Red Lake

Red 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 Red 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 Red Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 27.06138, -82.44336. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Red Lake

• Curry Creek Preserve · sanctuary · Sarasota · ~8 km · Must-see
• Nokomis Church · beach · Sarasota · ~10 km · Must-see
• Casey Key · river spot · Sarasota · ~13 km · Must-see
• Jelks Preserve · sanctuary · Sarasota · ~15 km · Must-see
• Scrub Preserve · sanctuary · Sarasota · ~15 km · Must-see
• Oscar Scherer State Park · sanctuary · Sarasota · ~16 km · Must-see
• T. Mabry Carlton, Jr. Memorial Reserve · sanctuary · Sarasota · ~18 km · Must-see
• Englewood Beach · beach · Charlotte · ~22 km · Must-see
• Warm Mineral Spring · fort · Sarasota · ~23 km · Must-see
• Myakka State Forest · sanctuary · Sarasota · ~23 km · Must-see
• Stump Pass Beach State Park · beach · Charlotte · ~25 km · Must-see
• Little Salt Spring · lake · Sarasota · ~26 km · Must-see
• Siesta Key Beach · beach · Sarasota · ~28 km · Must-see
• Wildflower Preserve · sanctuary · Charlotte · ~30 km · Must-see
• Myakkahatchee Creek Environmental Park · sanctuary · Sarasota · ~31 km · Must-see
• Don Pedro Island · river spot · Charlotte · ~32 km · Must-see
• Don Pedro Island State Park · park · Charlotte · ~33 km · Must-see
• Little Gasparilla Island · river spot · Charlotte · ~37 km · Must-see

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• Lake Manatee · lake · Manatee · ~60 km · Must-see
• Lake Katherine · lake · DeSoto · ~74 km · Must-see
• W.P. Franklin Lock & Dam · lake · Lee · ~104 km · Must-see
• C.W. Bill Young Regional Reservoir · lake · Hillsborough · ~108 km · Must-see
• Lake Seminole · lake · Pinellas · ~118 km · Must-see
• Edward Medard Park and Reservoir · lake · Hillsborough · ~125 km · Must-see
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