see
• Moss Hill Methodist Church · church · Washington · ~14 km · Must-see
• Falling Waters State Park · park · Washington · ~25 km · Must-see
• High Hill · viewpoint · Geneva · ~27 km · Must-see
• Apalachicola National Forest · sanctuary · Bay · ~34 km · Must-see
• Ponce de Leon Springs State Park · park · Holmes · ~49 km · Must-see
• Marianna · sanctuary · Houston · ~51 km · Must-see
• Florida Caverns State Park · park · Jackson · ~55 km · Must-see
• Saint Andrews State Park · park · Bay · ~63 km · Must-see
• Camp Helen State Park · park · Bay · ~63 km · Must-see
• Deer Lake State Park · lake · Walton · ~68 km · Must-see
• Eden Gardens State Park · park · Geneva · ~70 km · Must-see
• Dead Lakes State Park · sanctuary · Gulf · ~72 km · Must-see
• Juniper Lake · lake · Geneva · ~74 km · Must-see
• Possum Monument · fort · Geneva · ~11 km
• Compass Lake · lake · Jackson · ~24 km
• Falling Water Sink · waterfall · Washington · ~25 km
• Falling Waters State Park · waterfall · Geneva · ~25 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Gap Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Gap Lake

• Deer Lake State Park · lake · Walton · ~68 km · Must-see
• Juniper Lake · lake · Geneva · ~74 km · Must-see
• Jim Woodruff Dam · lake · Gadsden · ~88 km · Must-see
• Lake Seminole · lake · Seminole · ~89 km · Must-see
• George W. Andrews Lake · lake · Houston · ~113 km · Must-see
• Lake Wimico · lake · Gulf · ~116 km · Must-see
• Lake Talquin State Park · lake · Leon · ~125 km · Must-see
• Silver Lake Recreation Area · lake · Leon · ~141 km · Must-see
• Lake Jackson · lake · Leon · ~149 km · Must-see
• Compass Lake · lake · Jackson · ~24 km

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