Bumpy Bay

Bumpy 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 sanctuary: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Bumpy 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 Bumpy Bay — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 30.42631, -84.85936. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bumpy Bay

• Torreya State Park · park · Liberty · ~24 km · Must-see
• Lake Talquin State Park · lake · Leon · ~39 km · Must-see
• Jim Woodruff Dam · lake · Gadsden · ~39 km · Must-see
• Three Rivers State Park · park · Jackson · ~44 km · Must-see
• Mud Swamp/New River Wilderness · sanctuary · Liberty · ~48 km · Must-see
• Lake Seminole · lake · Seminole · ~50 km · Must-see
• Apalachee Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Jackson · ~50 km · Must-see
• Bradwell Bay Wilderness · sanctuary · Wakulla · ~50 km · Must-see
• Silver Lake Recreation Area · lake · Leon · ~54 km · Must-see
• Dead Lakes State Park · sanctuary · Gulf · ~57 km · Must-see
• Fred George Greenway and Park · park · Leon · ~61 km · Must-see
• Tallahassee Museum · museum · Leon · ~62 km · Must-see
• Leon Sinks Geological Area · park · Leon · ~64 km · Must-see
• Mission San Luis de Apalachee · park · Leon · ~65 km · Must-see
• Lake Jackson · lake · Leon · ~65 km · Must-see
• Marianna · sanctuary · Houston · ~66 km · Must-see
• Lake Munson · lake · Leon · ~67 km · Must-see
• Co-Cathedral of Saint Thomas More · church · Leon · ~67 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Bumpy Bay

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Bumpy Bay

• Mud Swamp/New River Wilderness · sanctuary · Liberty · ~48 km · Must-see
• Apalachee Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Jackson · ~50 km · Must-see
• Bradwell Bay Wilderness · sanctuary · Wakulla · ~50 km · Must-see
• Dead Lakes State Park · sanctuary · Gulf · ~57 km · Must-see
• Marianna · sanctuary · Houston · ~66 km · Must-see
• Alfred B. Maclay Gardens State Park · sanctuary · Leon · ~73 km · Must-see
• Edward Ball Wakulla Springs State Park · sanctuary · Wakulla · ~74 km · Must-see
• Gulf Specimen Public Aquarium · sanctuary · Wakulla · ~80 km · Must-see
• Saint Marks National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Wakulla · ~89 km · Must-see
• Apalachicola National Forest · sanctuary · Bay · ~92 km · Must-see

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