Hammock Lake

Hammock 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 Hammock 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 Hammock Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 29.76463, -83.01927. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Hammock Lake

• Andrews Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Levy · ~30 km · Must-see
• Fort White Wildlife and Environmental Area · fort · Gilchrist · ~35 km · Must-see
• Steinhatchee Falls · waterfall · Taylor · ~39 km · Must-see
• Ginnie Spring · park · Gilchrist · ~40 km · Must-see
• River Rise Preserve State Park · sanctuary · Columbia · ~53 km · Must-see
• O'Leno State Park · park · Columbia · ~57 km · Must-see
• Lower Suwannee National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Dixie · ~63 km · Must-see
• San Felasco Hammock Preserve State Park · sanctuary · Alachua · ~69 km · Must-see
• Santa Fe Teaching Zoo · sanctuary · Alachua · ~71 km · Must-see
• Alligator Lake Dam · lake · Columbia · ~72 km · Must-see
• WGGG-AM (Gainesville) · attraction · Alachua · ~74 km · Must-see
• First Baptist Church of Live Oak · church · Suwannee · ~74 km · Must-see
• Columbia County Historical Museum · museum · Columbia · ~75 km · Must-see
• Long Prairie · sanctuary · Dixie · ~7 km
• Board Pile Bay · sanctuary · Lafayette · ~9 km
• Sun Springs · attraction · Gilchrist · ~13 km
• Hart Springs · attraction · Gilchrist · ~15 km
• Deserters Hammock · river spot · Lafayette · ~17 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Hammock Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Hammock Lake

• Alligator Lake Dam · lake · Columbia · ~72 km · Must-see
• Lake Alice · lake · Alachua · ~81 km · Must-see
• Bivens Arm · lake · Alachua · ~84 km · Must-see
• Lake Stafford · lake · Levy · ~91 km · Must-see
• Lake Wauburg North Shore (UF) · lake · Alachua · ~92 km · Must-see
• Newnans Lake State Forest · lake · Alachua · ~92 km · Must-see
• Orange Lake · lake · Alachua · ~110 km · Must-see
• Rachel Lake · lake · Madison · ~110 km · Must-see
• Lochloosa Lake Right Arm · lake · Alachua · ~114 km · Must-see
• Santa Fe Lake Park · lake · Alachua · ~116 km · Must-see

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