Ward Lake

Ward 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 Ward 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 Ward Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 29.81802, -83.00044. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Ward Lake

• Fort White Wildlife and Environmental Area · fort · Gilchrist · ~29 km · Must-see
• Ginnie Spring · park · Gilchrist · ~36 km · Must-see
• Andrews Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Levy · ~37 km · Must-see
• Steinhatchee Falls · waterfall · Taylor · ~42 km · Must-see
• River Rise Preserve State Park · sanctuary · Columbia · ~49 km · Must-see
• O'Leno State Park · park · Columbia · ~53 km · Must-see
• Alligator Lake Dam · lake · Columbia · ~64 km · Must-see
• First Baptist Church of Live Oak · church · Suwannee · ~67 km · Must-see
• San Felasco Hammock Preserve State Park · sanctuary · Alachua · ~68 km · Must-see
• Columbia County Historical Museum · museum · Columbia · ~68 km · Must-see
• Santa Fe Teaching Zoo · sanctuary · Alachua · ~70 km · Must-see
• Lower Suwannee National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Dixie · ~71 km · Must-see
• Osceola National Forest · sanctuary · Columbia · ~72 km · Must-see
• WGGG-AM (Gainesville) · attraction · Alachua · ~73 km · Must-see
• Devil's Millhopper Geological State Park · park · Alachua · ~75 km · Must-see
• Board Pile Bay · sanctuary · Lafayette · ~3 km
• Long Prairie · sanctuary · Dixie · ~14 km
• Deserters Hammock · river spot · Lafayette · ~15 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Ward Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Ward Lake

• Alligator Lake Dam · lake · Columbia · ~64 km · Must-see
• Lake Alice · lake · Alachua · ~81 km · Must-see
• Bivens Arm · lake · Alachua · ~84 km · Must-see
• Newnans Lake State Forest · lake · Alachua · ~91 km · Must-see
• Lake Wauburg North Shore (UF) · lake · Alachua · ~93 km · Must-see
• Lake Stafford · lake · Levy · ~95 km · Must-see
• Rachel Lake · lake · Madison · ~105 km · Must-see
• Orange Lake · lake · Alachua · ~111 km · Must-see
• Santa Fe Lake Park · lake · Alachua · ~114 km · Must-see
• Lochloosa Lake Right Arm · lake · Alachua · ~114 km · Must-see

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