Gum Swamp

Gum 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 Gum 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.

How to reach Gum Swamp — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 34.14045, -78.57751. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Gum Swamp

• Lake Waccamaw State Park · lake · Columbus · ~21 km · Must-see
• Green Swamp Preserve · sanctuary · Brunswick · ~37 km · Must-see
• Waites Island · river spot · Horry · ~41 km · Must-see
• Wat Carolina Buddhajakra Vanaram · Buddhist site · Brunswick · ~53 km · Must-see
• Singletary Lake State Park · lake · Bladen · ~64 km · Must-see
• Tuckahoe Bay · sanctuary · Horry · ~67 km · Must-see
• Hollywood Wax Museum · museum · Horry · ~69 km · Must-see
• Moores Creek National Battlefield · park · Pender · ~69 km · Must-see
• Carolina Forest · fort · Horry · ~70 km · Must-see
• North Carolina Coastal Land Trust: Orton Plantation Holdings, LLC · sanctuary · Brunswick · ~71 km · Must-see
• SkyWheel · attraction · Horry · ~71 km · Must-see
• Oak Island Lighthouse · beach · Brunswick · ~71 km · Must-see
• Mad Mouse · temple · Horry · ~71 km · Must-see
• North Carolina Maritime Museum at Southport · museum · Brunswick · ~72 km · Must-see
• Time Machine · temple · Horry · ~72 km · Must-see
• Battleship North Carolina · sanctuary · New Hanover · ~73 km · Must-see
• Hatch Auditorium · church · Brunswick · ~73 km · Must-see
• Family Kingdom Amusement Park · park · Horry · ~73 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Gum Swamp

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Gum Swamp

• Green Swamp Preserve · sanctuary · Brunswick · ~37 km · Must-see
• Tuckahoe Bay · sanctuary · Horry · ~67 km · Must-see
• North Carolina Coastal Land Trust: Orton Plantation Holdings, LLC · sanctuary · Brunswick · ~71 km · Must-see
• Battleship North Carolina · sanctuary · New Hanover · ~73 km · Must-see
• Turnbull Creek Educational State Forest · sanctuary · Bladen · ~75 km · Must-see
• Bladen Lakes State Forest · sanctuary · Bladen · ~78 km · Must-see
• Brookgreen Gardens · sanctuary · Georgetown · ~105 km · Must-see
• Cape Fear Botanical Garden · sanctuary · Cumberland · ~131 km · Must-see
• Moore Farms Botanical Garden · sanctuary · Williamsburg · ~149 km · Must-see
• Clayton Bay · sanctuary · Brunswick · ~10 km

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