Big Salt Marsh

Big Salt Marsh: 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 Big Salt Marsh

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 Big Salt Marsh: tips

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

How to reach Big Salt Marsh — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.13764, -76.33578. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Big Salt Marsh

• Back River Lighthouse Ruins · fort · Hampton · ~10 km · Must-see
• York Spit Light · attraction · Mathews · ~13 km · Must-see
• Air Power Park · museum · Hampton · ~14 km · Must-see
• Buckroe Beach and Park · beach · Hampton · ~14 km · Must-see
• Tue Marshes Light · attraction · York · ~15 km · Must-see
• Bluebird Gap Farm · park · Hampton · ~16 km · Must-see
• Virginia Air And Space Center · museum · Hampton · ~16 km · Must-see
• Hampton University Museum · museum · Hampton · ~16 km · Must-see
• Fort Monroe National Monument · fort · Hampton · ~17 km · Must-see
• Phoebus Methodist Episcopal Church · church · Hampton · ~17 km · Must-see
• Little England Chapel · church · Hampton · ~17 km · Must-see
• Virginia Living Museum · museum · Newport News · ~18 km · Must-see
• Chapel of the Centurion · church · Hampton · ~19 km · Must-see
• Old Point Comfort Lighthouse · fort · Hampton · ~19 km · Must-see
• Peninsula Fine Arts Center · museum · Newport News · ~20 km · Must-see
• The Mariners' Lake · lake · Newport News · ~20 km · Must-see
• Thimble Shoal Light · fort · Hampton · ~20 km · Must-see
• The Mariners' Museum · museum · Newport News · ~20 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Big Salt Marsh

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Big Salt Marsh

• New Point Comfort Lighthouse · sanctuary · Mathews · ~24 km · Must-see
• Machicomoco State Park · sanctuary · Gloucester · ~32 km · Must-see
• Virginia Zoological Park · sanctuary · Norfolk · ~37 km · Must-see
• Cape Charles Coastal Habitat Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Northampton · ~39 km · Must-see
• Colonial National Historical Park · sanctuary · James City · ~39 km · Must-see
• Kiptopeke State Park · sanctuary · Northampton · ~39 km · Must-see
• Downtown Portsmouth Historic District · sanctuary · Portsmouth · ~42 km · Must-see
• Magothy Bay Natural Area Reserve · sanctuary · Northampton · ~42 km · Must-see
• Savage Neck Dunes Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Northampton · ~44 km · Must-see
• Craddock Historic District · sanctuary · Portsmouth · ~47 km · Must-see

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