Gap Swamp

Gap Swamp: 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 Gap Swamp

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 Gap Swamp — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 30.93996, -81.69288. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Gap Swamp

• Cumberland Island · beach · Camden · ~33 km · Must-see
• Little Cumberland Lighthouse (abandoned) · fort · Camden · ~34 km · Must-see
• Faith Chapel · church · Glynn · ~36 km · Must-see
• Jekyll Island Museum · museum · Glynn · ~37 km · Must-see
• Jekyll Island · beach · Glynn · ~37 km · Must-see
• Marshes of Glynn · sanctuary · Glynn · ~39 km · Must-see
• The Horton House · fort · Glynn · ~40 km · Must-see
• Fort Clinch · fort · Camden · ~43 km · Must-see
• St. Simons Island Light · beach · Glynn · ~45 km · Must-see
• Gascoigne Bluff · viewpoint · Glynn · ~46 km · Must-see
• The King and Prince Beach & Golf Resort · attraction · Glynn · ~46 km · Must-see
• Amelia Island Light · beach · Nassau · ~48 km · Must-see
• Fort Frederica National Monument · fort · Glynn · ~53 km · Must-see
• Fort Frederica · fort · Glynn · ~53 km · Must-see
• WELX-AM (Callahan) · church · Nassau · ~58 km · Must-see
• Butler Island Plantation · sanctuary · McIntosh · ~65 km · Must-see
• Black Hammock Island · river spot · Duval · ~66 km · Must-see
• Timucuan Ecological & Historic Preserve · sanctuary · Duval · ~67 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Gap Swamp

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Gap Swamp

• Marshes of Glynn · sanctuary · Glynn · ~39 km · Must-see
• Butler Island Plantation · sanctuary · McIntosh · ~65 km · Must-see
• Timucuan Ecological & Historic Preserve · sanctuary · Duval · ~67 km · Must-see
• Machaba Balu Preserve · sanctuary · Duval · ~68 km · Must-see
• Pumpkin Hill Creek Preserve State Park · sanctuary · Duval · ~69 km · Must-see
• Grand Prairie · sanctuary · Ware · ~73 km · Must-see
• Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens · sanctuary · Duval · ~75 km · Must-see
• Kingsley Plantation · sanctuary · Duval · ~76 km · Must-see
• Cary State Forest · sanctuary · Duval · ~77 km · Must-see
• Okefenokee Wilderness · sanctuary · Charlton · ~79 km · Must-see

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