Must-see lake · Sarasota, Florida
Little Salt Spring
Little Salt Spring is a lake in Sarasota, Florida.
Little Salt Spring: 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 Little Salt Spring
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 Little Salt Spring — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 27.07488, -82.23311. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Little Salt Spring
- Warm Mineral Spring · fort · Sarasota · ~4 km · Must-see
- Myakkahatchee Creek Environmental Park · sanctuary · Sarasota · ~7 km · Must-see
- Jelks Preserve · sanctuary · Sarasota · ~11 km · Must-see
- Myakka State Forest · sanctuary · Sarasota · ~14 km · Must-see
- T. Mabry Carlton, Jr. Memorial Reserve · sanctuary · Sarasota · ~17 km · Must-see
- Scrub Preserve · sanctuary · Sarasota · ~23 km · Must-see
- Curry Creek Preserve · sanctuary · Sarasota · ~25 km · Must-see
- Englewood Beach · beach · Charlotte · ~26 km · Must-see
- Stump Pass Beach State Park · beach · Charlotte · ~27 km · Must-see
- Charlotte Harbor Preserve State Park · sanctuary · Charlotte · ~28 km · Must-see
- Wildflower Preserve · sanctuary · Charlotte · ~29 km · Must-see
- Gilcrest Park · park · Charlotte · ~29 km · Must-see
- Florida Military Heritage Museum · museum · Charlotte · ~30 km · Must-see
- Nokomis Church · beach · Sarasota · ~30 km · Must-see
- Don Pedro Island · river spot · Charlotte · ~31 km · Must-see
- Don Pedro Island State Park · park · Charlotte · ~32 km · Must-see
- Oscar Scherer State Park · sanctuary · Sarasota · ~32 km · Must-see
- Casey Key · river spot · Sarasota · ~32 km · Must-see
Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Little Salt Spring
- Lake Katherine · lake · DeSoto · ~49 km · Must-see
- Lime Lake · lake · Sarasota · ~53 km · Must-see
- Lake Manatee · lake · Manatee · ~58 km · Must-see
- Ward Lake · lake · Manatee · ~59 km · Must-see
- W.P. Franklin Lock & Dam · lake · Lee · ~83 km · Must-see
- C.W. Bill Young Regional Reservoir · lake · Hillsborough · ~101 km · Must-see
- Lake August · lake · Highlands · ~105 km · Must-see
- Lake June-in-Winter Scrub State Park · lake · Highlands · ~106 km · Must-see
- Lake Josephine · lake · Highlands · ~108 km · Must-see
- Hog Lake · lake · Highlands · ~109 km · Must-see
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Frequently asked
Is Little Salt Spring full? Are the gates open?
No visitor has reported the water level status for Little Salt Spring yet. Typical pattern: heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning. Busiest: Weekends, public holidays, Sankranti and Dasara breaks.
What is the best time to visit Little Salt Spring?
August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open. Heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning.
What are the places to visit near Little Salt Spring?
Nearby: Warm Mineral Spring (fort, 4 km), Myakkahatchee Creek Environmental Park (sanctuary, 7 km), Jelks Preserve (sanctuary, 11 km), Myakka State Forest (sanctuary, 14 km), T. Mabry Carlton, Jr. Memorial Reserve (sanctuary, 17 km), Scrub Preserve (sanctuary, 23 km).
Is Little Salt Spring worth visiting?
Little Salt Spring is listed as a must-see lake in Florida on Spotwander.