Big Bay

Big Bay: 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 Bay

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 Bay — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 26.05415, -97.31565. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Big Bay

• Port Isabel Lighthouse · fort · Cameron · ~14 km · Must-see
• Beach Park At Isla Blanca · beach · Cameron · ~19 km · Must-see
• Gladys Porter Zoo · sanctuary · Cameron · ~30 km · Must-see
• African American Troops at Fort Brown · museum · Cameron · ~31 km · Must-see
• St. Thomas Church · church · Cameron · ~31 km · Must-see
• Immaculate Conception Cathedral · church · Cameron · ~31 km · Must-see
• Church of Advent · fort · Cameron · ~31 km · Must-see
• Sabal Palm Sanctuary · sanctuary · Cameron · ~32 km · Must-see
• World Birding Center - Resaca De La Palma State Park · park · Cameron · ~33 km · Must-see
• Casa de arte y cultura Casamata · museum · Matamoros · ~33 km · Must-see
• Museo del Agrarismo Mexicano · museum · Matamoros · ~34 km · Must-see
• Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Cameron · ~34 km · Must-see
• Iglesia Católica Divino Pastor | Matamoros · church · Matamoros · ~34 km · Must-see
• Cameron County FWSD Dam 1 · lake · Cameron · ~9 km
• Battle of Palmito Ranch · fort · Cameron · ~13 km
• Battle of Palmito Hill Historical Monument · fort · Cameron · ~13 km
• Cuevas Trawlers, Inc. · cave · Cameron · ~13 km
• Charles Champion · fort · Cameron · ~14 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Big Bay

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Big Bay

• Gladys Porter Zoo · sanctuary · Cameron · ~30 km · Must-see
• Sabal Palm Sanctuary · sanctuary · Cameron · ~32 km · Must-see
• Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Cameron · ~34 km · Must-see
• McAllen Nature Center · sanctuary · Hidalgo · ~121 km · Must-see
• National Butterfly Center · sanctuary · Hidalgo · ~132 km · Must-see
• Padre Island National Seashore · sanctuary · Kenedy · ~140 km · Must-see
• Palo Alto Battlefield National Historical Park · sanctuary · Cameron · ~21 km
• Mar Negro · sanctuary · Matamoros · ~29 km
• Vivero de Parques y Jardines · sanctuary · Matamoros · ~33 km
• Criadero de parques y jardines · sanctuary · Matamoros · ~33 km

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