Gar Pond

Gar Pond: 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 Gar Pond

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 Gar Pond — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 30.31164, -82.73177. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Gar Pond

• Big Shoals State Park · sanctuary · Hamilton · ~6 km · Must-see
• Columbia County Historical Museum · museum · Columbia · ~21 km · Must-see
• Osceola National Forest · sanctuary · Columbia · ~22 km · Must-see
• Alligator Lake Dam · lake · Columbia · ~25 km · Must-see
• Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park · park · Suwannee · ~28 km · Must-see
• First Baptist Church of Live Oak · church · Suwannee · ~31 km · Must-see
• Big Gum Swamp Wilderness · sanctuary · Baker · ~35 km · Must-see
• Osceola Natural Area · sanctuary · Baker · ~41 km · Must-see
• Olustee Battlefield Historic State Park · park · Baker · ~43 km · Must-see
• Suwannee River State Park · sanctuary · Hamilton · ~54 km · Must-see
• Fort White Wildlife and Environmental Area · fort · Gilchrist · ~56 km · Must-see
• O'Leno State Park · park · Columbia · ~57 km · Must-see
• Twin Rivers WMA · sanctuary · Madison · ~59 km · Must-see
• River Rise Preserve State Park · sanctuary · Columbia · ~62 km · Must-see
• Ginnie Spring · park · Gilchrist · ~66 km · Must-see
• Indian Mound Swamp · sanctuary · Columbia · ~5 km
• Stephen Foster Folk Culture Center State Park · park · Hamilton · ~5 km
• Stephen Foster Museum · museum · Hamilton · ~5 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Gar Pond

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Gar Pond

• Alligator Lake Dam · lake · Columbia · ~25 km · Must-see
• Gannet Lake · lake · Ware · ~76 km · Must-see
• Lot Pond · lake · Lowndes · ~77 km · Must-see
• Rachel Lake · lake · Madison · ~90 km · Must-see
• Lanes Pond · lake · Lowndes · ~94 km · Must-see
• Kingsley Lake · lake · Clay · ~101 km · Must-see
• Lake Alice · lake · Alachua · ~103 km · Must-see
• Newnans Lake State Forest · lake · Alachua · ~106 km · Must-see
• Bivens Arm · lake · Alachua · ~106 km · Must-see
• Santa Fe Lake Park · lake · Alachua · ~116 km · Must-see

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