Lake Wilson

Lake Wilson: 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 Lake Wilson

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 Lake Wilson — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 30.20870, -82.74296. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Lake Wilson

• Columbia County Historical Museum · museum · Columbia · ~13 km · Must-see
• Alligator Lake Dam · lake · Columbia · ~15 km · Must-see
• Osceola National Forest · sanctuary · Columbia · ~18 km · Must-see
• Big Shoals State Park · sanctuary · Hamilton · ~19 km · Must-see
• First Baptist Church of Live Oak · church · Suwannee · ~32 km · Must-see
• Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park · park · Suwannee · ~36 km · Must-see
• Big Gum Swamp Wilderness · sanctuary · Baker · ~41 km · Must-see
• Fort White Wildlife and Environmental Area · fort · Gilchrist · ~41 km · Must-see
• Olustee Battlefield Historic State Park · park · Baker · ~42 km · Must-see
• O'Leno State Park · park · Columbia · ~45 km · Must-see
• Osceola Natural Area · sanctuary · Baker · ~48 km · Must-see
• River Rise Preserve State Park · sanctuary · Columbia · ~49 km · Must-see
• Ginnie Spring · park · Gilchrist · ~52 km · Must-see
• Suwannee River State Park · sanctuary · Hamilton · ~57 km · Must-see
• Twin Rivers WMA · sanctuary · Madison · ~62 km · Must-see
• San Felasco Hammock Preserve State Park · sanctuary · Alachua · ~74 km · Must-see
• Lake Lona · lake · Columbia · ~2 km
• Ogden Lake · lake · Columbia · ~3 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Lake Wilson

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Lake Wilson

• Alligator Lake Dam · lake · Columbia · ~15 km · Must-see
• Lot Pond · lake · Lowndes · ~86 km · Must-see
• Gannet Lake · lake · Ware · ~87 km · Must-see
• Lake Alice · lake · Alachua · ~91 km · Must-see
• Rachel Lake · lake · Madison · ~93 km · Must-see
• Bivens Arm · lake · Alachua · ~94 km · Must-see
• Newnans Lake State Forest · lake · Alachua · ~95 km · Must-see
• Kingsley Lake · lake · Clay · ~96 km · Must-see
• Lanes Pond · lake · Lowndes · ~103 km · Must-see
• Santa Fe Lake Park · lake · Alachua · ~107 km · Must-see

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