Lake Jackson

Lake Jackson: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning. 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 Jackson

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

Busiest days: Weekends, public holidays, Sankranti and Dasara breaks.

Crowd: Heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning.

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

How to reach Lake Jackson — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 30.52330, -84.32842. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Lake Jackson

• Elinor Klapp-Phipps Park · park · Leon · ~4 km · Must-see
• Fred George Greenway and Park · park · Leon · ~5 km · Must-see
• Lake Overstreet · lake · Leon · ~8 km · Must-see
• Alfred B. Maclay Gardens State Park · sanctuary · Leon · ~8 km · Must-see
• Saint Clements Chapel · church · Leon · ~9 km · Must-see
• Mission San Luis de Apalachee · park · Leon · ~10 km · Must-see
• Lake Ella · lake · Leon · ~10 km · Must-see
• Tallahassee Florida Temple · church · Leon · ~11 km · Must-see
• Co-Cathedral of Saint Thomas More · church · Leon · ~11 km · Must-see
• Trinity United Methodist Church · church · Leon · ~12 km · Must-see
• R.A. Gray Florida History Museum · museum · Leon · ~13 km · Must-see
• Velda Mound Park · park · Leon · ~13 km · Must-see
• Florida Historic Capitol Museum · museum · Leon · ~13 km · Must-see
• Cascades Park · waterfall · Leon · ~14 km · Must-see
• Tallahassee Museum · museum · Leon · ~16 km · Must-see
• Lake Monkey Business · lake · Leon · ~16 km · Must-see
• Tom Brown Park · park · Leon · ~17 km · Must-see
• Lake Leon · lake · Leon · ~18 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Lake Jackson

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Lake Jackson

• Lake Overstreet · lake · Leon · ~8 km · Must-see
• Lake Ella · lake · Leon · ~10 km · Must-see
• Lake Monkey Business · lake · Leon · ~16 km · Must-see
• Lake Leon · lake · Leon · ~18 km · Must-see
• Silver Lake Recreation Area · lake · Leon · ~19 km · Must-see
• Hall Island · lake · Leon · ~20 km · Must-see
• Lake Munson · lake · Leon · ~22 km · Must-see
• Lake Iamonia · lake · Grady · ~24 km · Must-see
• Lake Lafayette · lake · Leon · ~25 km · Must-see
• Lake Talquin State Park · lake · Leon · ~27 km · Must-see

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