Powell Lake

Powell 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 Powell 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 Powell Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 30.27395, -85.97805. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Powell Lake

• Camp Helen State Park · park · Bay · ~2 km · Must-see
• Deer Lake State Park · lake · Walton · ~12 km · Must-see
• Eden Gardens State Park · park · Geneva · ~23 km · Must-see
• Saint Andrews State Park · park · Bay · ~39 km · Must-see
• Topsail Hill Preserve State Park · park · Walton · ~40 km · Must-see
• Apalachicola National Forest · sanctuary · Bay · ~44 km · Must-see
• Moss Hill Methodist Church · church · Washington · ~56 km · Must-see
• Ponce de Leon Springs State Park · park · Holmes · ~62 km · Must-see
• Sand Mountain · viewpoint · Geneva · ~67 km · Must-see
• Juniper Lake · lake · Geneva · ~71 km · Must-see
• Eastern Green Beach · beach · Walton · ~4 km
• Seacrest Beach · beach · Walton · ~11 km
• Man in the Sea Museum · museum · Geneva · ~12 km
• Man in the Sea Museum · museum · Bay · ~12 km
• Veterans Memorial · fort · Bay · ~14 km
• Panama City Beaches · beach · Bay · ~15 km
• Ripley's Believe It or Not! · museum · Bay · ~25 km
• SS Tarpon · fort · Bay · ~25 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Powell Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Powell Lake

• Deer Lake State Park · lake · Walton · ~12 km · Must-see
• Juniper Lake · lake · Geneva · ~71 km · Must-see
• Gable Lake · lake · Santa Rosa · ~115 km · Must-see
• Buck Pond · lake · Baldwin · ~118 km · Must-see
• Lake Wimico · lake · Gulf · ~120 km · Must-see
• Jim Woodruff Dam · lake · Gadsden · ~147 km · Must-see
• Lake Seminole · lake · Seminole · ~150 km · Must-see
• Carl Pond · lake · Geneva · ~36 km
• Puddin Head Lake · lake · Covington · ~62 km
• Spring Lake Number One · lake · Geneva · ~67 km

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