Moates Bay

Moates Bay: 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 Moates Bay

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 Moates Bay — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 31.03547, -85.24263. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Moates Bay

• Florida Caverns State Park · park · Jackson · ~31 km · Must-see
• Wiregrass Church · church · Houston · ~33 km · Must-see
• George W. Andrews Lake · lake · Houston · ~35 km · Must-see
• Marianna · sanctuary · Houston · ~36 km · Must-see
• Emerald Lake Park · beach · Houston · ~37 km · Must-see
• Apalachee Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Jackson · ~51 km · Must-see
• High Hill · viewpoint · Geneva · ~51 km · Must-see
• Falling Waters State Park · park · Washington · ~55 km · Must-see
• Three Rivers State Park · park · Jackson · ~56 km · Must-see
• Lake Seminole · lake · Seminole · ~56 km · Must-see
• Jim Woodruff Dam · lake · Gadsden · ~64 km · Must-see
• Kolomoki Mounds State Park · park · Early · ~70 km · Must-see
• Torreya State Park · park · Liberty · ~73 km · Must-see
• Sand Mountain · viewpoint · Geneva · ~74 km · Must-see
• Bazemore Mill Lake Dam · lake · Houston · ~5 km
• Mount Zion Church · church · Houston · ~6 km
• Green Bay · sanctuary · Jackson · ~7 km
• Cottonwood First Baptist Church · church · Houston · ~8 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Moates Bay

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Moates Bay

• Marianna · sanctuary · Houston · ~36 km · Must-see
• Apalachee Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Jackson · ~51 km · Must-see
• Blue Springs State Park · sanctuary · Barbour · ~92 km · Must-see
• Apalachicola National Forest · sanctuary · Bay · ~111 km · Must-see
• Geneva State Forest · sanctuary · Covington · ~116 km · Must-see
• Dead Lakes State Park · sanctuary · Gulf · ~125 km · Must-see
• Eufaula National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Barbour · ~134 km · Must-see
• Conecuh National Forest · sanctuary · Covington · ~135 km · Must-see
• Alfred B. Maclay Gardens State Park · sanctuary · Leon · ~137 km · Must-see
• Mud Swamp/New River Wilderness · sanctuary · Liberty · ~140 km · Must-see

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