The Eagle

The Eagle: 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 The Eagle

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 The Eagle — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 26.55242, -81.88757. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near The Eagle

• Four Mile Cove · beach · Lee · ~9 km · Must-see
• Six Mile Cypress Slough Preserve · sanctuary · Lee · ~10 km · Must-see
• Christ Community Church of Fort Myers · fort · Lee · ~10 km · Must-see
• City of Fort Myers Southwest Florida Museum of History · museum · Lee · ~12 km · Must-see
• Imaginarium Science Center · museum · Lee · ~13 km · Must-see
• Estero Island · river spot · Lee · ~17 km · Must-see
• San Carlos Bay · beach · Lee · ~17 km · Must-see
• Estero Bay Preserve State Park · sanctuary · Lee · ~18 km · Must-see
• Koreshan State Historic Site · park · Lee · ~18 km · Must-see
• Mound Key Archaeological Preserve State Park · sanctuary · Lee · ~18 km · Must-see
• Matlacha Pass National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Lee · ~20 km · Must-see
• Sanibel Lighthouse · beach · Lee · ~21 km · Must-see
• Wild Turkey Strand Preserve · sanctuary · Lee · ~23 km · Must-see
• Matlacha Pass Aquatic Preserve · park · Lee · ~28 km · Must-see
• The Bailey-Matthews Shell Museum · museum · Lee · ~30 km · Must-see
• Museum of the Islands · museum · Lee · ~30 km · Must-see
• Pine Island · river spot · Lee · ~30 km · Must-see
• J.N. "Ding" Darling National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Lee · ~31 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of The Eagle

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near The Eagle

• W.P. Franklin Lock & Dam · lake · Lee · ~34 km · Must-see
• Little Salt Spring · lake · Sarasota · ~84 km · Must-see
• Lake Katherine · lake · DeSoto · ~93 km · Must-see
• Deep Lake Strand · lake · Collier · ~107 km · Must-see
• Lake August · lake · Highlands · ~116 km · Must-see
• Lake Placid · lake · Highlands · ~116 km · Must-see
• Grassy Lake · lake · Highlands · ~120 km · Must-see
• Lake June-in-Winter Scrub State Park · lake · Highlands · ~120 km · Must-see
• Mirror Lake · lake · Highlands · ~120 km · Must-see
• Lake Sirena · lake · Highlands · ~120 km · Must-see

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