Local favourite nature spot · Columbus, North Carolina
Fox Bay
Fox Bay is a nature spot in Columbus, North Carolina.
Fox Bay: crowds and conditions
Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.
Status options for this nature spot: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.
Best time to visit Fox Bay
Season: November to March for sightings; sanctuaries may close in peak monsoon.
Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.
How to reach Fox Bay — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 34.45600, -78.87864. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Fox Bay
- Asbury Methodist Church · church · Robeson · ~40 km · Must-see
- Jones Lake State Park · lake · Bladen · ~45 km · Must-see
- Turnbull Creek Educational State Forest · sanctuary · Bladen · ~46 km · Must-see
- Lake Waccamaw State Park · lake · Columbus · ~49 km · Must-see
- South of the Border · attraction · Dillon · ~50 km · Must-see
- Little Pee Dee State Park · park · Dillon · ~50 km · Must-see
- Bladen Lakes State Forest · sanctuary · Bladen · ~51 km · Must-see
- Singletary Lake State Park · lake · Bladen · ~52 km · Must-see
- Hope Mills Lake · lake · Dillon · ~72 km · Must-see
- Annetts Pond · lake · Horry · ~19 km
- Chadbourn Depot Museum · museum · Columbus · ~19 km
- Warwick Mill Pond · lake · Dillon · ~22 km
- Singletary Millpond · lake · Dillon · ~23 km
- Fair Bluff Depot Museum · museum · Columbus · ~26 km
- Robeson County History Museum · museum · Robeson · ~27 km
- North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences at Whiteville · museum · Columbus · ~27 km
- Richardson Millpond · lake · Columbus · ~30 km
- Bear Swamp Church · church · Dillon · ~34 km
Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Fox Bay
- Turnbull Creek Educational State Forest · sanctuary · Bladen · ~46 km · Must-see
- Bladen Lakes State Forest · sanctuary · Bladen · ~51 km · Must-see
- Cape Fear Botanical Garden · sanctuary · Cumberland · ~83 km · Must-see
- Green Swamp Preserve · sanctuary · Brunswick · ~88 km · Must-see
- Tuckahoe Bay · sanctuary · Horry · ~96 km · Must-see
- Battleship North Carolina · sanctuary · New Hanover · ~110 km · Must-see
- North Carolina Coastal Land Trust: Orton Plantation Holdings, LLC · sanctuary · Brunswick · ~118 km · Must-see
- Brookgreen Gardens · sanctuary · Georgetown · ~133 km · Must-see
- Moore Farms Botanical Garden · sanctuary · Williamsburg · ~136 km · Must-see
- Raven Rock State Park · sanctuary · Harnett · ~140 km · Must-see
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Frequently asked
What is the best time to visit Fox Bay?
November to March for sightings; sanctuaries may close in peak monsoon. Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What are the places to visit near Fox Bay?
Nearby: Asbury Methodist Church (church, 40 km), Jones Lake State Park (lake, 45 km), Turnbull Creek Educational State Forest (sanctuary, 46 km), Lake Waccamaw State Park (lake, 49 km), South of the Border (attraction, 50 km), Little Pee Dee State Park (park, 50 km).