Waters Lake

Waters 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 Waters 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 Waters Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 29.70233, -82.73278. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Waters Lake

• Ginnie Spring · park · Gilchrist · ~19 km · Must-see
• River Rise Preserve State Park · sanctuary · Columbia · ~30 km · Must-see
• Fort White Wildlife and Environmental Area · fort · Gilchrist · ~30 km · Must-see
• Andrews Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Levy · ~33 km · Must-see
• San Felasco Hammock Preserve State Park · sanctuary · Alachua · ~35 km · Must-see
• O'Leno State Park · park · Columbia · ~35 km · Must-see
• Santa Fe Teaching Zoo · sanctuary · Alachua · ~36 km · Must-see
• WGGG-AM (Gainesville) · attraction · Alachua · ~39 km · Must-see
• Devil's Millhopper Geological State Park · park · Alachua · ~41 km · Must-see
• Kanapaha Botanical Gardens · sanctuary · Alachua · ~41 km · Must-see
• Dove World Outreach Center · church · Alachua · ~43 km · Must-see
• 34th Street Wall · attraction · Alachua · ~44 km · Must-see
• Harn Museum of Art · museum · Alachua · ~45 km · Must-see
• Florida Museum of Natural History · museum · Alachua · ~45 km · Must-see
• Baughman Center · church · Alachua · ~45 km · Must-see
• Lake Alice · lake · Alachua · ~46 km · Must-see
• Glen Springs · attraction · Alachua · ~47 km · Must-see
• Albert & Alberta · attraction · Alachua · ~47 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Waters Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Waters Lake

• Lake Alice · lake · Alachua · ~46 km · Must-see
• Bivens Arm · lake · Alachua · ~48 km · Must-see
• Lake Wauburg North Shore (UF) · lake · Alachua · ~57 km · Must-see
• Newnans Lake State Forest · lake · Alachua · ~57 km · Must-see
• Lake Stafford · lake · Levy · ~63 km · Must-see
• Alligator Lake Dam · lake · Columbia · ~64 km · Must-see
• Orange Lake · lake · Alachua · ~75 km · Must-see
• Lochloosa Lake Right Arm · lake · Alachua · ~78 km · Must-see
• Santa Fe Lake Park · lake · Alachua · ~81 km · Must-see
• Lake Suggs · lake · Putnam · ~86 km · Must-see

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