Perch Lake, Alachua County, Florida     User input for Perch Lake, Alachua County, Florida: Be the first to submit input for Perch Lake. Help improve this web site with your great input. Submit Input: Your Name: Write or Paste Input here: Upload picture:      Review Guidelines       A visit to Perch Lake is always a good idea. If you came to camp Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park is a great site to do that, and a splendid location like Alachua Sink here at Perch Lake is too great to miss. Perch Lake sees pretty high levels of rainfall; during August this area sees the most rain; October is when it's the driest. Through the warm days of summer, highs typically are in the 90's at Perch Lake. Summer night lows plunge down to the 70's. Daytime       highs through the winter are in the 60's with temperatures at Perch Lake dipping down into the 40's throughout winter nights. Having a splendid time at Perch Lake is easy. Perch Lake is not the only site nearby, Calf Pond is a nearby lake, and there are plenty of people from Gainesville here at Perch Lake. Econo Lodge University is a splendid place to get some rest, and camping at Sportman's Cove is always a delightful experience. This lake is so wonderful.                  Dry warm beds await you at Comfort Inn University; right next door to Perch Lake you come across a golf course called Meadowbrook Golf Club.   Econo Lodge University, Gainesville 4 miles away The Econo Lodge University is located one mile from the Florida Museum of Natural History, Shand's Hospital and the University of Florida. With easy access to Interstate 75, this Gainesville hotel is ... Comfort Inn University, Gainesville 4 miles away University of Florida 1.5 miles. Shands Hospital 1 mile. Pool and heated whirlpool. Jacuzzi suites and kitchen rooms available. Several restaurants nearby. FREE wireless and hard wired high speed Inte... Current weather conditions at Perch Lake, Alachua County, Florida Local climate location: HIGH SPRINGS 9 miles away   Coordinates: Latitude: 29.62194 Longitude: -82.28278 Florida Lakes Complete list of all lakes in Florida Alachua County Lakes Complete list of all lakes in Alachua County Books about Perch Lake List of books available on Amazon.com about Perch Lake, Alachua County, Florida. Outdoors Recreation Near Gainesville, Florida Very comprehensive list of a variety of outdoors recreation in the vicinity of Gainesville, Florida, the metro area neareast to Perch Lake. Find info on campgrounds, hiking trails, ski resorts, lakes, beaches, parks, whitewater and more. Florida Outdoors Index This is a very comprehensive index of outdoors activities in the great state of Florida.     These outdoors activities are available near Perch Lake.   Hotels Near Perch Lake: Econo Lodge University, Gainesville, 4 miles away Comfort Inn University, Gainesville, 4 miles away Paramount Plaza Hotel & Suites, Gainesville, 4 miles away Gainesville Days Inn, Gainesville, 4 miles away Howard Johnson Express, Gainesville, 4 miles away   Camp Grounds Near Perch Lake: Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park, Micanopy, 11 miles away Sportman's Cove, Mc Intosh, 11 miles away Ranch Motel and Camping Park, Hawthorne, 14 miles away Calawood Campground, Reddick, 14 miles away   National Parks Near Perch Lake: Castillo De San Marcos National Monument, St. Augustine - FL, 69 miles away Timucuan Ecological & Historic Preserve, Jacksonville - FL, 70 miles away   Golf Courses Near Perch Lake: Meadowbrook Golf Club, Gainesville, 2 miles away   Lakes Near Perch Lake: Calf Pond, Alachua CountyCounty, 0 miles away