McDaniel Lake

McDaniel 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 McDaniel 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 McDaniel Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 30.52767, -85.66363. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near McDaniel Lake

• Moss Hill Methodist Church · church · Washington · ~8 km · Must-see
• Sand Mountain · viewpoint · Geneva · ~17 km · Must-see
• Apalachicola National Forest · sanctuary · Bay · ~31 km · Must-see
• Falling Waters State Park · park · Washington · ~32 km · Must-see
• High Hill · viewpoint · Geneva · ~35 km · Must-see
• Ponce de Leon Springs State Park · park · Holmes · ~42 km · Must-see
• Camp Helen State Park · park · Bay · ~53 km · Must-see
• Deer Lake State Park · lake · Walton · ~57 km · Must-see
• Saint Andrews State Park · park · Bay · ~58 km · Must-see
• Eden Gardens State Park · park · Geneva · ~59 km · Must-see
• Marianna · sanctuary · Houston · ~62 km · Must-see
• Florida Caverns State Park · park · Jackson · ~65 km · Must-see
• Juniper Lake · lake · Geneva · ~65 km · Must-see
• Possum Monument · fort · Geneva · ~17 km
• Carl Pond · lake · Geneva · ~19 km
• Old Spanish Trail from DeFuniak Springs to Marianna (1919) · fort · Holmes · ~31 km
• Sun Lake · lake · Geneva · ~31 km
• Falling Water Sink · waterfall · Washington · ~32 km

See everything within a day’s drive of McDaniel Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near McDaniel Lake

• Deer Lake State Park · lake · Walton · ~57 km · Must-see
• Juniper Lake · lake · Geneva · ~65 km · Must-see
• Jim Woodruff Dam · lake · Gadsden · ~99 km · Must-see
• Lake Seminole · lake · Seminole · ~101 km · Must-see
• Lake Wimico · lake · Gulf · ~118 km · Must-see
• George W. Andrews Lake · lake · Houston · ~121 km · Must-see
• Lake Talquin State Park · lake · Leon · ~136 km · Must-see
• Buck Pond · lake · Baldwin · ~149 km · Must-see
• Carl Pond · lake · Geneva · ~19 km
• Sun Lake · lake · Geneva · ~31 km

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