Whidden Lake

Whidden 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 Whidden 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 Whidden Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 26.20897, -81.08868. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Whidden Lake

• Big Cypress National Preserve · sanctuary · Collier · ~38 km · Must-see
• Dinner Island Ranch Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Hendry · ~39 km · Must-see
• Florida Panther National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Collier · ~40 km · Must-see
• Deep Lake Strand · lake · Collier · ~45 km · Must-see
• Fakahatchee Strand Preserve State Park · sanctuary · Collier · ~50 km · Must-see
• Okaloacoochee Slough State Forest · sanctuary · Hendry · ~57 km · Must-see
• First Baptist Church of Everglades City · sanctuary · Collier · ~61 km · Must-see
• Picayune Strand State Forest · sanctuary · Collier · ~63 km · Must-see
• Smallwood Store · attraction · Collier · ~65 km · Must-see
• Audubon Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary · sanctuary · Collier · ~68 km · Must-see
• Chevelier · fort · Monroe · ~70 km · Must-see
• Bay City Walking Dredge · attraction · Collier · ~70 km · Must-see
• Collier-Seminole State Park · sanctuary · Collier · ~72 km · Must-see
• Shark River Slough · sanctuary · Miami-Dade · ~74 km · Must-see
• Cow Bone Island · river spot · Hendry · ~9 km
• Little Lard Can Slough · sanctuary · Hendry · ~12 km
• Dozier Hammock · river spot · Hendry · ~13 km
• Doctors Hammock · river spot · Hendry · ~16 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Whidden Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Whidden Lake

• Deep Lake Strand · lake · Collier · ~45 km · Must-see
• W.P. Franklin Lock & Dam · lake · Lee · ~104 km · Must-see
• Davie Pine Island Park · lake · Broward · ~104 km · Must-see
• Hialeah Baptist Temple · lake · Miami-Dade · ~106 km · Must-see
• Lake Okeechobee · lake · Palm Beach · ~106 km · Must-see
• Venetian Pool · lake · Miami-Dade · ~121 km · Must-see
• Lake Osceola · lake · Miami-Dade · ~122 km · Must-see
• Lake Osborne · lake · Palm Beach · ~137 km · Must-see
• Lake Worth Beach Art Park · lake · Palm Beach · ~141 km · Must-see
• Lake Ingraham · lake · Monroe · ~146 km · Must-see

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