Lake Ryan Dam

Lake Ryan 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 Lake Ryan 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 Lake Ryan Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 30.05853, -81.82925. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Lake Ryan Dam

• Ronnie Van Zant Park · park · Clay · ~4 km · Must-see
• Doctors Lake · lake · Clay · ~15 km · Must-see
• First Methodist Church · church · Clay · ~20 km · Must-see
• Celebration Church of Jacksonville and Orange Park · church · Clay · ~21 km · Must-see
• Maple Leaf · fort · Duval · ~23 km · Must-see
• Kingsley Lake · lake · Clay · ~24 km · Must-see
• Alberts Field · park · Duval · ~25 km · Must-see
• Julington-Durbin Preserve · sanctuary · Duval · ~34 km · Must-see
• WBOB · attraction · Duval · ~35 km · Must-see
• San Jose Episcopal Church · church · Duval · ~35 km · Must-see
• Destiny Church of Jacksonville · church · Duval · ~37 km · Must-see
• Christ's Church · church · Duval · ~37 km · Must-see
• Memorial Park · sanctuary · Duval · ~39 km · Must-see
• Riverside Park · park · Duval · ~40 km · Must-see
• Cummer Museum of Art · museum · Duval · ~40 km · Must-see
• Etoniah Creek State Forest · sanctuary · Putnam · ~41 km · Must-see
• Museum of Science & History · museum · Duval · ~42 km · Must-see
• Florida Theatre · fort · Duval · ~43 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Lake Ryan Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Lake Ryan Dam

• Doctors Lake · lake · Clay · ~15 km · Must-see
• Kingsley Lake · lake · Clay · ~24 km · Must-see
• Santa Fe Lake Park · lake · Alachua · ~56 km · Must-see
• Lake Suggs · lake · Putnam · ~56 km · Must-see
• Lake Barco · lake · Putnam · ~57 km · Must-see
• Newnans Lake State Forest · lake · Alachua · ~76 km · Must-see
• Little Lake George Wilderness · lake · Putnam · ~85 km · Must-see
• Lake Alice · lake · Alachua · ~86 km · Must-see
• Bivens Arm · lake · Alachua · ~87 km · Must-see
• Lake Delancy Recreation Area · lake · Marion · ~87 km · Must-see

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