Devils Swamp

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

Best time to visit Devils 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 Devils Swamp — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 30.37214, -86.06077. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Devils Swamp

• Eden Gardens State Park · park · Geneva · ~7 km · Must-see
• Deer Lake State Park · lake · Walton · ~9 km · Must-see
• Camp Helen State Park · park · Bay · ~16 km · Must-see
• Topsail Hill Preserve State Park · park · Walton · ~27 km · Must-see
• Ponce de Leon Springs State Park · park · Holmes · ~51 km · Must-see
• Apalachicola National Forest · sanctuary · Bay · ~54 km · Must-see
• Moss Hill Methodist Church · church · Washington · ~55 km · Must-see
• Saint Andrews State Park · park · Bay · ~55 km · Must-see
• Juniper Lake · lake · Geneva · ~56 km · Must-see
• Fort Walton Mound · fort · Alabama · ~66 km · Must-see
• Sand Mountain · viewpoint · Geneva · ~69 km · Must-see
• Seacrest Beach · beach · Walton · ~10 km
• Eastern Green Beach · beach · Walton · ~15 km
• Public Beach · beach · Walton · ~23 km
• Basin Bayou State Recreation Area · park · Walton · ~26 km
• Man in the Sea Museum · museum · Geneva · ~28 km
• Man in the Sea Museum · museum · Bay · ~28 km
• Veterans Memorial · fort · Bay · ~30 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Devils Swamp

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Devils Swamp

• Apalachicola National Forest · sanctuary · Bay · ~54 km · Must-see
• Geneva State Forest · sanctuary · Covington · ~107 km · Must-see
• Blackwater River State Forest · sanctuary · Santa Rosa · ~108 km · Must-see
• Dead Lakes State Park · sanctuary · Gulf · ~108 km · Must-see
• Blackwater River State Forest · sanctuary · Escambia · ~110 km · Must-see
• Gulf Breeze Zoo · sanctuary · Santa Rosa · ~111 km · Must-see
• Marianna · sanctuary · Houston · ~113 km · Must-see
• Conecuh National Forest · sanctuary · Covington · ~122 km · Must-see
• Apalachee Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Jackson · ~145 km · Must-see
• Mud Swamp/New River Wilderness · sanctuary · Liberty · ~147 km · Must-see

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