Greene Swamp

Greene 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 sanctuary: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Greene 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 Greene Swamp — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.45043, -72.54621. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Greene Swamp

• Robert Frost Trail · trek · Hampshire · ~5 km · Must-see
• Mount Toby · viewpoint · Franklin · ~5 km · Must-see
• South Sugarloaf Mountain · viewpoint · Franklin · ~5 km · Must-see
• Mount Sugarloaf State Reservation · sanctuary · Franklin · ~6 km · Must-see
• Rattlesnake Gutter Conservation Area · viewpoint · Franklin · ~8 km · Must-see
• Campus Pond · lake · Hampshire · ~9 km · Must-see
• Old Chapel · church · Hampshire · ~9 km · Must-see
• Leverett Peace Pagoda · Buddhist site · Franklin · ~9 km · Must-see
• Beneski Museum of Natural History · museum · Hampshire · ~11 km · Must-see
• Mead Art Museum · museum · Hampshire · ~11 km · Must-see
• Mount Orient · viewpoint · Hampshire · ~12 km · Must-see
• Pocumtuck Rock · viewpoint · Franklin · ~13 km · Must-see
• Lake Wyola State Park · lake · Franklin · ~14 km · Must-see
• Metacomet - Monadnock Trail · trek · Franklin · ~14 km · Must-see
• Lake Wyola · lake · Franklin · ~14 km · Must-see
• Historic Deerfield Walking Tour · museum · Franklin · ~15 km · Must-see
• Mount Lincoln · viewpoint · Hampshire · ~17 km · Must-see
• Round Hill · viewpoint · Hampshire · ~20 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Greene Swamp

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Greene Swamp

• Mount Sugarloaf State Reservation · sanctuary · Franklin · ~6 km · Must-see
• Mount Holyoke Range State Park · sanctuary · Hampshire · ~20 km · Must-see
• Joseph Allen Skinner State Park · sanctuary · Hampshire · ~22 km · Must-see
• Bear's Den · sanctuary · Franklin · ~26 km · Must-see
• Mount Tom State Reservation · sanctuary · Hampden · ~28 km · Must-see
• Erving State Forest · sanctuary · Franklin · ~28 km · Must-see
• Dinosaur Footprints · sanctuary · Hampden · ~30 km · Must-see
• Federated Women's Club State Forest · sanctuary · Worcester · ~31 km · Must-see
• Quabbin Park · sanctuary · Hampshire · ~32 km · Must-see
• Bear Swamp · sanctuary · Franklin · ~32 km · Must-see

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