Long Swamp

Long Swamp: 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 Long Swamp

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 Long Swamp — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.15986, -75.81676. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Long Swamp

• Haystack Mountain · viewpoint · Luzerne · ~8 km · Must-see
• Francis E. Walter Dam · lake · Carbon · ~12 km · Must-see
• Nescopeck State Park · sanctuary · Luzerne · ~13 km · Must-see
• Wyoming Monument · fort · Luzerne · ~20 km · Must-see
• Monument Park · viewpoint · Luzerne · ~20 km · Must-see
• Pinchot Trail System · trek · Lackawanna · ~21 km · Must-see
• Hickory Run State Park · sanctuary · Carbon · ~22 km · Must-see
• Lehigh Gorge State Park · sanctuary · Carbon · ~25 km · Must-see
• Pinchot State Forest · sanctuary · Luzerne · ~26 km · Must-see
• Frances Slocum State Park · sanctuary · Luzerne · ~26 km · Must-see
• Lily Lake · lake · Luzerne · ~28 km · Must-see
• Moon Lake State Forest Recreation Area · lake · Luzerne · ~28 km · Must-see
• Campbell's Ledge · viewpoint · Luzerne · ~28 km · Must-see
• Nesbitt Reservoir · lake · Lackawanna · ~28 km · Must-see
• Pikes Creek Reservoir · lake · Luzerne · ~30 km · Must-see
• Lake Louise · lake · Luzerne · ~33 km · Must-see
• Lake Manjo · lake · Luzerne · ~34 km · Must-see
• Broad Mountain · viewpoint · Carbon · ~35 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Long Swamp

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Long Swamp

• Nescopeck State Park · sanctuary · Luzerne · ~13 km · Must-see
• Hickory Run State Park · sanctuary · Carbon · ~22 km · Must-see
• Lehigh Gorge State Park · sanctuary · Carbon · ~25 km · Must-see
• Pinchot State Forest · sanctuary · Luzerne · ~26 km · Must-see
• Frances Slocum State Park · sanctuary · Luzerne · ~26 km · Must-see
• Steamtown National Historic Site · sanctuary · Lackawanna · ~38 km · Must-see
• Gouldsboro State Park · sanctuary · Monroe · ~39 km · Must-see
• Tobyhanna State Park · sanctuary · Monroe · ~41 km · Must-see
• State Game Lands Number 38 · sanctuary · Monroe · ~46 km · Must-see
• Beltzville State Park · sanctuary · Carbon · ~46 km · Must-see

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