Iola Lake

Iola 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 Iola 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 Iola Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 30.16575, -85.14047. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Iola Lake

• Dead Lakes State Park · sanctuary · Gulf · ~8 km · Must-see
• Mud Swamp/New River Wilderness · sanctuary · Liberty · ~33 km · Must-see
• Fort Gadsden Historic Site · fort · Franklin · ~35 km · Must-see
• Lake Wimico · lake · Gulf · ~51 km · Must-see
• Constitution Convention Museum · museum · Gulf · ~55 km · Must-see
• Saint Joseph Peninsula State Park · park · Gulf · ~58 km · Must-see
• Apalachicola National Forest · sanctuary · Bay · ~60 km · Must-see
• Orman House · fort · Franklin · ~63 km · Must-see
• Trinity Episcopal · church · Franklin · ~64 km · Must-see
• Torreya State Park · park · Liberty · ~65 km · Must-see
• Tate's Hell High Bluff Coastal Hiking Trail East Loop · trek · Franklin · ~69 km · Must-see
• Saint Andrews State Park · park · Bay · ~69 km · Must-see
• Bradwell Bay Wilderness · sanctuary · Wakulla · ~70 km · Must-see
• Saint Vincent Island · river spot · Franklin · ~70 km · Must-see
• Bay San Blas · beach · Gulf · ~70 km · Must-see
• Saint Vincent National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Franklin · ~70 km · Must-see
• Crooked River Lighthouse · fort · Franklin · ~71 km · Must-see
• Camp Gordon Johnston Museum · museum · Franklin · ~71 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Iola Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Iola Lake

• Lake Wimico · lake · Gulf · ~51 km · Must-see
• Lake Talquin State Park · lake · Leon · ~82 km · Must-see
• Jim Woodruff Dam · lake · Gadsden · ~83 km · Must-see
• Lake Seminole · lake · Seminole · ~91 km · Must-see
• Silver Lake Recreation Area · lake · Leon · ~94 km · Must-see
• Lake Munson · lake · Leon · ~104 km · Must-see
• Lake Jackson · lake · Leon · ~109 km · Must-see
• Lake Ella · lake · Leon · ~111 km · Must-see
• Deer Lake State Park · lake · Walton · ~113 km · Must-see
• Lake Overstreet · lake · Leon · ~117 km · Must-see

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