Donavan Marsh

Donavan Marsh: 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 Donavan Marsh

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 Donavan Marsh — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.54451, -71.20326. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Donavan Marsh

• Harold E Watson Reservoir Dam · lake · Newport · ~1 km · Must-see
• Union Church · church · Newport · ~6 km · Must-see
• Saint Columba's Chapel · church · Newport · ~7 km · Must-see
• Old Stone Church · church · Newport · ~7 km · Must-see
• Whitehall Museum House · museum · Newport · ~8 km · Must-see
• Norman Bird Sanctuary · sanctuary · Newport · ~8 km · Must-see
• Paradise School · fort · Newport · ~9 km · Must-see
• Quicksand Pond · lake · Newport · ~9 km · Must-see
• Holy Cross Church · church · Newport · ~9 km · Must-see
• Boyd's Windmill · fort · Newport · ~9 km · Must-see
• Portsmouth Abbey · church · Newport · ~10 km · Must-see
• Green Animals Topiary Garden · park · Newport · ~11 km · Must-see
• Miantonomi Memorial Park · park · Newport · ~12 km · Must-see
• Sakonnet Light · beach · Newport · ~13 km · Must-see
• Prudence Island Light · sanctuary · Newport · ~13 km · Must-see
• Newport Art Museum · museum · Newport · ~14 km · Must-see
• Matthew Perry Monument · attraction · Newport · ~14 km · Must-see
• Clarke Street Congregational Church · church · Newport · ~14 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Donavan Marsh

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Donavan Marsh

• Norman Bird Sanctuary · sanctuary · Newport · ~8 km · Must-see
• Prudence Island Light · sanctuary · Newport · ~13 km · Must-see
• Westport Town Farm · sanctuary · Bristol · ~14 km · Must-see
• Slocums River Reserve · sanctuary · Bristol · ~21 km · Must-see
• Kennedy Park · sanctuary · Newport · ~21 km · Must-see
• Dutch Island · sanctuary · Newport · ~21 km · Must-see
• Demarest Lloyd State Park · sanctuary · Bristol · ~22 km · Must-see
• Beavertail State Park · sanctuary · Newport · ~23 km · Must-see
• Copicut Woods · sanctuary · Bristol · ~27 km · Must-see
• Copicut Woods · sanctuary · Newport · ~27 km · Must-see

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