Horton Dam

Horton Dam: 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 Horton Dam

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 Horton Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 29.95344, -82.55159. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Horton Dam

• O'Leno State Park · park · Columbia · ~6 km · Must-see
• River Rise Preserve State Park · sanctuary · Columbia · ~12 km · Must-see
• Ginnie Spring · park · Gilchrist · ~24 km · Must-see
• Fort White Wildlife and Environmental Area · fort · Gilchrist · ~29 km · Must-see
• Alligator Lake Dam · lake · Columbia · ~30 km · Must-see
• San Felasco Hammock Preserve State Park · sanctuary · Alachua · ~32 km · Must-see
• Columbia County Historical Museum · museum · Columbia · ~34 km · Must-see
• Osceola National Forest · sanctuary · Columbia · ~35 km · Must-see
• Devil's Millhopper Geological State Park · park · Alachua · ~39 km · Must-see
• Dove World Outreach Center · church · Alachua · ~40 km · Must-see
• Santa Fe Teaching Zoo · sanctuary · Alachua · ~40 km · Must-see
• WGGG-AM (Gainesville) · attraction · Alachua · ~41 km · Must-see
• Olustee Battlefield Historic State Park · park · Baker · ~41 km · Must-see
• Glen Springs · attraction · Alachua · ~46 km · Must-see
• 34th Street Wall · attraction · Alachua · ~48 km · Must-see
• Albert & Alberta · attraction · Alachua · ~48 km · Must-see
• Ben Hill Griffin Stadium · attraction · Alachua · ~49 km · Must-see
• Ring of Honor · attraction · Alachua · ~49 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Horton Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Horton Dam

• Alligator Lake Dam · lake · Columbia · ~30 km · Must-see
• Lake Alice · lake · Alachua · ~49 km · Must-see
• Bivens Arm · lake · Alachua · ~52 km · Must-see
• Newnans Lake State Forest · lake · Alachua · ~53 km · Must-see
• Lake Wauburg North Shore (UF) · lake · Alachua · ~65 km · Must-see
• Kingsley Lake · lake · Clay · ~67 km · Must-see
• Santa Fe Lake Park · lake · Alachua · ~68 km · Must-see
• Lake Suggs · lake · Putnam · ~74 km · Must-see
• Lake Barco · lake · Putnam · ~76 km · Must-see
• Orange Lake · lake · Alachua · ~82 km · Must-see

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