Hickory Swale

Hickory Swale: 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 Hickory Swale

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 Hickory Swale — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.14804, -75.91468. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Hickory Swale

• Haystack Mountain · viewpoint · Luzerne · ~5 km · Must-see
• Nescopeck State Park · sanctuary · Luzerne · ~9 km · Must-see
• Lily Lake · lake · Luzerne · ~17 km · Must-see
• Moon Lake State Forest Recreation Area · lake · Luzerne · ~21 km · Must-see
• Francis E. Walter Dam · lake · Carbon · ~21 km · Must-see
• Wyoming Monument · fort · Luzerne · ~23 km · Must-see
• Monument Park · viewpoint · Luzerne · ~23 km · Must-see
• Pikes Creek Reservoir · lake · Luzerne · ~24 km · Must-see
• Frances Slocum State Park · sanctuary · Luzerne · ~27 km · Must-see
• Hickory Run State Park · sanctuary · Carbon · ~28 km · Must-see
• Lehigh Gorge State Park · sanctuary · Carbon · ~29 km · Must-see
• Pinchot State Forest · sanctuary · Luzerne · ~30 km · Must-see
• Pinchot Trail System · trek · Lackawanna · ~31 km · Must-see
• Campbell's Ledge · viewpoint · Luzerne · ~32 km · Must-see
• Harveys Lake · lake · Luzerne · ~32 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 Hickory Swale

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Hickory Swale

• Nescopeck State Park · sanctuary · Luzerne · ~9 km · Must-see
• Frances Slocum State Park · sanctuary · Luzerne · ~27 km · Must-see
• Hickory Run State Park · sanctuary · Carbon · ~28 km · Must-see
• Lehigh Gorge State Park · sanctuary · Carbon · ~29 km · Must-see
• Pinchot State Forest · sanctuary · Luzerne · ~30 km · Must-see
• Ricketts Glen State Park · sanctuary · Luzerne · ~43 km · Must-see
• Steamtown National Historic Site · sanctuary · Lackawanna · ~45 km · Must-see
• Gouldsboro State Park · sanctuary · Monroe · ~49 km · Must-see
• Tuscarora State Park · sanctuary · Schuylkill · ~50 km · Must-see
• Beltzville State Park · sanctuary · Carbon · ~51 km · Must-see

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