Great Pocket

Great Pocket: 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 Great Pocket

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 Great Pocket — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 27.14359, -80.16333. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Great Pocket

• Seabranch Preserve State Park · sanctuary · Martin · ~1 km · Must-see
• House of Refuge at Gilbert's Bar · museum · Martin · ~8 km · Must-see
• Georges Valentine Shipwreck Site · fort · Martin · ~8 km · Must-see
• Elliott Museum · museum · Martin · ~10 km · Must-see
• Leighton Park · park · Martin · ~13 km · Must-see
• Mount Elizabeth Archeological Site · fort · Martin · ~13 km · Must-see
• Stuart Welcome Arch · attraction · Martin · ~13 km · Must-see
• Stuart Heritage Museum · museum · Martin · ~14 km · Must-see
• All Saints Episcopal Church · church · Martin · ~14 km · Must-see
• Tropical Ranch Botanical Garden · sanctuary · Martin · ~16 km · Must-see
• Palm City Presbyterian Church · church · Martin · ~16 km · Must-see
• Hobe Sound Nature Center · sanctuary · Martin · ~16 km · Must-see
• First Baptist Church of Jensen Beach · church · Martin · ~16 km · Must-see
• Jupiter Island · river spot · Martin · ~17 km · Must-see
• Jonathan Dickinson State Park · sanctuary · Martin · ~19 km · Must-see
• Hutchinson Island · beach · Saint Lucie · ~22 km · Must-see
• City of Port Saint Lucie Botanical Gardens · church · Saint Lucie · ~26 km · Must-see
• Coral Cove Park · park · Palm Beach · ~27 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Great Pocket

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