Crane Swamp

Crane 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 sanctuary: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Crane 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.

How to reach Crane Swamp — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.19922, -83.48215. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Crane Swamp

• Liggett Lake · lake · Union · ~10 km · Must-see
• Ohio Caverns · sanctuary · Champaign · ~23 km · Must-see
• WPKO-FM (Bellefontaine) · attraction · Logan · ~25 km · Must-see
• Zane Caverns Park · park · Logan · ~30 km · Must-see
• Urbana Monument Square Historic District · sanctuary · Champaign · ~31 km · Must-see
• Campbell Hill · viewpoint · Logan · ~35 km · Must-see
• East Court Avenue · fort · Logan · ~37 km · Must-see
• Cedar Bog State Nature Preserve · park · Champaign · ~38 km · Must-see
• O'Shaughnessy Dam · lake · Delaware · ~38 km · Must-see
• Coffman Park · park · Franklin · ~39 km · Must-see
• Columbus Zoo and Aquarium · sanctuary · Delaware · ~39 km · Must-see
• Zoombezi Bay · park · Delaware · ~39 km · Must-see
• Rides at Adventure Cove · park · Delaware · ~39 km · Must-see
• Bharatiya Hindu Temple · temple · Delaware · ~40 km · Must-see
• Noor Islamic Cultural Center · dargah · Franklin · ~40 km · Must-see
• Siegenthaler-Kaestner Esker State Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Champaign · ~40 km · Must-see
• Early Television Museum · museum · Franklin · ~41 km · Must-see
• Field of Corn (with Osage Orange Trees) · attraction · Franklin · ~41 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Crane Swamp

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Crane Swamp

• Ohio Caverns · sanctuary · Champaign · ~23 km · Must-see
• Urbana Monument Square Historic District · sanctuary · Champaign · ~31 km · Must-see
• Columbus Zoo and Aquarium · sanctuary · Delaware · ~39 km · Must-see
• Siegenthaler-Kaestner Esker State Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Champaign · ~40 km · Must-see
• Davey Woods Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Champaign · ~46 km · Must-see
• Battelle Darby Creek Metro Park · sanctuary · Franklin · ~52 km · Must-see
• Columbus Park of Roses · sanctuary · Franklin · ~53 km · Must-see
• Alum Creek State Park · sanctuary · Delaware · ~55 km · Must-see
• John F. Wolfe Columbus Commons · sanctuary · Franklin · ~61 km · Must-see
• Ohio Police & Firefighter Memorial · sanctuary · Franklin · ~61 km · Must-see

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