Back Swamp

Back 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 Back 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 Back Swamp — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 31.66438, -81.77011. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Back Swamp

• Old Hell Lake · lake · Wayne · ~18 km · Must-see
• Fort Barrington · fort · McIntosh · ~31 km · Must-see
• Butler Island Plantation · sanctuary · McIntosh · ~58 km · Must-see
• Fort King George Historic Site · fort · McIntosh · ~59 km · Must-see
• Fort Morris State Historic Site · fort · Liberty · ~59 km · Must-see
• Sapelo Island Light · beach · McIntosh · ~69 km · Must-see
• Saint Catherines Island · river spot · Liberty · ~73 km · Must-see
• Fort McAllister State Park · fort · Bryan · ~75 km · Must-see
• Lake Bluff · lake · Long · ~3 km
• ITT Rayonier Aeration Basin 2 B Dam · lake · Wayne · ~6 km
• ITT Rayonier Aeration Basin 2 A Dam · lake · Wayne · ~7 km
• Ludowici Well pavilion · fort · Long · ~7 km
• Rayonier Lake Dam North · lake · Wayne · ~8 km
• Historic Roads & Indian Trails · fort · Long · ~9 km
• Buggs Bluff · viewpoint · Wayne · ~10 km
• Linden Bluff · viewpoint · Wayne · ~12 km
• Double Yellow Bluff · viewpoint · Long · ~12 km
• Bug Bluff · viewpoint · Long · ~14 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Back Swamp

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Back Swamp

• Butler Island Plantation · sanctuary · McIntosh · ~58 km · Must-see
• Marshes of Glynn · sanctuary · Glynn · ~82 km · Must-see
• Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary · sanctuary · South Carolina · ~113 km · Must-see
• General Coffee State Park · sanctuary · Coffee · ~120 km · Must-see
• Broxton Rocks · sanctuary · Coffee · ~128 km · Must-see
• Okefenokee Wilderness · sanctuary · Charlton · ~137 km · Must-see
• Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Charlton · ~137 km · Must-see
• Grand Prairie · sanctuary · Ware · ~148 km · Must-see
• County Line Swamp · sanctuary · Glynn · ~38 km
• Bear Island Swamp · sanctuary · Glynn · ~41 km

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