Ashpole Swamp

Ashpole 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 nature spot: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Ashpole 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.

Visiting Ashpole Swamp: tips

• Early morning and late afternoon are the best times to see animals.
• Keep your distance and do not feed wildlife.

How to reach Ashpole Swamp — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 34.32489, -79.10643. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Ashpole Swamp

• Little Pee Dee State Park · park · Dillon · ~20 km · Must-see
• South of the Border · attraction · Dillon · ~33 km · Must-see
• Asbury Methodist Church · church · Robeson · ~36 km · Must-see
• Cotton Press · fort · Dillon · ~48 km · Must-see
• Pepsi Cola Lake · lake · Florence · ~62 km · Must-see
• Lake Waccamaw State Park · lake · Columbus · ~69 km · Must-see
• Bear Swamp Church · church · Dillon · ~5 km
• Spiveys Millpond · lake · Dillon · ~7 km
• First Baptist Church of Lake View · church · Dillon · ~7 km
• New Zion Church · church · Dillon · ~8 km
• Crutchlow Bay · sanctuary · Dillon · ~8 km
• Fair Bluff Depot Museum · museum · Columbus · ~9 km
• Raft Swamp · sanctuary · Marion · ~12 km
• Crosstie Lake · lake · Horry · ~12 km
• Three Lakes · sanctuary · Horry · ~16 km
• Cow Bog · sanctuary · Horry · ~17 km
• Piney Grove Missionary Baptist Church · church · Horry · ~19 km
• Mount Zion Church · church · Dillon · ~19 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Ashpole Swamp

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Ashpole Swamp

• Turnbull Creek Educational State Forest · sanctuary · Bladen · ~78 km · Must-see
• Tuckahoe Bay · sanctuary · Horry · ~80 km · Must-see
• Bladen Lakes State Forest · sanctuary · Bladen · ~83 km · Must-see
• Green Swamp Preserve · sanctuary · Brunswick · ~103 km · Must-see
• Moore Farms Botanical Garden · sanctuary · Williamsburg · ~104 km · Must-see
• Cape Fear Botanical Garden · sanctuary · Cumberland · ~105 km · Must-see
• Brookgreen Gardens · sanctuary · Georgetown · ~112 km · Must-see
• Battleship North Carolina · sanctuary · New Hanover · ~133 km · Must-see
• Pearl Fryar Topiary Garden · sanctuary · Lee · ~135 km · Must-see
• North Carolina Coastal Land Trust: Orton Plantation Holdings, LLC · sanctuary · Brunswick · ~136 km · Must-see

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