Long Swamp

Long 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 Long 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 Long Swamp — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.49065, -85.30063. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Long Swamp

• Gilmore Car Museum · museum · Barry · ~14 km · Must-see
• Duck Lake · lake · Kalamazoo · ~14 km · Must-see
• Gull Lake · lake · Kalamazoo · ~17 km · Must-see
• Leila Arboretum · park · Calhoun · ~23 km · Must-see
• Kingman Museum · museum · Calhoun · ~23 km · Must-see
• Fort Custer Recreation Area · fort · Kalamazoo · ~24 km · Must-see
• Yankee Springs Recreation Area · sanctuary · Barry · ~26 km · Must-see
• Gun Lake · lake · Barry · ~28 km · Must-see
• Goguac Lake · lake · Calhoun · ~30 km · Must-see
• Binder Park Zoo · park · Calhoun · ~38 km · Must-see
• Kalamazoo Valley Museum · church · Kalamazoo · ~40 km · Must-see
• Kalamazoo Institute of Arts · museum · Kalamazoo · ~41 km · Must-see
• Air Zoo · museum · Kalamazoo · ~45 km · Must-see
• Honolulu House · museum · Calhoun · ~46 km · Must-see
• American Museum of Magic · museum · Calhoun · ~46 km · Must-see
• Austin Lake · lake · Kalamazoo · ~51 km · Must-see
• Al Sabo Land Preserve · sanctuary · Kalamazoo · ~53 km · Must-see
• Lyon Lake · lake · Calhoun · ~54 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Long Swamp

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Long Swamp

• Yankee Springs Recreation Area · sanctuary · Barry · ~26 km · Must-see
• Al Sabo Land Preserve · sanctuary · Kalamazoo · ~53 km · Must-see
• Allegan State Game Area · sanctuary · Allegan · ~62 km · Must-see
• Ionia State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Ionia · ~66 km · Must-see
• Ada Covered Bridge · sanctuary · Kent · ~67 km · Must-see
• Fallasburg Covered Bridge · sanctuary · Kent · ~68 km · Must-see
• Frederik Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park · sanctuary · Kent · ~74 km · Must-see
• Hopewell Indian Mounds Park · sanctuary · Kent · ~76 km · Must-see
• Potter Park Zoo · sanctuary · Ingham · ~85 km · Must-see
• W. J. Beal Botanical Garden and Campus Arboretum · sanctuary · Ingham · ~90 km · Must-see

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