Lake George State Forest
Lake George State Forest is a park in Florida, at a modelled elevation of 7 m. Buncombe Hill stands 12 m to the east, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Astor Recreation Park, a park 2.8 miles away. FLORIDA BLACK BEAR passes 1.3 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The Lake George State Forest is a designated protected area and state forest in the U.S. state of Florida. The 21,176-acre forest is located in northwestern Volusia County, Florida, near Lake George and the communities of Pierson, Barberville, and Volusia
How to reach it
- 1.3 mi off the FLORIDA BLACK BEAR, National
- 4.5 mi off the RIV OF LKS HRTG CORR, National
- 12.1 mi off the HRTG CROSSROADS HWY
- 25.9 mi off the GREEN MOUNTAIN BYWAY
Overlooks nearby
- Giant Cypress · 20 mi
- Airport Observation Deck · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Astor Recreation Park: 2.8 mi
- Lake Woodruff Wilderness Refuge: 4.1 mi
- Lake Woodruff National Wildlife Refuge: 4.2 mi
- Shell Harbor Park & Boat Launch: 5.2 mi
- Pierson Town Park Sports Complex: 6.7 mi
- Alexander Springs: 7.2 mi
- DeLeon Spring: 7.7 mi
- Mosquito Springs: 8.6 mi
- Morman Branch Spring: 10.5 mi
- Morman Branch Spring: 10.5 mi
- Lake Woodruff National Wildlife Refugee: 6.9 mi
- Ellis Acres Reserve: 10.9 mi
- Lower Wekiva River Preserve State Park: 11.5 mi
- Lower Wekiva River Preserve State Park: 11.8 mi
- Lower Wekiva River Preserve State Park: 12.2 mi
- DeLand Memorial Museum: 13.4 mi
- Museum of Florida Art: 13.7 mi
- DeLand House Museum: 13.8 mi
- DeLand Naval Air Station Museum: 13.8 mi
- Duncan Gallery of Art: 13.9 mi
- Harmony Gardens Tropical Wedding Garden: 8.6 mi
- Bride's Garden: 8.6 mi
- Reverend Eloise Page Meditation Garden: 19.9 mi
- Webster Gardens: 20.1 mi
- The Bunny Garden: 20.1 mi
- Chuck Lennon Memorial: 7.9 mi
- Hulley Tower: 13.8 mi
- F-15 Eagle: 22.4 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 23.1 mi
- Veteran's Memorial: 23.8 mi
- Rock: 12.1 mi
- John B. Stetson: 13.9 mi
- Bluemner Kouba Collection: Oscar Bluemner: 13.9 mi
- Alligator Sculpture: 23.8 mi
- Morrison Bluff: 3.3 mi
- Bowers Bluff: 3.4 mi
- Shell Mound: 3.7 mi
- Buncombe Hill: 19.7 mi
- Skydive Deland: 14.1 mi
- ZOOm Air Orlando: 24.9 mi
- Central Florida Bible Camp: 19.4 mi
- The Grove: 24.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Lake George State Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buncombe Hill | E 85° | 12 m | 19.7 mi |
| Shell Mound | NW 304° | 2 m | 3.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:31 | 19:06 | 19:38 |
| June solstice | 06:28 | 19:54 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 07:15 | 18:53 | 19:24 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 16:57 | 17:33 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–Jun.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 57 | 60 | 64 | 69 | 75 | 80 | 82 | 82 | 79 | 73 | 65 | 60 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.4 | 3.5 | 2.5 | 4.2 | 8.2 | 8.7 | 7.1 | 6.9 | 4.0 | 2.3 | 2.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Deland 1 SSE, 15 mi away.
- White-tailed Deer4 obs
- coastalplain chaffhead4 obs
- Two-toed Amphiuma3 obs
- Banded Watersnake3 obs
- Pine Ruby3 obs
- Eastern Ratsnake3 obs
- Wild Turkey2 obs
- Red-shouldered Hawk2 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/827948336
Day trips start here
- Daytona Beach · 27 mi
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