Ruby Swamps

Ruby Swamps: 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 Ruby Swamps

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 Ruby Swamps — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 45.22719, -90.96375. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Ruby Swamps

• Holcombe Flowage · lake · Chippewa · ~16 km · Must-see
• Brunet Island State Park · park · Chippewa · ~20 km · Must-see
• Dorothy Lake State Natural Area · lake · Chippewa · ~33 km · Must-see
• Chippewa Moraine State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Chippewa · ~42 km · Must-see
• Potato Lake · lake · Rusk · ~46 km · Must-see
• Lake Wissota State Park · lake · Chippewa · ~48 km · Must-see
• Lake Wissota · lake · Chippewa · ~51 km · Must-see
• Twin Lakes Bog State Natural Area · sanctuary · Taylor · ~52 km · Must-see
• Irvine Park · park · Chippewa · ~57 km · Must-see
• Marsh Rainbow Arch Bridge · attraction · Chippewa · ~58 km · Must-see
• Bergeron Rapids · lake · Sawyer · ~64 km · Must-see
• Rock Dam · lake · Clark · ~70 km · Must-see
• Augusta Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Eau Claire · ~70 km · Must-see
• Spring Creek Flowage · lake · Price · ~71 km · Must-see
• Altoona Lake · lake · Eau Claire · ~73 km · Must-see
• Riverview Park · park · Eau Claire · ~74 km · Must-see
• Flowage Number One · lake · Taylor · ~11 km
• Waterfowl Flowage · lake · Taylor · ~14 km

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Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Ruby Swamps

• Chippewa Moraine State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Chippewa · ~42 km · Must-see
• Twin Lakes Bog State Natural Area · sanctuary · Taylor · ~52 km · Must-see
• Augusta Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Eau Claire · ~70 km · Must-see
• Kimberly Clark Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Price · ~81 km · Must-see
• Hoffman Hills State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Dunn · ~89 km · Must-see
• Flambeau River State Forest · sanctuary · Price · ~91 km · Must-see
• Dunnville Barrens State Natural Area · sanctuary · Dunn · ~111 km · Must-see
• Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway · sanctuary · Washburn · ~120 km · Must-see
• Foulds Creek State Natural Area · sanctuary · Price · ~123 km · Must-see
• Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest - Great Divide District · sanctuary · Ashland · ~126 km · Must-see

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