The Pit

The Pit: 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 The Pit

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 The Pit — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 31.90295, -84.10102. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near The Pit

• Lake Blackshear · lake · Sumter · ~21 km · Must-see
• Fort Early Monument · fort · Crisp · ~21 km · Must-see
• Georgia Veterans Memorial State Park · sanctuary · Crisp · ~24 km · Must-see
• Chehaw State Park · sanctuary · Lee · ~38 km · Must-see
• Jimmy Carter National Historical Park · park · Sumter · ~41 km · Must-see
• Lake Chehaw · lake · Dougherty · ~42 km · Must-see
• Paul Eames Sports Complex · park · Dougherty · ~42 km · Must-see
• Usry Lake Dam · lake · Lee · ~5 km
• King Lake Dam · lake · Lee · ~6 km
• Georgia Rural Telephone Museum · museum · Sumter · ~8 km
• Sadlers Millpond · lake · Lee · ~8 km
• Lake Holiday Dam · lake · Lee · ~8 km
• DeSoto United Methodist Church · church · Sumter · ~8 km
• Sadlers Millpond Dam · lake · Lee · ~8 km
• Phillips Pond Dam · lake · Lee · ~9 km
• Wilson Lake Dam · lake · Sumter · ~10 km
• Jackson Grove Church · church · Sumter · ~12 km
• The Bay · sanctuary · Lee · ~12 km

See everything within a day’s drive of The Pit

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near The Pit

• Georgia Veterans Memorial State Park · sanctuary · Crisp · ~24 km · Must-see
• Chehaw State Park · sanctuary · Lee · ~38 km · Must-see
• Jefferson Davis Memorial Historic Site · sanctuary · Irwin · ~91 km · Must-see
• Providence Canyon State Park · sanctuary · Stewart · ~99 km · Must-see
• Eufaula National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Barbour · ~116 km · Must-see
• Bond Swamp · sanctuary · Bibb · ~132 km · Must-see
• Sprewell Bluff Wildlife Management Area West · sanctuary · Talbot · ~139 km · Must-see
• Broxton Rocks · sanctuary · Coffee · ~149 km · Must-see
• The Bay · sanctuary · Lee · ~12 km
• Chehaw Indian Monument · sanctuary · Lee · ~18 km

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