Turtle Harbor

Turtle Harbor: 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 Turtle Harbor

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 Turtle Harbor — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 29.73693, -85.00471. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Turtle Harbor

• Orman House · fort · Franklin · ~2 km · Must-see
• Trinity Episcopal · church · Franklin · ~3 km · Must-see
• Apalachicola Bay Aquatic Preserve · sanctuary · Franklin · ~10 km · Must-see
• Lake Wimico · lake · Gulf · ~19 km · Must-see
• Saint Vincent National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Franklin · ~20 km · Must-see
• Cape Saint George Light · beach · Franklin · ~20 km · Must-see
• Saint Vincent National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Franklin · ~21 km · Must-see
• Saint Vincent Island · river spot · Franklin · ~21 km · Must-see
• Saint George Island · river spot · Franklin · ~23 km · Must-see
• Fort Gadsden Historic Site · fort · Franklin · ~28 km · Must-see
• Doctor Julian G. Bruce Saint George Island State Park · park · Franklin · ~31 km · Must-see
• Tate's Hell High Bluff Coastal Hiking Trail East Loop · trek · Franklin · ~34 km · Must-see
• Constitution Convention Museum · museum · Gulf · ~36 km · Must-see
• Bay San Blas · beach · Gulf · ~36 km · Must-see
• Crooked River Lighthouse · fort · Franklin · ~39 km · Must-see
• Camp Gordon Johnston Museum · museum · Franklin · ~40 km · Must-see
• Carabelle Beach · beach · Franklin · ~41 km · Must-see
• Deal Tract- Saint Joseph Bay State Buffer Preserve · beach · Gulf · ~44 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Turtle Harbor

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Turtle Harbor

• Lake Wimico · lake · Gulf · ~19 km · Must-see
• Lake Talquin State Park · lake · Leon · ~112 km · Must-see
• Silver Lake Recreation Area · lake · Leon · ~117 km · Must-see
• Lake Munson · lake · Leon · ~121 km · Must-see
• Lake Ella · lake · Leon · ~133 km · Must-see
• Lake Jackson · lake · Leon · ~136 km · Must-see
• Jim Woodruff Dam · lake · Gadsden · ~136 km · Must-see
• Lake Leon · lake · Leon · ~137 km · Must-see
• Lake Lafayette · lake · Leon · ~142 km · Must-see
• Lake Overstreet · lake · Leon · ~142 km · Must-see

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