Shingle Bay

Shingle Bay: 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 Shingle Bay

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 Shingle Bay — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 30.78329, -81.67732. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Shingle Bay

• Fort Clinch · fort · Camden · ~29 km · Must-see
• Cumberland Island · beach · Camden · ~29 km · Must-see
• Amelia Island Light · beach · Nassau · ~32 km · Must-see
• WELX-AM (Callahan) · church · Nassau · ~38 km · Must-see
• Little Cumberland Lighthouse (abandoned) · fort · Camden · ~41 km · Must-see
• Black Hammock Island · river spot · Duval · ~46 km · Must-see
• Timucuan Ecological & Historic Preserve · sanctuary · Duval · ~46 km · Must-see
• Machaba Balu Preserve · sanctuary · Duval · ~47 km · Must-see
• Bone Yard Beach · beach · Duval · ~48 km · Must-see
• Pumpkin Hill Creek Preserve State Park · sanctuary · Duval · ~48 km · Must-see
• Faith Chapel · church · Glynn · ~49 km · Must-see
• Jekyll Island Museum · museum · Glynn · ~49 km · Must-see
• Jekyll Island · beach · Glynn · ~50 km · Must-see
• Big Talbot Island State Park · beach · Duval · ~50 km · Must-see
• Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens · sanctuary · Duval · ~53 km · Must-see
• The Horton House · fort · Glynn · ~54 km · Must-see
• Kingsley Plantation · sanctuary · Duval · ~56 km · Must-see
• Marshes of Glynn · sanctuary · Glynn · ~56 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Shingle Bay

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Shingle Bay

• Timucuan Ecological & Historic Preserve · sanctuary · Duval · ~46 km · Must-see
• Machaba Balu Preserve · sanctuary · Duval · ~47 km · Must-see
• Pumpkin Hill Creek Preserve State Park · sanctuary · Duval · ~48 km · Must-see
• Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens · sanctuary · Duval · ~53 km · Must-see
• Kingsley Plantation · sanctuary · Duval · ~56 km · Must-see
• Marshes of Glynn · sanctuary · Glynn · ~56 km · Must-see
• Cary State Forest · sanctuary · Duval · ~57 km · Must-see
• Jacksonville Arboretum & Gardens · sanctuary · Duval · ~63 km · Must-see
• Memorial Park · sanctuary · Duval · ~66 km · Must-see
• Grand Prairie · sanctuary · Ware · ~67 km · Must-see

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