Black River Swamp

Black River 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 Black River 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 Black River Swamp — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.87536, -83.38419. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Black River Swamp

• Negwegon State Park · sanctuary · Alpena · ~4 km · Must-see
• Hubbard Lake · lake · Alcona · ~20 km · Must-see
• Sturgeon Point State Park · sanctuary · Alcona · ~25 km · Must-see
• Sturgeon Point Light · beach · Alcona · ~25 km · Must-see
• Alpena Light · fort · Michigan · ~26 km · Must-see
• Thunder Bay Island Light · beach · Alpena · ~29 km · Must-see
• Besser Museum · museum · Alpena · ~29 km · Must-see
• Harrisville State Park · sanctuary · Alcona · ~33 km · Must-see
• Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary · sanctuary · Michigan · ~42 km · Must-see
• Middle Island Light · beach · Alpena · ~45 km · Must-see
• Long Lake · lake · Alpena · ~47 km · Must-see
• Fletcher's Floodwater · lake · Alpena · ~48 km · Must-see
• Van Etten Lake · lake · Iosco · ~56 km · Must-see
• Grand Lake · lake · Presque Isle · ~59 km · Must-see
• Alcona Dam Pond · lake · Alcona · ~59 km · Must-see
• Old Presque Isle Light · beach · Presque Isle · ~66 km · Must-see
• Long Lake · lake · Montmorency · ~67 km · Must-see
• New Presque Isle Light · beach · Presque Isle · ~68 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Black River Swamp

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Black River Swamp

• Negwegon State Park · sanctuary · Alpena · ~4 km · Must-see
• Sturgeon Point State Park · sanctuary · Alcona · ~25 km · Must-see
• Harrisville State Park · sanctuary · Alcona · ~33 km · Must-see
• Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary · sanctuary · Michigan · ~42 km · Must-see
• Thompson's Harbor State Park · sanctuary · Presque Isle · ~69 km · Must-see
• Huron National Forest · sanctuary · Oscoda · ~71 km · Must-see
• Tawas Point State Park · sanctuary · Iosco · ~87 km · Must-see
• Rifle River State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Ogemaw · ~92 km · Must-see
• Ogemaw Hills Pathway · sanctuary · Ogemaw · ~111 km · Must-see
• Michigan Islands National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Otsego · ~113 km · Must-see

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