Workman Lake

Workman 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 Workman 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 Workman Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 30.31943, -82.92582. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Workman Lake

• First Baptist Church of Live Oak · church · Suwannee · ~8 km · Must-see
• Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park · park · Suwannee · ~11 km · Must-see
• Big Shoals State Park · sanctuary · Hamilton · ~27 km · Must-see
• Suwannee River State Park · sanctuary · Hamilton · ~31 km · Must-see
• Twin Rivers WMA · sanctuary · Madison · ~36 km · Must-see
• Columbia County Historical Museum · museum · Columbia · ~39 km · Must-see
• Alligator Lake Dam · lake · Columbia · ~42 km · Must-see
• Osceola National Forest · sanctuary · Columbia · ~43 km · Must-see
• Big Gum Swamp Wilderness · sanctuary · Baker · ~58 km · Must-see
• Fort White Wildlife and Environmental Area · fort · Gilchrist · ~59 km · Must-see
• Lot Pond · lake · Lowndes · ~60 km · Must-see
• Osceola Natural Area · sanctuary · Baker · ~64 km · Must-see
• Olustee Battlefield Historic State Park · park · Baker · ~66 km · Must-see
• Rachel Lake · lake · Madison · ~68 km · Must-see
• O'Leno State Park · park · Columbia · ~69 km · Must-see
• River Rise Preserve State Park · sanctuary · Columbia · ~72 km · Must-see
• Ginnie Spring · park · Gilchrist · ~72 km · Must-see
• Swamp Thing · temple · Lowndes · ~73 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Workman Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Workman Lake

• Alligator Lake Dam · lake · Columbia · ~42 km · Must-see
• Lot Pond · lake · Lowndes · ~60 km · Must-see
• Rachel Lake · lake · Madison · ~68 km · Must-see
• Lanes Pond · lake · Lowndes · ~76 km · Must-see
• Gannet Lake · lake · Ware · ~94 km · Must-see
• Lake Alice · lake · Alachua · ~116 km · Must-see
• Bivens Arm · lake · Alachua · ~119 km · Must-see
• Newnans Lake State Forest · lake · Alachua · ~121 km · Must-see
• Kingsley Lake · lake · Clay · ~122 km · Must-see
• Lake Wauburg North Shore (UF) · lake · Alachua · ~132 km · Must-see

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