Gilly Lakes

Gilly Lakes: 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 Gilly Lakes

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 Gilly Lakes — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 27.57920, -82.33065. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Gilly Lakes

• Lake Manatee · lake · Manatee · ~13 km · Must-see
• Ward Lake · lake · Manatee · ~28 km · Must-see
• Cockroach Bay Aquatic Preserve · sanctuary · Hillsborough · ~29 km · Must-see
• Manatee Mineral Springs Park · park · Manatee · ~29 km · Must-see
• Palmetto Estuary Nature Preserve · park · Manatee · ~30 km · Must-see
• Bradenton Riverwalk · park · Manatee · ~31 km · Must-see
• The Bishop Museum of Science and Nature · museum · Manatee · ~32 km · Must-see
• Madira Bickel Mound State Archeological Site · fort · Manatee · ~32 km · Must-see
• Nathan Benderson Park · park · Sarasota · ~33 km · Must-see
• Terra Ceia Aquatic Preserve · sanctuary · Manatee · ~33 km · Must-see
• Snead Island · river spot · Manatee · ~36 km · Must-see
• C.W. Bill Young Regional Reservoir · lake · Hillsborough · ~36 km · Must-see
• Myakka Headwaters Preserve · sanctuary · Manatee · ~37 km · Must-see
• Circus Hammock · sanctuary · Sarasota · ~37 km · Must-see
• Portavant Mound · fort · Manatee · ~37 km · Must-see
• Emerson Point Preserve · sanctuary · Manatee · ~38 km · Must-see
• Chito Branch Reserve · sanctuary · Hillsborough · ~38 km · Must-see
• De Soto National Memorial · sanctuary · Manatee · ~39 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Gilly Lakes

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Gilly Lakes

• Lake Manatee · lake · Manatee · ~13 km · Must-see
• Ward Lake · lake · Manatee · ~28 km · Must-see
• C.W. Bill Young Regional Reservoir · lake · Hillsborough · ~36 km · Must-see
• Lime Lake · lake · Sarasota · ~39 km · Must-see
• Edward Medard Park and Reservoir · lake · Hillsborough · ~53 km · Must-see
• Lake Thonotosassa · lake · Hillsborough · ~67 km · Must-see
• Lake Seminole · lake · Pinellas · ~67 km · Must-see
• Christina Lake · lake · Polk · ~68 km · Must-see
• Lettuce Lake Regional Park · lake · Hillsborough · ~69 km · Must-see
• Little Salt Spring · lake · Sarasota · ~71 km · Must-see

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