Thomas Lake

Thomas 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 Thomas 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 Thomas Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 28.52905, -82.18657. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Thomas Lake

• Cypress Lake Preserve · lake · Hernando · ~2 km · Must-see
• Dade Battlefield Historic State Park · sanctuary · Sumter · ~19 km · Must-see
• Moody Lake · lake · Pasco · ~22 km · Must-see
• Chinsegut Wildlife and Environmental Area · sanctuary · Hernando · ~25 km · Must-see
• Withlacoochee State Forest · sanctuary · Citrus · ~30 km · Must-see
• Colt Creek State Park · sanctuary · Polk · ~36 km · Must-see
• Fickett Hammock Preserve · sanctuary · Hernando · ~36 km · Must-see
• Flying Eagle Preserve · sanctuary · Citrus · ~38 km · Must-see
• Fort Cooper State Park · fort · Citrus · ~41 km · Must-see
• Zephyrhills Museum of Military History · museum · Pasco · ~42 km · Must-see
• Conner Preserve · sanctuary · Pasco · ~46 km · Must-see
• Old Courthouse Heritage Museum · museum · Citrus · ~46 km · Must-see
• Weeki Wachee Spring · church · Hernando · ~47 km · Must-see
• Crews Lake Wilderness Park · lake · Pasco · ~47 km · Must-see
• Chassahowitzka Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Hernando · ~48 km · Must-see
• Lake Okahumpka Park · lake · Sumter · ~48 km · Must-see
• Gardens Park · park · Pasco · ~48 km · Must-see
• Lake Deaton · lake · Sumter · ~49 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Thomas Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Thomas Lake

• Cypress Lake Preserve · lake · Hernando · ~2 km · Must-see
• Moody Lake · lake · Pasco · ~22 km · Must-see
• Crews Lake Wilderness Park · lake · Pasco · ~47 km · Must-see
• Lake Okahumpka Park · lake · Sumter · ~48 km · Must-see
• Lake Deaton · lake · Sumter · ~49 km · Must-see
• Tsala Apopka Lake · lake · Citrus · ~50 km · Must-see
• Lake Harris · lake · Lake · ~55 km · Must-see
• Lake Griffin State Park · lake · Lake · ~58 km · Must-see
• Lake Stemper · lake · Hillsborough · ~64 km · Must-see
• Lake Gibson · lake · Polk · ~64 km · Must-see

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