Abandoned Record
About Deep Lake
Deep Lake is an uninhabited unincorporated area in Collier County, Florida, United States. It is located between Immokalee and Everglades City along State Route 29.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Deep Lake, gathered in one place. We haven't written a full guide yet, so history, current access and photos are still to come. Treat the status as unknown until a guide confirms it.
Map
Where Deep Lake is
Historic maps
6 historic USGS maps cover Deep Lake
Topographic sheets from the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain), oldest first. Older sheets often show the camp, mines and roads while the place was alive. The downloads are large map scans; USGS topoView shows them in the browser.
- 1956 West Palm Beach sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1957 West Palm Beach sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1958 West Palm Beach sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1959 Deep Lake sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1985 Naples sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1987 West Palm Beach sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
Directions
Getting there
Before you go
- Many ghost town sites are on private land, active mining claims or tribal land. Check land status and ask permission.
- Roads to old townsites are often unmaintained dirt. Map apps may route over closed or impassable tracks.
- Removing artifacts from public land is illegal under federal and most state laws.
Nearby
Other sites near Deep Lake
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Florida index.
Sources
Sources
- ghosttowns.com, "Deep Lake": county, roads, climate, best time to visit, remains.
- Wikipedia, "Deep Lake, Florida": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q117100907.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).