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Lakes Near Jacksonville, Florida

162 counted Florida lakes sit within 60 miles of Jacksonville - the largest is Lake Ocklawaha at 9,500 acres. Distances are straight-line from the city center.

Lake	County	Distance	Surface Area	Max Depth
Lake Ocklawaha	Putnam, Marion	58 mi	9,500 acres	-
Santa Fe Lake	Alachua	48 mi	5,850 acres	28 ft
Newnans Lake	Alachua	58 mi	5,800 acres	-
Lake Sampson	Bradford	42 mi	1,988 acres	13 ft
Ocean Pond	Baker	47 mi	1,804 acres	-
Kingsley Lake	Clay	33 mi	1,621 acres	-
Lowry Lake	Clay	39 mi	1,237 acres	-
Little Santa Fe Lake	Alachua, Bradford	47 mi	1,189 acres	21 ft
Lake Geneva	Clay, Bradford	45 mi	1,144 acres	-
Swift Creek Swamp	Union	47 mi	1,002 acres	-
Guano Lake	St. Johns	27 mi	982 acres	-
Georgia Pacific Pond	Putnam	44 mi	938 acres	-
Palestine Lake	Union	47 mi	922 acres	-
Hampton Lake	Bradford	45 mi	830 acres	-
Georges Lake	Putnam	39 mi	820 acres	-
Alligator Lake	Columbia	59 mi	800 acres	35 ft
Lake Brooklyn	Clay	43 mi	634 acres	-
Swift Creek Pond	Union	41 mi	584 acres	-
Little Orange Lake	Alachua, Putnam	57 mi	555 acres	-
Lake Alto	Alachua	48 mi	546 acres	17 ft
Lake Crosby	Bradford	40 mi	535 acres	-
Ellis Bay	Baker	37 mi	496 acres	-
Lake Broward	Putnam	57 mi	477 acres	-
Cowpen Lake	Putnam	54 mi	439 acres	-
Butler Lake	Union	46 mi	436 acres	7 ft
Camp Blanding Military Reservation Lake	Clay	37 mi	379 acres	-
Como Lake	Putnam	60 mi	367 acres	-
Lake Rowell	Bradford	41 mi	355 acres	5 ft
Lake Grandin	Putnam	47 mi	340 acres	-
Swan Lake	Putnam	47 mi	337 acres	-
Crystal Lake	Clay, Bradford	42 mi	329 acres	-
Varnes Lake	Clay	36 mi	297 acres	-
Brantley Lake	Putnam	48 mi	269 acres	-
Smith Lake	Clay	41 mi	257 acres	-
Long Lake	Putnam	50 mi	246 acres	-
White Sands Lake	Clay	41 mi	234 acres	-
Redwater Lake	Putnam	57 mi	229 acres	-
Stevens Lake	Clay	37 mi	221 acres	-
Sunshine Lake	Alachua	53 mi	209 acres	-
Devils Elbow	St. Johns	48 mi	207 acres	-
Magnolia Lake	Clay	41 mi	203 acres	-
Blue Pond	Clay	39 mi	198 acres	-
Goose Lake	Putnam	48 mi	187 acres	-
Hall Lake	Clay	40 mi	187 acres	-
Lake Asbury	Clay	22 mi	173 acres	-
South Bull Pond	Putnam	53 mi	172 acres	-
Clubhouse Lake	Putnam	48 mi	161 acres	-
Lake Winnott	Putnam	53 mi	160 acres	-
Orange Grove Lake	Putnam	46 mi	151 acres	-
Whitmore Lake	Clay	36 mi	138 acres	-
Cue Lake	Putnam	49 mi	136 acres	-
Lake Ida	Putnam	50 mi	129 acres	-
Bream Lake	Putnam	58 mi	120 acres	-
Lake Bedford	Bradford, Clay	43 mi	117 acres	-
Lake Vedra	St. Johns	18 mi	113 acres	-
Gator Bone Lake	Clay	40 mi	112 acres	-
McCarthy Lake	Putnam	59 mi	112 acres	-
Twin Lakes	Putnam	51 mi	111 acres	-
Big Lake Johnson	Clay	39 mi	110 acres	-
Mariner Lake	Putnam	49 mi	105 acres	-

Showing the 60 largest of 162 counted lakes within 60 miles of Jacksonville.

Sources: Florida FWC lake data; lake coordinates from the FWC. Verified October 30, 2026.