Lost Compass Swamp

Lost Compass 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 Lost Compass 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 Lost Compass Swamp — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.75974, -85.01157. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Lost Compass Swamp

• Lake Five · lake · Kalkaska · ~5 km · Must-see
• Bear Lake · lake · Kalkaska · ~8 km · Must-see
• Starvation Lake · lake · Kalkaska · ~13 km · Must-see
• Lake Margrethe · lake · Crawford · ~27 km · Must-see
• Lake Skegemog · lake · Kalkaska · ~32 km · Must-see
• Hartwick Pines State Park · sanctuary · Crawford · ~33 km · Must-see
• Skegemog Point Site · fort · Grand Traverse · ~34 km · Must-see
• Torch Lake · lake · Antrim · ~35 km · Must-see
• Thayer Lake · lake · Antrim · ~36 km · Must-see
• Heart Lake · lake · Otsego · ~36 km · Must-see
• Long Lake · lake · Kalkaska · ~38 km · Must-see
• Elk Lake · lake · Antrim · ~39 km · Must-see
• Otsego Lake State Park · lake · Otsego · ~40 km · Must-see
• Otsego Lake · lake · Otsego · ~40 km · Must-see
• Fife Lake · lake · Grand Traverse · ~42 km · Must-see
• North Higgins Lake State Park · lake · Crawford · ~43 km · Must-see
• Rennie Lake · lake · Grand Traverse · ~47 km · Must-see
• Spider Lake · lake · Grand Traverse · ~49 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Lost Compass Swamp

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Lost Compass Swamp

• Hartwick Pines State Park · sanctuary · Crawford · ~33 km · Must-see
• Michigan Islands National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Otsego · ~52 km · Must-see
• Old Mission State Park · sanctuary · Grand Traverse · ~55 km · Must-see
• Grand Traverse Bay Underwater Preserve · sanctuary · Michigan · ~58 km · Must-see
• Boardman Valley Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Grand Traverse · ~60 km · Must-see
• Backus Creek State Game Area · sanctuary · Roscommon · ~72 km · Must-see
• Fisherman's Island State Park · sanctuary · Charlevoix · ~79 km · Must-see
• Little Traverse Bay · sanctuary · Michigan · ~89 km · Must-see
• Ogemaw Hills Pathway · sanctuary · Ogemaw · ~96 km · Must-see
• Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore · sanctuary · Michigan · ~100 km · Must-see

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