Buzzard Bay

Buzzard 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 Buzzard 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 Buzzard Bay — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 31.17160, -82.67320. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Buzzard Bay

• General Coffee State Park · sanctuary · Coffee · ~50 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 · ~6 km
• Collins Bay · sanctuary · Clinch · ~12 km
• Isiac Bay · sanctuary · Clinch · ~14 km
• Woodpecker Route from Waycross to Homerville (1919) · fort · Ware · ~16 km
• Otter Bay · sanctuary · Clinch · ~17 km
• Sweetgum Bay · sanctuary · Clinch · ~18 km
• Old Ninety Bay · sanctuary · Atkinson · ~19 km
• Cane Creek Islands · river spot · Clinch · ~21 km
• Guest Millpond Dam · lake · Clinch · ~21 km
• Useless Bay · sanctuary · Clinch · ~23 km
• King 0 Lee Lake · lake · Ware · ~25 km
• Ricketson Bay · sanctuary · Atkinson · ~25 km
• Pee Dee Bay · sanctuary · Atkinson · ~25 km
• Big Water Pond · sanctuary · Clinch · ~27 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Buzzard Bay

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Buzzard Bay

• General Coffee State Park · sanctuary · Coffee · ~50 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 · ~81 km · Must-see
• Grand Prairie · sanctuary · Ware · ~88 km · Must-see
• Jefferson Davis Memorial Historic Site · sanctuary · Irwin · ~109 km · Must-see
• Osceola Natural Area · sanctuary · Baker · ~115 km · Must-see
• Big Shoals State Park · sanctuary · Hamilton · ~115 km · Must-see
• Big Gum Swamp Wilderness · sanctuary · Baker · ~117 km · Must-see
• Suwannee River State Park · sanctuary · Hamilton · ~123 km · Must-see

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