Catfish Spring

Catfish Spring: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. 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 Catfish Spring

Season: August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Catfish Spring — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 28.89800, -82.59900. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Catfish Spring

• Crystal River Archaeological State Park · fort · Citrus · ~4 km · Must-see
• Fort Island Beach · beach · Citrus · ~11 km · Must-see
• Ellie Schiller Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park · park · Citrus · ~14 km · Must-see
• Lake Rousseau · lake · Levy · ~18 km · Must-see
• Marjorie Harris Carr Cross Florida Greenway · sanctuary · Citrus · ~18 km · Must-see
• Hálpata Tastanaki Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Marion · ~33 km · Must-see
• Old Courthouse Heritage Museum · museum · Citrus · ~34 km · Must-see
• Rainbow Springs State Park · park · Marion · ~35 km · Must-see
• Tsala Apopka Lake · lake · Citrus · ~36 km · Must-see
• Fort Cooper State Park · fort · Citrus · ~38 km · Must-see
• Chassahowitzka Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Hernando · ~41 km · Must-see
• Fickett Hammock Preserve · sanctuary · Hernando · ~43 km · Must-see
• Withlacoochee State Forest · sanctuary · Citrus · ~45 km · Must-see
• Flying Eagle Preserve · sanctuary · Citrus · ~47 km · Must-see
• Chinsegut Wildlife and Environmental Area · sanctuary · Hernando · ~49 km · Must-see
• Bayport Park · park · Hernando · ~51 km · Must-see
• Sholom Park · park · Marion · ~52 km · Must-see
• Weeki Wachee Spring · church · Hernando · ~53 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Catfish Spring

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Catfish Spring

• Lake Rousseau · lake · Levy · ~18 km · Must-see
• Tsala Apopka Lake · lake · Citrus · ~36 km · Must-see
• Lake Stafford · lake · Levy · ~59 km · Must-see
• Cypress Lake Preserve · lake · Hernando · ~72 km · Must-see
• Crews Lake Wilderness Park · lake · Pasco · ~73 km · Must-see
• Lake Okahumpka Park · lake · Sumter · ~73 km · Must-see
• Lake Deaton · lake · Sumter · ~76 km · Must-see
• Moody Lake · lake · Pasco · ~77 km · Must-see
• Lake Weir · lake · Marion · ~80 km · Must-see
• Indian Lake State Forest · lake · Marion · ~82 km · Must-see

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