Sawhorn Bay

Sawhorn 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 Sawhorn 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 Sawhorn Bay — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 34.40600, -78.57973. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Sawhorn Bay

• Lake Waccamaw State Park · lake · Columbus · ~20 km · Must-see
• Singletary Lake State Park · lake · Bladen · ~29 km · Must-see
• Turnbull Creek Educational State Forest · sanctuary · Bladen · ~38 km · Must-see
• Jones Lake State Park · lake · Bladen · ~41 km · Must-see
• Bladen Lakes State Forest · sanctuary · Bladen · ~41 km · Must-see
• Moores Creek National Battlefield · park · Pender · ~54 km · Must-see
• Green Swamp Preserve · sanctuary · Brunswick · ~58 km · Must-see
• Asbury Methodist Church · church · Robeson · ~74 km · Must-see
• Wat Carolina Buddhajakra Vanaram · Buddhist site · Brunswick · ~74 km · Must-see
• Lake Waccamaw Depot Museum · museum · Columbus · ~14 km
• North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences at Whiteville · museum · Columbus · ~18 km
• Lake Waccamaw · lake · Columbus · ~18 km
• Richardson Millpond · lake · Columbus · ~20 km
• Waccamaw River · river spot · Columbus · ~22 km
• Chadbourn Depot Museum · museum · Columbus · ~31 km
• M60 · fort · Bladen · ~31 km
• Saint Christopher's Episcopal Church · church · Bladen · ~33 km
• White Lake Water Park · lake · Bladen · ~34 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Sawhorn Bay

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Sawhorn Bay

• Turnbull Creek Educational State Forest · sanctuary · Bladen · ~38 km · Must-see
• Bladen Lakes State Forest · sanctuary · Bladen · ~41 km · Must-see
• Green Swamp Preserve · sanctuary · Brunswick · ~58 km · Must-see
• Battleship North Carolina · sanctuary · New Hanover · ~76 km · Must-see
• North Carolina Coastal Land Trust: Orton Plantation Holdings, LLC · sanctuary · Brunswick · ~84 km · Must-see
• Cape Fear Botanical Garden · sanctuary · Cumberland · ~96 km · Must-see
• Tuckahoe Bay · sanctuary · Horry · ~98 km · Must-see
• Brookgreen Gardens · sanctuary · Georgetown · ~137 km · Must-see
• Cliffs of the Neuse State Park · sanctuary · Wayne · ~141 km · Must-see
• Millpond Bay · sanctuary · Brunswick · ~40 km

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