Crane Swamp

Crane 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 Crane 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 Crane Swamp — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.49298, -76.22786. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Crane Swamp

• Saxe Pond · lake · Bradford · ~13 km · Must-see
• Fox Hollow · viewpoint · Wyoming · ~16 km · Must-see
• Forkston Mountain · viewpoint · Wyoming · ~17 km · Must-see
• Ricketts Glen State Park · sanctuary · Luzerne · ~20 km · Must-see
• Ganoga Lake · lake · Sullivan · ~21 km · Must-see
• Blue Ridge Mountain · viewpoint · Wyoming · ~21 km · Must-see
• Lake Jean · lake · Luzerne · ~22 km · Must-see
• Lake Rose · lake · Luzerne · ~24 km · Must-see
• Benson Hollow · viewpoint · Wyoming · ~27 km · Must-see
• Harveys Lake · lake · Luzerne · ~27 km · Must-see
• Red Rock Mountain · viewpoint · Sullivan · ~27 km · Must-see
• Miller Mountain · viewpoint · Wyoming · ~29 km · Must-see
• Central Mountain · viewpoint · Columbia · ~30 km · Must-see
• Fallow Hollow · viewpoint · Columbia · ~34 km · Must-see
• Lake Manjo · lake · Luzerne · ~35 km · Must-see
• Pikes Creek Reservoir · lake · Luzerne · ~35 km · Must-see
• Osterhout Mountain · viewpoint · Wyoming · ~35 km · Must-see
• French Azilum Historic Site · museum · Bradford · ~35 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Crane Swamp

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Crane Swamp

• Ricketts Glen State Park · sanctuary · Luzerne · ~20 km · Must-see
• Worlds End State Park · sanctuary · Sullivan · ~36 km · Must-see
• Frances Slocum State Park · sanctuary · Luzerne · ~41 km · Must-see
• Kettle Creek Gorge Natural Area · sanctuary · Sullivan · ~48 km · Must-see
• Pinchot State Forest · sanctuary · Luzerne · ~50 km · Must-see
• Woodbourne Forest Preserve · sanctuary · Susquehanna · ~51 km · Must-see
• State Game Lands Number 12 · sanctuary · Bradford · ~52 km · Must-see
• Lackawanna State Park · sanctuary · Lackawanna · ~56 km · Must-see
• Loyalsock State Forest · sanctuary · Bradford · ~57 km · Must-see
• Steamtown National Historic Site · sanctuary · Lackawanna · ~60 km · Must-see

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