James Lake

James 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 James 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 James Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 29.96846, -83.00204. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near James Lake

• Fort White Wildlife and Environmental Area · fort · Gilchrist · ~27 km · Must-see
• Ginnie Spring · park · Gilchrist · ~41 km · Must-see
• First Baptist Church of Live Oak · church · Suwannee · ~46 km · Must-see
• River Rise Preserve State Park · sanctuary · Columbia · ~50 km · Must-see
• O'Leno State Park · park · Columbia · ~51 km · Must-see
• Steinhatchee Falls · waterfall · Taylor · ~51 km · Must-see
• Alligator Lake Dam · lake · Columbia · ~51 km · Must-see
• Columbia County Historical Museum · museum · Columbia · ~54 km · Must-see
• Andrews Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Levy · ~58 km · Must-see
• Osceola National Forest · sanctuary · Columbia · ~59 km · Must-see
• Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park · park · Suwannee · ~60 km · Must-see
• Twin Rivers WMA · sanctuary · Madison · ~63 km · Must-see
• Suwannee River State Park · sanctuary · Hamilton · ~63 km · Must-see
• Big Shoals State Park · sanctuary · Hamilton · ~63 km · Must-see
• San Felasco Hammock Preserve State Park · sanctuary · Alachua · ~74 km · Must-see
• Wampee Ponds · sanctuary · Lafayette · ~5 km
• Branford Church of God · church · Suwannee · ~9 km
• Owens Spring · attraction · Lafayette · ~12 km

See everything within a day’s drive of James Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near James Lake

• Alligator Lake Dam · lake · Columbia · ~51 km · Must-see
• Rachel Lake · lake · Madison · ~88 km · Must-see
• Lake Alice · lake · Alachua · ~90 km · Must-see
• Bivens Arm · lake · Alachua · ~93 km · Must-see
• Newnans Lake State Forest · lake · Alachua · ~98 km · Must-see
• Lot Pond · lake · Lowndes · ~100 km · Must-see
• Lake Wauburg North Shore (UF) · lake · Alachua · ~103 km · Must-see
• Lake Stafford · lake · Levy · ~111 km · Must-see
• Lanes Pond · lake · Lowndes · ~113 km · Must-see
• Santa Fe Lake Park · lake · Alachua · ~119 km · Must-see

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