Three Lakes

Three Lakes: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

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

Best time to visit Three Lakes

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

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

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

How to reach Three Lakes — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 34.21155, -79.13615. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Three Lakes

• Little Pee Dee State Park · park · Dillon · ~23 km · Must-see
• South of the Border · attraction · Dillon · ~44 km · Must-see
• Cotton Press · fort · Dillon · ~48 km · Must-see
• Asbury Methodist Church · church · Robeson · ~51 km · Must-see
• Pepsi Cola Lake · lake · Florence · ~54 km · Must-see
• Tuckahoe Bay · sanctuary · Horry · ~65 km · Must-see
• Carolina Forest · fort · Horry · ~66 km · Must-see
• Lake Waccamaw State Park · lake · Columbus · ~73 km · Must-see
• Time Machine · temple · Horry · ~73 km · Must-see
• War Between the States Museum · museum · Florence · ~74 km · Must-see
• Hollywood Wax Museum · museum · Horry · ~74 km · Must-see
• Cow Bog · sanctuary · Horry · ~1 km
• Crosstie Lake · lake · Horry · ~4 km
• Jim Lewis Bay · sanctuary · Horry · ~4 km
• Raft Swamp · sanctuary · Marion · ~6 km
• Floyds Church · church · Horry · ~9 km
• Gunter Bay · sanctuary · Horry · ~11 km
• Mount Zion Church · church · Marion · ~12 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Three Lakes

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Three Lakes

• Tuckahoe Bay · sanctuary · Horry · ~65 km · Must-see
• Turnbull Creek Educational State Forest · sanctuary · Bladen · ~91 km · Must-see
• Moore Farms Botanical Garden · sanctuary · Williamsburg · ~93 km · Must-see
• Bladen Lakes State Forest · sanctuary · Bladen · ~96 km · Must-see
• Brookgreen Gardens · sanctuary · Georgetown · ~96 km · Must-see
• Green Swamp Preserve · sanctuary · Brunswick · ~102 km · Must-see
• Cape Fear Botanical Garden · sanctuary · Cumberland · ~121 km · Must-see
• Pearl Fryar Topiary Garden · sanctuary · Lee · ~131 km · Must-see
• Battleship North Carolina · sanctuary · New Hanover · ~136 km · Must-see
• North Carolina Coastal Land Trust: Orton Plantation Holdings, LLC · sanctuary · Brunswick · ~136 km · Must-see

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