Bailey Swamp

Bailey 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 Bailey 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 Bailey Swamp — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 31.14190, -81.74011. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bailey Swamp

• Marshes of Glynn · sanctuary · Glynn · ~34 km · Must-see
• The Horton House · fort · Glynn · ~39 km · Must-see
• Gascoigne Bluff · viewpoint · Glynn · ~39 km · Must-see
• Faith Chapel · church · Glynn · ~40 km · Must-see
• Jekyll Island · beach · Glynn · ~40 km · Must-see
• Jekyll Island Museum · museum · Glynn · ~40 km · Must-see
• St. Simons Island Light · beach · Glynn · ~41 km · Must-see
• Fort Frederica National Monument · fort · Glynn · ~43 km · Must-see
• Fort Frederica · fort · Glynn · ~43 km · Must-see
• The King and Prince Beach & Golf Resort · attraction · Glynn · ~43 km · Must-see
• Little Cumberland Lighthouse (abandoned) · fort · Camden · ~45 km · Must-see
• Butler Island Plantation · sanctuary · McIntosh · ~46 km · Must-see
• Fort Barrington · fort · McIntosh · ~49 km · Must-see
• Fort King George Historic Site · fort · McIntosh · ~49 km · Must-see
• Cumberland Island · beach · Camden · ~55 km · Must-see
• Old Hell Lake · lake · Wayne · ~58 km · Must-see
• Sapelo Island Light · beach · McIntosh · ~64 km · Must-see
• Fort Clinch · fort · Camden · ~70 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Bailey Swamp

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Bailey Swamp

• Marshes of Glynn · sanctuary · Glynn · ~34 km · Must-see
• Butler Island Plantation · sanctuary · McIntosh · ~46 km · Must-see
• Okefenokee Wilderness · sanctuary · Charlton · ~85 km · Must-see
• Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Charlton · ~85 km · Must-see
• Grand Prairie · sanctuary · Ware · ~87 km · Must-see
• Timucuan Ecological & Historic Preserve · sanctuary · Duval · ~96 km · Must-see
• Machaba Balu Preserve · sanctuary · Duval · ~96 km · Must-see
• Pumpkin Hill Creek Preserve State Park · sanctuary · Duval · ~98 km · Must-see
• Cary State Forest · sanctuary · Duval · ~103 km · Must-see
• Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens · sanctuary · Duval · ~103 km · Must-see

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