Heron Lagoon

Heron Lagoon: 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 Heron Lagoon

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 Heron Lagoon — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 27.23662, -82.52487. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Heron Lagoon

• Siesta Key Beach · beach · Sarasota · ~2 km · Must-see
• Oscar Scherer State Park · sanctuary · Sarasota · ~11 km · Must-see
• Sarasota Baptist Church · church · Sarasota · ~12 km · Must-see
• Bird Key · river spot · Sarasota · ~12 km · Must-see
• Marie Selby Botanical Gardens · sanctuary · Sarasota · ~13 km · Must-see
• Saint Armands Key · river spot · Sarasota · ~13 km · Must-see
• Lido Key · beach · Sarasota · ~13 km · Must-see
• Casey Key · river spot · Sarasota · ~13 km · Must-see
• Unconditional Surrender · attraction · Sarasota · ~14 km · Must-see
• Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium · sanctuary · Sarasota · ~15 km · Must-see
• Nokomis Church · beach · Sarasota · ~16 km · Must-see
• Lime Lake · lake · Sarasota · ~16 km · Must-see
• Circus Hammock · sanctuary · Sarasota · ~17 km · Must-see
• Curry Creek Preserve · sanctuary · Sarasota · ~20 km · Must-see
• John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art · museum · Sarasota · ~21 km · Must-see
• Nathan Benderson Park · park · Sarasota · ~21 km · Must-see
• T. Mabry Carlton, Jr. Memorial Reserve · sanctuary · Sarasota · ~26 km · Must-see
• Ward Lake · lake · Manatee · ~28 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Heron Lagoon

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Heron Lagoon

• Lime Lake · lake · Sarasota · ~16 km · Must-see
• Ward Lake · lake · Manatee · ~28 km · Must-see
• Lake Manatee · lake · Manatee · ~42 km · Must-see
• Little Salt Spring · lake · Sarasota · ~43 km · Must-see
• Lake Katherine · lake · DeSoto · ~81 km · Must-see
• C.W. Bill Young Regional Reservoir · lake · Hillsborough · ~90 km · Must-see
• Lake Seminole · lake · Pinellas · ~92 km · Must-see
• Edward Medard Park and Reservoir · lake · Hillsborough · ~106 km · Must-see
• Moccasin Lake Nature Park · lake · Pinellas · ~106 km · Must-see
• Lake Valencia · lake · Pinellas · ~118 km · Must-see

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