Bushel Swamp

Bushel 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 Bushel 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 Bushel Swamp — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 47.04772, -88.40281. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bushel Swamp

• Torch Bay · beach · Houghton · ~7 km · Must-see
• Torch Lake · lake · Houghton · ~16 km · Must-see
• Saint Ignatius Loyala Church · church · Houghton · ~18 km · Must-see
• Carnegie Museum of the Keweenaw · museum · Houghton · ~19 km · Must-see
• Trinity Episcopal Church · church · Houghton · ~19 km · Must-see
• Big Annie Statue · attraction · Houghton · ~28 km · Must-see
• Upper Peninsula Firefighters Museum · museum · Houghton · ~28 km · Must-see
• Italian Hall Memorial Park · park · Houghton · ~28 km · Must-see
• Robert T. Brown Plant Preserve · sanctuary · Houghton · ~31 km · Must-see
• McLain State Park · sanctuary · Houghton · ~32 km · Must-see
• North Canal Township Park · park · Houghton · ~33 km · Must-see
• Keweenaw Waterway Upper Entrance Light · fort · Michigan · ~34 km · Must-see
• Thayer Lake · lake · Keweenaw · ~36 km · Must-see
• Redridge Steel Dam · lake · Houghton · ~37 km · Must-see
• Black Creek Nature Sanctuary · sanctuary · Keweenaw · ~39 km · Must-see
• Baraga State Park · park · Baraga · ~41 km · Must-see
• Bald Mountain · viewpoint · Florence · ~41 km · Must-see
• Keweenaw Underwater Preserve · sanctuary · Keweenaw · ~42 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Bushel Swamp

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Bushel Swamp

• Robert T. Brown Plant Preserve · sanctuary · Houghton · ~31 km · Must-see
• McLain State Park · sanctuary · Houghton · ~32 km · Must-see
• Black Creek Nature Sanctuary · sanctuary · Keweenaw · ~39 km · Must-see
• Keweenaw Underwater Preserve · sanctuary · Keweenaw · ~42 km · Must-see
• Huron Mountain Club · sanctuary · Marquette · ~57 km · Must-see
• Eagle Harbor Light · sanctuary · Keweenaw · ~62 km · Must-see
• McCormick Wilderness · sanctuary · Baraga · ~64 km · Must-see
• Sturgeon River Gorge Wilderness · sanctuary · Houghton · ~67 km · Must-see
• James H. Klipfel Memorial Nature Sanctuary at Brockway Mountain · sanctuary · Keweenaw · ~72 km · Must-see
• Van Riper State Park · sanctuary · Marquette · ~82 km · Must-see

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