Broad Spit

Broad Spit: 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 Broad Spit

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 Broad Spit — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 47.80921, -122.81750. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Broad Spit

• Quilcene Historical Museum · museum · Jefferson · ~6 km · Must-see
• Quilcene National Fish Hatchery · sanctuary · Jefferson · ~9 km · Must-see
• Dosewallips State Park · sanctuary · Jefferson · ~19 km · Must-see
• Shine Tidelands State Park · park · Jefferson · ~20 km · Must-see
• Liberty Bay · beach · Kitsap · ~21 km · Must-see
• Point Hannon · beach · Jefferson · ~22 km · Must-see
• Scenic Beach State Park · beach · Kitsap · ~23 km · Must-see
• Island Lake · lake · Kitsap · ~23 km · Must-see
• Welch Peaks · viewpoint · Jefferson · ~23 km · Must-see
• U.S. Naval Undersea Museum · museum · Kitsap · ~24 km · Must-see
• DSRV Mystic · attraction · Kitsap · ~24 km · Must-see
• Mount Townsend · viewpoint · Clallam · ~24 km · Must-see
• Mount Zion · viewpoint · Clallam · ~24 km · Must-see
• Heronswood Garden · sanctuary · Kitsap · ~25 km · Must-see
• Coon Bay · beach · Kitsap · ~25 km · Must-see
• Foulweather Bluff · viewpoint · Kitsap · ~26 km · Must-see
• Mount Worthington · viewpoint · Jefferson · ~27 km · Must-see
• Suquamish Museum · museum · Kitsap · ~27 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Broad Spit

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Broad Spit

• Quilcene National Fish Hatchery · sanctuary · Jefferson · ~9 km · Must-see
• Dosewallips State Park · sanctuary · Jefferson · ~19 km · Must-see
• Heronswood Garden · sanctuary · Kitsap · ~25 km · Must-see
• Buckhorn Wilderness · sanctuary · Jefferson · ~30 km · Must-see
• Kinney Point State Park · sanctuary · Jefferson · ~31 km · Must-see
• The Brothers Wilderness · sanctuary · Jefferson · ~32 km · Must-see
• Islandwood · sanctuary · Kitsap · ~39 km · Must-see
• Hamma Hamma Balds Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Mason · ~40 km · Must-see
• Manchester State Park · sanctuary · Kitsap · ~41 km · Must-see
• Kruckeberg Botanic Garden · sanctuary · King · ~41 km · Must-see

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