Devils Swamp

Devils Swamp: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this sanctuary: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Devils Swamp

Season: November to March for sightings; sanctuaries may close in peak monsoon.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Devils Swamp — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 30.34853, -89.54478. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Devils Swamp

• Spanish Trail Church · church · Hancock · ~17 km · Must-see
• Pearl River Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Hancock · ~20 km · Must-see
• Crosby Arboretum · sanctuary · Pearl River · ~26 km · Must-see
• St. Joseph Island Light · attraction · Saint Bernard Parish · ~26 km · Must-see
• Lake Borgne Light · lake · Saint Bernard Parish · ~26 km · Must-see
• West Rigolets Light · attraction · Orleans Parish · ~34 km · Must-see
• Fort Pike State Historic Site · fort · Orleans Parish · ~34 km · Must-see
• Pass Christian Light · attraction · Harrison · ~36 km · Must-see
• Lake Saint Catherine · lake · Orleans Parish · ~38 km · Must-see
• Merrill Shell Bank Light · attraction · Harrison · ~38 km · Must-see
• Biloxi State Wildlife Management Area · park · Saint Bernard Parish · ~45 km · Must-see
• Fort Macomb · fort · Orleans Parish · ~50 km · Must-see
• Derby Baptist Church · church · Pearl River · ~57 km · Must-see
• Fontainebleau State Park · sanctuary · Saint Tammany Parish · ~58 km · Must-see
• Abita Mystery House · museum · Pearl River · ~61 km · Must-see
• Lake Pontchartrain · lake · Saint Tammany Parish · ~68 km · Must-see
• Fort Proctor · fort · Saint Bernard Parish · ~69 km · Must-see
• Fort Massachusetts · fort · Harrison · ~71 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Devils Swamp

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Devils Swamp

• Pearl River Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Hancock · ~20 km · Must-see
• Crosby Arboretum · sanctuary · Pearl River · ~26 km · Must-see
• Fontainebleau State Park · sanctuary · Saint Tammany Parish · ~58 km · Must-see
• Fairview-Riverside State Park · sanctuary · Saint Tammany Parish · ~73 km · Must-see
• Sweetbay Bogs Preserve · sanctuary · Stone · ~73 km · Must-see
• Jackson Square · sanctuary · Orleans Parish · ~83 km · Must-see
• French Quarter · sanctuary · Orleans Parish · ~83 km · Must-see
• Congo Square · sanctuary · Orleans Parish · ~83 km · Must-see
• Louis Armstrong Park · sanctuary · Orleans Parish · ~83 km · Must-see
• New Orleans Botanical Gardens · sanctuary · Orleans Parish · ~83 km · Must-see

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