Batson Bay

Batson Bay: 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 Batson Bay

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 Batson Bay — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 30.98324, -89.23311. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Batson Bay

• Flint Creek Water Park · lake · Stone · ~18 km · Must-see
• Paul B Johnson State Park · park · Forrest · ~22 km · Must-see
• Sweetbay Bogs Preserve · sanctuary · Stone · ~23 km · Must-see
• Black Creek Wilderness · sanctuary · Perry · ~24 km · Must-see
• De Soto National Forest · sanctuary · Perry · ~33 km · Must-see
• Mahned Bridge · fort · Perry · ~38 km · Must-see
• Leaf River State Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Perry · ~42 km · Must-see
• Hickory Hills Lake · lake · Lamar · ~45 km · Must-see
• WMAH-TV (Biloxi) · attraction · Stone · ~47 km · Must-see
• Hattiesburg Zoo · sanctuary · Forrest · ~48 km · Must-see
• Derby Baptist Church · church · Pearl River · ~52 km · Must-see
• Leaf Wilderness · sanctuary · Greene · ~54 km · Must-see
• Red Creek State Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Jackson · ~59 km · Must-see
• Lake Bill Waller · lake · Marion · ~65 km · Must-see
• Cotton Ridge Church · church · Forrest · ~5 km
• Girl Scout Camp Lake Dam · lake · Forrest · ~5 km
• Ashe Lake Recreation Area · lake · Forrest · ~10 km
• Ashe Lake Dam · lake · Forrest · ~10 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Batson Bay

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Batson Bay

• Sweetbay Bogs Preserve · sanctuary · Stone · ~23 km · Must-see
• Black Creek Wilderness · sanctuary · Perry · ~24 km · Must-see
• De Soto National Forest · sanctuary · Perry · ~33 km · Must-see
• Leaf River State Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Perry · ~42 km · Must-see
• Hattiesburg Zoo · sanctuary · Forrest · ~48 km · Must-see
• Leaf Wilderness · sanctuary · Greene · ~54 km · Must-see
• Red Creek State Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Jackson · ~59 km · Must-see
• Crosby Arboretum · sanctuary · Pearl River · ~84 km · Must-see
• Pearl River Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Hancock · ~99 km · Must-see
• Eric Clark Coastal Preserve · sanctuary · Jackson · ~105 km · Must-see

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