Big Thick

Big Thick: 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 Big Thick

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 Big Thick — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 30.23298, -84.75241. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Big Thick

• Bradwell Bay Wilderness · sanctuary · Wakulla · ~25 km · Must-see
• Mud Swamp/New River Wilderness · sanctuary · Liberty · ~26 km · Must-see
• Lake Talquin State Park · lake · Leon · ~39 km · Must-see
• The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints · church · Wakulla · ~46 km · Must-see
• Ochlockonee River State Park · park · Wakulla · ~46 km · Must-see
• Silver Lake Recreation Area · lake · Leon · ~48 km · Must-see
• Leon Sinks Geological Area · park · Leon · ~50 km · Must-see
• Saint James Island · river spot · Franklin · ~50 km · Must-see
• Fort Gadsden Historic Site · fort · Franklin · ~51 km · Must-see
• Gulf Specimen Public Aquarium · sanctuary · Wakulla · ~53 km · Must-see
• Torreya State Park · park · Liberty · ~53 km · Must-see
• Wakulla Spring · attraction · Wakulla · ~54 km · Must-see
• Tallahassee Museum · museum · Leon · ~55 km · Must-see
• Dead Lakes State Park · sanctuary · Gulf · ~55 km · Must-see
• Edward Ball Wakulla Springs State Park · sanctuary · Wakulla · ~56 km · Must-see
• Camp Gordon Johnston Museum · museum · Franklin · ~56 km · Must-see
• Carabelle Beach · beach · Franklin · ~57 km · Must-see
• Crooked River Lighthouse · fort · Franklin · ~57 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Big Thick

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Big Thick

• Bradwell Bay Wilderness · sanctuary · Wakulla · ~25 km · Must-see
• Mud Swamp/New River Wilderness · sanctuary · Liberty · ~26 km · Must-see
• Gulf Specimen Public Aquarium · sanctuary · Wakulla · ~53 km · Must-see
• Dead Lakes State Park · sanctuary · Gulf · ~55 km · Must-see
• Edward Ball Wakulla Springs State Park · sanctuary · Wakulla · ~56 km · Must-see
• Saint Marks National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Wakulla · ~66 km · Must-see
• Alfred B. Maclay Gardens State Park · sanctuary · Leon · ~72 km · Must-see
• Saint Marks Lighthouse · sanctuary · Wakulla · ~72 km · Must-see
• Apalachee Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Jackson · ~79 km · Must-see
• Apalachicola Bay Aquatic Preserve · sanctuary · Franklin · ~84 km · Must-see

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