King Swamp

King Swamp: 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 King Swamp

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 King Swamp — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 33.01790, -79.74616. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near King Swamp

• Pompion Hill Chapel · church · Berkeley · ~15 km · Must-see
• Sewee Shell Ring · fort · Charleston · ~16 km · Must-see
• Francis Marion National Forest · sanctuary · Berkeley · ~22 km · Must-see
• Bulls Bay · beach · Charleston · ~23 km · Must-see
• Capers Island Boneyard · beach · Charleston · ~24 km · Must-see
• Cypress Gardens · park · Berkeley · ~24 km · Must-see
• Boone Hall Plantation · park · Charleston · ~24 km · Must-see
• Strawberry Chapel · church · Berkeley · ~24 km · Must-see
• Christ Church (Episcopal) · church · Charleston · ~25 km · Must-see
• Charles Pinckney National Historic Site · park · Charleston · ~26 km · Must-see
• Mepkin Abbey · church · Berkeley · ~28 km · Must-see
• Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Charleston · ~30 km · Must-see
• Etiwan Park · park · Berkeley · ~30 km · Must-see
• St. James Church · church · Berkeley · ~34 km · Must-see
• Patriots Point Naval and Maritime Museum · museum · Charleston · ~37 km · Must-see
• Ambulance · attraction · Charleston · ~37 km · Must-see
• M113 · attraction · Charleston · ~37 km · Must-see
• M42 Duster · attraction · Charleston · ~37 km · Must-see

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Other wildlife, forests & gardens near King Swamp

• Francis Marion National Forest · sanctuary · Berkeley · ~22 km · Must-see
• Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Charleston · ~30 km · Must-see
• United States Coast Guard Historic District · sanctuary · Charleston · ~38 km · Must-see
• South Carolina Aquarium · sanctuary · Charleston · ~38 km · Must-see
• Angel Oak · sanctuary · Charleston · ~57 km · Must-see
• Audubon Beidler Forest Sanctuary · sanctuary · Dorchester · ~76 km · Must-see
• ACE Basin National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Charleston · ~91 km · Must-see
• Santee National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Clarendon · ~98 km · Must-see
• Brookgreen Gardens · sanctuary · Georgetown · ~102 km · Must-see
• ACE Basin · sanctuary · Colleton · ~106 km · Must-see

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