Sears Lake

Sears 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 Sears 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 Sears Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 30.02676, -83.08719. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Sears Lake

• First Baptist Church of Live Oak · church · Suwannee · ~39 km · Must-see
• Fort White Wildlife and Environmental Area · fort · Gilchrist · ~40 km · Must-see
• Steinhatchee Falls · waterfall · Taylor · ~50 km · Must-see
• Twin Rivers WMA · sanctuary · Madison · ~51 km · Must-see
• Suwannee River State Park · sanctuary · Hamilton · ~52 km · Must-see
• Ginnie Spring · park · Gilchrist · ~54 km · Must-see
• Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park · park · Suwannee · ~54 km · Must-see
• Alligator Lake Dam · lake · Columbia · ~57 km · Must-see
• Columbia County Historical Museum · museum · Columbia · ~59 km · Must-see
• River Rise Preserve State Park · sanctuary · Columbia · ~62 km · Must-see
• O'Leno State Park · park · Columbia · ~63 km · Must-see
• Big Shoals State Park · sanctuary · Hamilton · ~64 km · Must-see
• Osceola National Forest · sanctuary · Columbia · ~64 km · Must-see
• Andrews Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Levy · ~68 km · Must-see
• Alton Church of God · church · Lafayette · ~5 km
• Owens Spring · attraction · Lafayette · ~6 km
• Royal Spring · attraction · Suwannee · ~8 km
• Convict Spring · attraction · Lafayette · ~9 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Sears Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Sears Lake

• Alligator Lake Dam · lake · Columbia · ~57 km · Must-see
• Rachel Lake · lake · Madison · ~75 km · Must-see
• Lot Pond · lake · Lowndes · ~90 km · Must-see
• Lanes Pond · lake · Lowndes · ~102 km · Must-see
• Lake Alice · lake · Alachua · ~102 km · Must-see
• Bivens Arm · lake · Alachua · ~106 km · Must-see
• Newnans Lake State Forest · lake · Alachua · ~111 km · Must-see
• Lake Wauburg North Shore (UF) · lake · Alachua · ~117 km · Must-see
• Lake Stafford · lake · Levy · ~124 km · Must-see
• Santa Fe Lake Park · lake · Alachua · ~131 km · Must-see

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