Big Marsh

Big Marsh: 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 Big Marsh

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 Big Marsh — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.35928, -76.10106. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Big Marsh

• Turkey Point Light · fort · Cecil · ~16 km · Must-see
• Fishing Battery Light · beach · Harford · ~19 km · Must-see
• Poole's Island Lighthouse · beach · Harford · ~20 km · Must-see
• Elk Neck State Park · sanctuary · Cecil · ~20 km · Must-see
• Presbury Meetinghouse · church · Harford · ~22 km · Must-see
• Concord Point Lighthouse · fort · Harford · ~25 km · Must-see
• Havre de Grace Historic District · church · Harford · ~26 km · Must-see
• Stoney Demonstration State Forest · sanctuary · Harford · ~26 km · Must-see
• Havre de Grace Seaplane Base · attraction · Harford · ~27 km · Must-see
• St. Mary's Church · church · Harford · ~29 km · Must-see
• Harford Glen · sanctuary · Harford · ~32 km · Must-see
• former Susquehanna & Tidewater Canal · lake · Harford · ~32 km · Must-see
• Saint Luke's Church · church · Queen Anne's · ~33 km · Must-see
• Dudley's Chapel · church · Kent · ~33 km · Must-see
• Old Bohemia Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · New Castle · ~33 km · Must-see
• Steppingstone Farm Museum · museum · Harford · ~34 km · Must-see
• Jerusalem Mill Village · sanctuary · Harford · ~34 km · Must-see
• Craighill Channel Lower Range Rear Light · fort · Baltimore · ~36 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Big Marsh

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Big Marsh

• Elk Neck State Park · sanctuary · Cecil · ~20 km · Must-see
• Stoney Demonstration State Forest · sanctuary · Harford · ~26 km · Must-see
• Harford Glen · sanctuary · Harford · ~32 km · Must-see
• Old Bohemia Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · New Castle · ~33 km · Must-see
• Jerusalem Mill Village · sanctuary · Harford · ~34 km · Must-see
• Millington Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Kent · ~38 km · Must-see
• Blackbird State Forest · sanctuary · New Castle · ~42 km · Must-see
• North Point · sanctuary · Baltimore · ~43 km · Must-see
• Eastern Neck National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Kent · ~47 km · Must-see
• Cromwell Valley Park · sanctuary · Baltimore · ~49 km · Must-see

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