Mud Swamp

Mud Swamp: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. 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.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Mud Swamp — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 29.86633, -83.24430. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Mud Swamp

• Steinhatchee Falls · waterfall · Taylor · ~20 km · Must-see
• Fort White Wildlife and Environmental Area · fort · Gilchrist · ~56 km · Must-see
• Andrews Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Levy · ~56 km · Must-see
• Ginnie Spring · park · Gilchrist · ~66 km · Must-see
• First Baptist Church of Live Oak · church · Suwannee · ~67 km · Must-see
• Twin Rivers WMA · sanctuary · Madison · ~71 km · Must-see
• Suwannee River State Park · sanctuary · Hamilton · ~74 km · Must-see
• Knife Hammock · river spot · Lafayette · ~3 km
• Patterson Branch · sanctuary · Lafayette · ~4 km
• Tooles Bay · sanctuary · Lafayette · ~6 km
• Buck Island · river spot · Lafayette · ~6 km
• Rattlesnake Pond · sanctuary · Lafayette · ~8 km
• Bird Bay · sanctuary · Lafayette · ~8 km
• Rawhide Sog · sanctuary · Lafayette · ~9 km
• Owl Creek Bay · sanctuary · Lafayette · ~10 km
• Bee Pond · sanctuary · Lafayette · ~13 km
• Cat Pond Creek · sanctuary · Lafayette · ~13 km
• Brushy Hammock · river spot · Lafayette · ~14 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Mud Swamp

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Mud Swamp

• Andrews Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Levy · ~56 km · Must-see
• Twin Rivers WMA · sanctuary · Madison · ~71 km · Must-see
• Suwannee River State Park · sanctuary · Hamilton · ~74 km · Must-see
• Lower Suwannee National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Dixie · ~78 km · Must-see
• River Rise Preserve State Park · sanctuary · Columbia · ~78 km · Must-see
• Econfina River State Park · sanctuary · Taylor · ~86 km · Must-see
• Osceola National Forest · sanctuary · Columbia · ~91 km · Must-see
• Big Shoals State Park · sanctuary · Hamilton · ~93 km · Must-see
• Cedar Key Scrub State Reserve · sanctuary · Levy · ~97 km · Must-see
• San Felasco Hammock Preserve State Park · sanctuary · Alachua · ~98 km · Must-see

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