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 nature spot: 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: 35.95268, -76.42004. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Big Swamp

• Pettigrew State Park · sanctuary · Washington · ~18 km · Must-see
• Roanoke River Light · beach · Chowan · ~26 km · Must-see
• Saint Pauls Episcopal Church · church · Chowan · ~26 km · Must-see
• Lake Phelps · lake · Washington · ~28 km · Must-see
• Edenton National Fish Hatchery · park · Chowan · ~29 km · Must-see
• Pungo Lake · lake · Washington · ~37 km · Must-see
• Roanoke River National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Bertie · ~38 km · Must-see
• Albemarle Sound · beach · Tyrrell · ~40 km · Must-see
• New Lake · lake · Hyde · ~46 km · Must-see
• Museum of the Albemarle · museum · Pasquotank · ~53 km · Must-see
• Pantego Academy · museum · Beaufort · ~57 km · Must-see
• Lake Mattamuskeet · lake · Hyde · ~68 km · Must-see
• Mattamuskeet National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Hyde · ~69 km · Must-see
• North River Gameland · sanctuary · Currituck · ~72 km · Must-see
• Merchants Millpond State Park · sanctuary · Gates · ~72 km · Must-see
• Creswell United Methodist Church · church · Washington · ~12 km
• Saint David's Church · church · Washington · ~12 km
• Mount Hermon Church · church · Washington · ~17 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Big Swamp

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Big Swamp

• Pettigrew State Park · sanctuary · Washington · ~18 km · Must-see
• Roanoke River National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Bertie · ~38 km · Must-see
• Mattamuskeet National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Hyde · ~69 km · Must-see
• North River Gameland · sanctuary · Currituck · ~72 km · Must-see
• Merchants Millpond State Park · sanctuary · Gates · ~72 km · Must-see
• Dismal Swamp State Park · sanctuary · Camden · ~78 km · Must-see
• North Carolina Aquarium on Roanoke Island · sanctuary · Dare · ~81 km · Must-see
• Goose Creek State Park · sanctuary · Beaufort · ~87 km · Must-see
• Northwest River State Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Chesapeake · ~90 km · Must-see
• Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Chesapeake · ~91 km · Must-see

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