Gapway Swamp

Gapway Swamp: 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 Gapway Swamp

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.

Visiting Gapway Swamp: tips

• Early morning and late afternoon are the best times to see animals.
• Keep your distance and do not feed wildlife.

How to reach Gapway Swamp — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 34.28128, -79.01753. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Gapway Swamp

• Little Pee Dee State Park · park · Dillon · ~31 km · Must-see
• South of the Border · attraction · Dillon · ~45 km · Must-see
• Asbury Methodist Church · church · Robeson · ~45 km · Must-see
• Lake Waccamaw State Park · lake · Columbus · ~58 km · Must-see
• Cotton Press · fort · Dillon · ~59 km · Must-see
• Pepsi Cola Lake · lake · Florence · ~70 km · Must-see
• Tuckahoe Bay · sanctuary · Horry · ~72 km · Must-see
• Carolina Forest · fort · Horry · ~73 km · Must-see
• Jones Lake State Park · lake · Bladen · ~73 km · Must-see
• Turnbull Creek Educational State Forest · sanctuary · Bladen · ~75 km · Must-see
• Fair Bluff Depot Museum · museum · Columbus · ~5 km
• Piney Grove Missionary Baptist Church · church · Horry · ~10 km
• Feathery Bay · sanctuary · Horry · ~13 km
• Buffkin Pond · lake · Horry · ~14 km
• Floyds Church · church · Horry · ~14 km
• Crosstie Lake · lake · Horry · ~14 km
• Annetts Pond · lake · Horry · ~15 km
• Iron Springs Bay · sanctuary · Horry · ~15 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Gapway Swamp

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Gapway Swamp

• Tuckahoe Bay · sanctuary · Horry · ~72 km · Must-see
• Turnbull Creek Educational State Forest · sanctuary · Bladen · ~75 km · Must-see
• Bladen Lakes State Forest · sanctuary · Bladen · ~80 km · Must-see
• Green Swamp Preserve · sanctuary · Brunswick · ~91 km · Must-see
• Brookgreen Gardens · sanctuary · Georgetown · ~106 km · Must-see
• Cape Fear Botanical Garden · sanctuary · Cumberland · ~109 km · Must-see
• Moore Farms Botanical Garden · sanctuary · Williamsburg · ~109 km · Must-see
• Battleship North Carolina · sanctuary · New Hanover · ~122 km · Must-see
• North Carolina Coastal Land Trust: Orton Plantation Holdings, LLC · sanctuary · Brunswick · ~124 km · Must-see
• Pearl Fryar Topiary Garden · sanctuary · Lee · ~145 km · Must-see

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