Bates Swamp

Bates 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 Bates 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 Bates Swamp — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.33103, -76.17622. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bates Swamp

• Ricketts Glen State Park · sanctuary · Luzerne · ~6 km · Must-see
• Lake Jean · lake · Luzerne · ~12 km · Must-see
• Lake Rose · lake · Luzerne · ~12 km · Must-see
• Pikes Creek Reservoir · lake · Luzerne · ~14 km · Must-see
• Harveys Lake · lake · Luzerne · ~15 km · Must-see
• Ganoga Lake · lake · Sullivan · ~15 km · Must-see
• Red Rock Mountain · viewpoint · Sullivan · ~16 km · Must-see
• Moon Lake State Forest Recreation Area · lake · Luzerne · ~17 km · Must-see
• Central Mountain · viewpoint · Columbia · ~18 km · Must-see
• Fallow Hollow · viewpoint · Columbia · ~20 km · Must-see
• Forkston Mountain · viewpoint · Wyoming · ~27 km · Must-see
• Lake Manjo · lake · Luzerne · ~27 km · Must-see
• Lake Louise · lake · Luzerne · ~28 km · Must-see
• Lily Lake · lake · Luzerne · ~28 km · Must-see
• Frances Slocum State Park · sanctuary · Luzerne · ~30 km · Must-see
• Karnes Hollow · viewpoint · Columbia · ~31 km · Must-see
• Fox Hollow · viewpoint · Wyoming · ~32 km · Must-see
• Deep Hollow · viewpoint · Sullivan · ~32 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Bates Swamp

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Bates Swamp

• Ricketts Glen State Park · sanctuary · Luzerne · ~6 km · Must-see
• Frances Slocum State Park · sanctuary · Luzerne · ~30 km · Must-see
• Pinchot State Forest · sanctuary · Luzerne · ~40 km · Must-see
• Worlds End State Park · sanctuary · Sullivan · ~45 km · Must-see
• Nescopeck State Park · sanctuary · Luzerne · ~45 km · Must-see
• Jakey Hollow Natural Area · sanctuary · Columbia · ~49 km · Must-see
• Kettle Creek Gorge Natural Area · sanctuary · Sullivan · ~53 km · Must-see
• Steamtown National Historic Site · sanctuary · Lackawanna · ~54 km · Must-see
• State Game Lands Number 58 · sanctuary · Columbia · ~57 km · Must-see
• Lackawanna State Park · sanctuary · Lackawanna · ~59 km · Must-see

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