Walter Lakes

Walter Lakes: 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 Walter Lakes

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 Walter Lakes — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 30.77745, -82.16762. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Walter Lakes

• Grand Prairie · sanctuary · Ware · ~16 km · Must-see
• Gannet Lake · lake · Ware · ~19 km · Must-see
• Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Charlton · ~21 km · Must-see
• Okefenokee Wilderness · sanctuary · Charlton · ~21 km · Must-see
• Stephen C. Foster State Park · park · Charlton · ~24 km · Must-see
• WELX-AM (Callahan) · church · Nassau · ~55 km · Must-see
• Osceola Natural Area · sanctuary · Baker · ~62 km · Must-see
• Cary State Forest · sanctuary · Duval · ~62 km · Must-see
• Machaba Balu Preserve · sanctuary · Duval · ~66 km · Must-see
• Big Gum Swamp Wilderness · sanctuary · Baker · ~68 km · Must-see
• Mizell Prairie · sanctuary · Ware · ~2 km
• Lloyd Island · river spot · Charlton · ~3 km
• Duck Island · river spot · Charlton · ~3 km
• Outside Bay · sanctuary · Charlton · ~4 km
• 9CR81: Cedar Hammock Historic Indian Homestead · fort · Charlton · ~4 km
• Cedar Hammock · river spot · Charlton · ~4 km
• Double O Bay · sanctuary · Ware · ~4 km
• 9CR45: Indian Island Lithic Scatter · fort · Charlton · ~4 km

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Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Walter Lakes

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• Doctors Lake · lake · Clay · ~104 km · Must-see
• Kingsley Lake · lake · Clay · ~115 km · Must-see
• Old Hell Lake · lake · Wayne · ~122 km · Must-see
• Lot Pond · lake · Lowndes · ~129 km · Must-see
• Lanes Pond · lake · Lowndes · ~142 km · Must-see
• Santa Fe Lake Park · lake · Alachua · ~149 km · Must-see
• Gowen Lake Dam · lake · Charlton · ~12 km
• Trout Lake Prairie · lake · Charlton · ~13 km

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