Monkey Lake

Monkey 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 Monkey 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 Monkey Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 30.67506, -82.20607. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Monkey Lake

• Grand Prairie · sanctuary · Ware · ~2 km · Must-see
• Gannet Lake · lake · Ware · ~5 km · Must-see
• Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Charlton · ~24 km · Must-see
• Okefenokee Wilderness · sanctuary · Charlton · ~24 km · Must-see
• Stephen C. Foster State Park · park · Charlton · ~28 km · Must-see
• Osceola Natural Area · sanctuary · Baker · ~47 km · Must-see
• WELX-AM (Callahan) · church · Nassau · ~51 km · Must-see
• Big Gum Swamp Wilderness · sanctuary · Baker · ~54 km · Must-see
• Cary State Forest · sanctuary · Duval · ~55 km · Must-see
• Machaba Balu Preserve · sanctuary · Duval · ~61 km · Must-see
• Olustee Battlefield Historic State Park · park · Baker · ~67 km · Must-see
• Lewis Mausoleum · fort · Duval · ~73 km · Must-see
• WBOB · attraction · Duval · ~75 km · Must-see
• Big Cypress Camp Island · lake · Ware · ~1 km
• Number One Island · river spot · Ware · ~4 km
• Charles Island · river spot · Ware · ~4 km
• Horse Island · river spot · Charlton · ~4 km
• Chesser Prairie · sanctuary · Ware · ~5 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Monkey Lake

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• Kingsley Lake · lake · Clay · ~102 km · Must-see
• Lot Pond · lake · Lowndes · ~123 km · Must-see
• Santa Fe Lake Park · lake · Alachua · ~135 km · Must-see
• Old Hell Lake · lake · Wayne · ~137 km · Must-see
• Lanes Pond · lake · Lowndes · ~137 km · Must-see
• Lake Suggs · lake · Putnam · ~139 km · Must-see
• Newnans Lake State Forest · lake · Alachua · ~140 km · Must-see

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