Big Swamp

Big 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 Big 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 Big Swamp — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.17294, -121.10164. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Big Swamp

• Ash Creek Wildlife Area · park · Modoc · ~5 km · Must-see
• Ash Creek Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Lassen · ~6 km · Must-see
• Fox Mountain · viewpoint · Modoc · ~15 km · Must-see
• Widow Mountain · viewpoint · Lassen · ~21 km · Must-see
• Ahjumawi Lava Springs State Park · sanctuary · Shasta · ~35 km · Must-see
• Brushy Butte · viewpoint · Shasta · ~36 km · Must-see
• Modoc National Forest · sanctuary · Modoc · ~45 km · Must-see
• Soldier Mountain Lookout · viewpoint · Shasta · ~50 km · Must-see
• Lake Britton · lake · Shasta · ~59 km · Must-see
• Burney Falls · waterfall · Shasta · ~62 km · Must-see
• Modoc National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Modoc · ~72 km · Must-see
• Alturas Baptist Church · church · Modoc · ~72 km · Must-see
• Pilot Butte · viewpoint · Modoc · ~5 km
• Fulcher Dam · lake · Lassen · ~6 km
• Gerig Dam · lake · Lassen · ~6 km
• Lookout 164 Dam · lake · Modoc · ~6 km
• Roberts Butte · viewpoint · Modoc · ~8 km
• Clara Bieber Memorial Park · park · Lassen · ~8 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Big Swamp

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Big Swamp

• Ash Creek Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Lassen · ~6 km · Must-see
• Ahjumawi Lava Springs State Park · sanctuary · Shasta · ~35 km · Must-see
• Modoc National Forest · sanctuary · Modoc · ~45 km · Must-see
• Modoc National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Modoc · ~72 km · Must-see
• Lassen National Forest · sanctuary · Lassen · ~75 km · Must-see
• Thousand Lakes Wilderness · sanctuary · Shasta · ~83 km · Must-see
• Lava Beds Wilderness · sanctuary · Siskiyou · ~92 km · Must-see
• Lava Beds National Monument · sanctuary · Siskiyou · ~93 km · Must-see
• Caribou Wilderness · sanctuary · Lassen · ~96 km · Must-see
• Latour Demonstration State Forest · sanctuary · Shasta · ~98 km · Must-see

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