Lake Rowan

Lake Rowan: 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 Lake Rowan

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 Lake Rowan — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 29.67650, -82.01777. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Lake Rowan

• Lake Barco · lake · Putnam · ~1 km · Must-see
• Lake Suggs · lake · Putnam · ~2 km · Must-see
• Santa Fe Lake Park · lake · Alachua · ~7 km · Must-see
• Hawthorne Historical Museum and Culture Center · museum · Alachua · ~15 km · Must-see
• Santa Fe Swamp · sanctuary · Bradford · ~22 km · Must-see
• Etoniah Creek State Forest · sanctuary · Putnam · ~26 km · Must-see
• Newnans Lake State Forest · lake · Alachua · ~30 km · Must-see
• Lochloosa Lake Right Arm · lake · Alachua · ~31 km · Must-see
• Morningside Nature Center · sanctuary · Alachua · ~32 km · Must-see
• Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Historic State Park · sanctuary · Alachua · ~32 km · Must-see
• Fred Cone Park · park · Alachua · ~33 km · Must-see
• Orange Lake · lake · Alachua · ~35 km · Must-see
• Calvary Baptist Church · church · Alachua · ~35 km · Must-see
• Cade Museum for Creativity and Invention · museum · Alachua · ~37 km · Must-see
• Citra United Methodist Church · church · Marion · ~39 km · Must-see
• Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park · sanctuary · Alachua · ~39 km · Must-see
• Plaza of the Americas · park · Alachua · ~39 km · Must-see
• Century Tower · attraction · Alachua · ~40 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Lake Rowan

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Lake Rowan

• Lake Barco · lake · Putnam · ~1 km · Must-see
• Lake Suggs · lake · Putnam · ~2 km · Must-see
• Santa Fe Lake Park · lake · Alachua · ~7 km · Must-see
• Newnans Lake State Forest · lake · Alachua · ~30 km · Must-see
• Lochloosa Lake Right Arm · lake · Alachua · ~31 km · Must-see
• Orange Lake · lake · Alachua · ~35 km · Must-see
• Lake Wauburg North Shore (UF) · lake · Alachua · ~40 km · Must-see
• Kingsley Lake · lake · Clay · ~40 km · Must-see
• Bivens Arm · lake · Alachua · ~40 km · Must-see
• Lake Alice · lake · Alachua · ~42 km · Must-see

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