Lac de Gafsa

Lac de Gafsa: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. 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 Lac de Gafsa

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

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

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

How to reach Lac de Gafsa — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 34.41487, 8.49949. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Lac de Gafsa

• Djebel Bouramli · sanctuary · Gafsa · ~12 km · Must-see
• Djebel Onk · viewpoint · Bir El Ater · ~74 km · Must-see
• Metlaoui · attraction · Gafsa · ~16 km
• Selja Gorges · viewpoint · Gafsa · ~19 km
• Moularès church · church · Gafsa · ~28 km
• Rammadiya d'El Magtaa · fort · Gafsa · ~31 km
• Borg Gafsa · fort · Gafsa · ~33 km
• Great Mosque of Gafsa · dargah · Gafsa · ~33 km
• Dar Longo · museum · Gafsa · ~33 km
• Gafsa Archaeological Museum · museum · Gafsa · ~33 km
• Saint Joseph Church (Gafsa) · church · Gafsa · ~35 km
• parc national Orbata · sanctuary · Gafsa · ~38 km
• Saint Paul Church (Redeyef) · church · Gafsa · ~40 km
• Ksar Magel Bel Abbès · fort · Gafsa · ~45 km
• Dghoumes National Park · sanctuary · Gafsa · ~48 km
• Chott el Guettar · sanctuary · Gafsa · ~52 km
• Fedj en Nakhla · viewpoint · ميداس · ~53 km
• General Patton Museum · museum · Gafsa · ~55 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Lac de Gafsa

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Lac de Gafsa

• Chott el Djerid · lake · Kébili · ~97 km · Must-see
• Chott el Fejej · lake · Kébili · ~107 km · Must-see
• Chott el Djerid · lake · Tozeur · ~79 km
• Chott El Rharsa · lake · Tozeur · ~111 km
• Salt Lake In Sahara Desert · lake · Gafsa · ~28 km
• Соленое Озеро · lake · Tozeur · ~67 km
• سبخة الأفيال · lake · Kasserine · ~87 km
• Garaa Khechem el Kelb · lake · Kasserine · ~88 km
• Roman Dam of Cillium · lake · Kasserine · ~110 km
• Chott el Jerid, Tunisia · lake · Kébili · ~113 km

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