Maxwell Dam

Maxwell 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 Maxwell 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 Maxwell Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 30.56863, -84.60568. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Maxwell Dam

• Lake Talquin State Park · lake · Leon · ~20 km · Must-see
• Fred George Greenway and Park · park · Leon · ~31 km · Must-see
• Silver Lake Recreation Area · lake · Leon · ~33 km · Must-see
• Lake Jackson · lake · Leon · ~34 km · Must-see
• Jim Woodruff Dam · lake · Gadsden · ~36 km · Must-see
• Torreya State Park · park · Liberty · ~37 km · Must-see
• Elinor Klapp-Phipps Park · park · Leon · ~38 km · Must-see
• Mission San Luis de Apalachee · park · Leon · ~38 km · Must-see
• Tallahassee Museum · museum · Leon · ~38 km · Must-see
• Co-Cathedral of Saint Thomas More · church · Leon · ~41 km · Must-see
• Lake Ella · lake · Leon · ~42 km · Must-see
• Lake Overstreet · lake · Leon · ~42 km · Must-see
• Alfred B. Maclay Gardens State Park · sanctuary · Leon · ~42 km · Must-see
• Saint Clements Chapel · church · Leon · ~42 km · Must-see
• Trinity United Methodist Church · church · Leon · ~42 km · Must-see
• R.A. Gray Florida History Museum · museum · Leon · ~42 km · Must-see
• Florida Historic Capitol Museum · museum · Leon · ~43 km · Must-see
• Cascades Park · waterfall · Leon · ~43 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Maxwell Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Maxwell Dam

• Lake Talquin State Park · lake · Leon · ~20 km · Must-see
• Silver Lake Recreation Area · lake · Leon · ~33 km · Must-see
• Lake Jackson · lake · Leon · ~34 km · Must-see
• Jim Woodruff Dam · lake · Gadsden · ~36 km · Must-see
• Lake Ella · lake · Leon · ~42 km · Must-see
• Lake Overstreet · lake · Leon · ~42 km · Must-see
• Lake Seminole · lake · Seminole · ~44 km · Must-see
• Lake Monkey Business · lake · Leon · ~45 km · Must-see
• Lake Munson · lake · Leon · ~45 km · Must-see
• Hall Island · lake · Leon · ~46 km · Must-see

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