Bennett Bay

Bennett Bay: 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 Bennett Bay

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 Bennett Bay — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 31.20882, -82.60875. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bennett Bay

• General Coffee State Park · sanctuary · Coffee · ~47 km · Must-see
• Stephen C. Foster State Park · park · Charlton · ~61 km · Must-see
• Okefenokee Wilderness · sanctuary · Charlton · ~64 km · Must-see
• Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Charlton · ~64 km · Must-see
• Double Islands · river spot · Atkinson · ~11 km
• Woodpecker Route from Waycross to Homerville (1919) · fort · Ware · ~14 km
• Collins Bay · sanctuary · Clinch · ~16 km
• King 0 Lee Lake · lake · Ware · ~18 km
• Otter Bay · sanctuary · Clinch · ~21 km
• Gerbing Lake Dam · lake · Ware · ~22 km
• Isiac Bay · sanctuary · Clinch · ~22 km
• Kettle Creek Southern Congregational Methodist Church · church · Ware · ~25 km
• Cane Creek Islands · river spot · Clinch · ~25 km
• Okefenokee Heritage Center · museum · Ware · ~27 km
• Old Ninety Bay · sanctuary · Atkinson · ~27 km
• Sweetgum Bay · sanctuary · Clinch · ~27 km
• Shriners Club Lake · lake · Ware · ~28 km
• Ricketson Bay · sanctuary · Atkinson · ~28 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Bennett Bay

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Bennett Bay

• General Coffee State Park · sanctuary · Coffee · ~47 km · Must-see
• Okefenokee Wilderness · sanctuary · Charlton · ~64 km · Must-see
• Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Charlton · ~64 km · Must-see
• Broxton Rocks · sanctuary · Coffee · ~78 km · Must-see
• Grand Prairie · sanctuary · Ware · ~88 km · Must-see
• Jefferson Davis Memorial Historic Site · sanctuary · Irwin · ~112 km · Must-see
• Osceola Natural Area · sanctuary · Baker · ~118 km · Must-see
• Big Shoals State Park · sanctuary · Hamilton · ~121 km · Must-see
• Big Gum Swamp Wilderness · sanctuary · Baker · ~121 km · Must-see
• Suwannee River State Park · sanctuary · Hamilton · ~131 km · Must-see

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