Powers Bay

Powers Bay: 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 Powers Bay

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 Powers Bay — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 30.15691, -81.48425. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Powers Bay

• Christ's Church · church · Duval · ~7 km · Must-see
• Julington-Durbin Preserve · sanctuary · Duval · ~10 km · Must-see
• Destiny Church of Jacksonville · church · Duval · ~11 km · Must-see
• Adventure Landing · park · Duval · ~20 km · Must-see
• Alberts Field · park · Duval · ~20 km · Must-see
• San Jose Episcopal Church · church · Duval · ~21 km · Must-see
• Saint Paul's By the Sea Episcopal · church · Duval · ~22 km · Must-see
• World Golf Hall of Fame · museum · Saint Johns · ~23 km · Must-see
• Maple Leaf · fort · Duval · ~24 km · Must-see
• Guana Dam · beach · Saint Johns · ~26 km · Must-see
• Celebration Church of Jacksonville and Orange Park · church · Clay · ~27 km · Must-see
• Tree Hill Park · park · Duval · ~27 km · Must-see
• Jacksonville Arboretum & Gardens · sanctuary · Duval · ~27 km · Must-see
• Norman Studios · fort · Duval · ~28 km · Must-see
• Doctors Lake · lake · Clay · ~30 km · Must-see
• Museum of Science & History · museum · Duval · ~31 km · Must-see
• Kathryn Abbey Hanna Park · beach · Duval · ~31 km · Must-see
• Florida Theatre · fort · Duval · ~31 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Powers Bay

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Powers Bay

• Julington-Durbin Preserve · sanctuary · Duval · ~10 km · Must-see
• Jacksonville Arboretum & Gardens · sanctuary · Duval · ~27 km · Must-see
• Memorial Park · sanctuary · Duval · ~32 km · Must-see
• Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens · sanctuary · Duval · ~39 km · Must-see
• Kingsley Plantation · sanctuary · Duval · ~40 km · Must-see
• Castillo de San Marcos National Monument · sanctuary · Saint Johns · ~42 km · Must-see
• Pumpkin Hill Creek Preserve State Park · sanctuary · Duval · ~43 km · Must-see
• Timucuan Ecological & Historic Preserve · sanctuary · Duval · ~45 km · Must-see
• Saint Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park · sanctuary · Saint Johns · ~45 km · Must-see
• Machaba Balu Preserve · sanctuary · Duval · ~53 km · Must-see

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