Mud Swamp

Mud 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 Mud 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 Mud Swamp — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 30.59408, -85.64160. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Mud Swamp

• Moss Hill Methodist Church · church · Washington · ~5 km · Must-see
• Sand Mountain · viewpoint · Geneva · ~15 km · Must-see
• Falling Waters State Park · park · Washington · ~23 km · Must-see
• High Hill · viewpoint · Geneva · ~27 km · Must-see
• Ponce de Leon Springs State Park · park · Holmes · ~39 km · Must-see
• Apalachicola National Forest · sanctuary · Bay · ~40 km · Must-see
• Marianna · sanctuary · Houston · ~54 km · Must-see
• Florida Caverns State Park · park · Jackson · ~58 km · Must-see
• Camp Helen State Park · park · Bay · ~61 km · Must-see
• Juniper Lake · lake · Geneva · ~63 km · Must-see
• Deer Lake State Park · lake · Walton · ~65 km · Must-see
• Eden Gardens State Park · park · Geneva · ~65 km · Must-see
• Saint Andrews State Park · park · Bay · ~67 km · Must-see
• Possum Monument · fort · Geneva · ~8 km
• Old Spanish Trail from DeFuniak Springs to Marianna (1919) · fort · Holmes · ~22 km
• Falling Water Sink · waterfall · Washington · ~23 km
• Sun Lake · lake · Geneva · ~23 km
• Falling Waters State Park · waterfall · Geneva · ~23 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Mud Swamp

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Mud Swamp

• Apalachicola National Forest · sanctuary · Bay · ~40 km · Must-see
• Marianna · sanctuary · Houston · ~54 km · Must-see
• Dead Lakes State Park · sanctuary · Gulf · ~82 km · Must-see
• Apalachee Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Jackson · ~87 km · Must-see
• Geneva State Forest · sanctuary · Covington · ~101 km · Must-see
• Mud Swamp/New River Wilderness · sanctuary · Liberty · ~116 km · Must-see
• Conecuh National Forest · sanctuary · Covington · ~121 km · Must-see
• Bradwell Bay Wilderness · sanctuary · Wakulla · ~142 km · Must-see
• Saint Vincent National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Franklin · ~143 km · Must-see
• Blackwater River State Forest · sanctuary · Santa Rosa · ~143 km · Must-see

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