Big Arm

Big Arm: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. 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 Big Arm

Season: November to March for sightings; sanctuaries may close in peak monsoon.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Big Arm — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 30.71799, -82.89236. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Big Arm

• Lot Pond · lake · Lowndes · ~42 km · Must-see
• Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park · park · Suwannee · ~45 km · Must-see
• Swamp Thing · temple · Lowndes · ~51 km · Must-see
• Wild Adventures · park · Lowndes · ~51 km · Must-see
• Viking Voyage · temple · Lowndes · ~52 km · Must-see
• Lanes Pond · lake · Lowndes · ~55 km · Must-see
• Suwannee River State Park · sanctuary · Hamilton · ~56 km · Must-see
• Big Shoals State Park · sanctuary · Hamilton · ~57 km · Must-see
• First Baptist Church of Live Oak · church · Suwannee · ~60 km · Must-see
• Twin Rivers WMA · sanctuary · Madison · ~62 km · Must-see
• Stephen C. Foster State Park · park · Charlton · ~65 km · Must-see
• Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Charlton · ~67 km · Must-see
• Okefenokee Wilderness · sanctuary · Charlton · ~67 km · Must-see
• Big Gum Swamp Wilderness · sanctuary · Baker · ~74 km · Must-see
• Tarver Bay · sanctuary · Echols · ~5 km
• Piney Bay · sanctuary · Echols · ~6 km
• Fiftythree Bay · sanctuary · Echols · ~7 km
• Green Bay · sanctuary · Echols · ~7 km

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Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Big Arm

• Suwannee River State Park · sanctuary · Hamilton · ~56 km · Must-see
• Big Shoals State Park · sanctuary · Hamilton · ~57 km · Must-see
• Twin Rivers WMA · sanctuary · Madison · ~62 km · Must-see
• Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Charlton · ~67 km · Must-see
• Okefenokee Wilderness · sanctuary · Charlton · ~67 km · Must-see
• Big Gum Swamp Wilderness · sanctuary · Baker · ~74 km · Must-see
• Osceola Natural Area · sanctuary · Baker · ~76 km · Must-see
• Osceola National Forest · sanctuary · Columbia · ~80 km · Must-see
• Grand Prairie · sanctuary · Ware · ~80 km · Must-see
• General Coffee State Park · sanctuary · Coffee · ~113 km · Must-see

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