Swimming Bog

Swimming Bog: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. 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 Swimming Bog

Season: November to March for sightings; sanctuaries may close in peak monsoon.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Swimming Bog — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.09435, -70.89947. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Swimming Bog

• Highland Lake · lake · Carroll · ~16 km · Must-see
• Black Cap · viewpoint · Carroll · ~18 km · Must-see
• Kearsarge North · viewpoint · Carroll · ~19 km · Must-see
• Peaked Mountain · viewpoint · Carroll · ~20 km · Must-see
• Mount Tire'm · viewpoint · Carroll · ~21 km · Must-see
• Keoka Lake · lake · Carroll · ~23 km · Must-see
• Eastman Mountain · viewpoint · Carroll · ~23 km · Must-see
• Conway Lake · lake · Carroll · ~25 km · Must-see
• Blueberry Mountain · viewpoint · Carroll · ~25 km · Must-see
• North Doublehead · viewpoint · Carroll · ~25 km · Must-see
• Long Lake · lake · Cumberland · ~26 km · Must-see
• Echo Lake · lake · Carroll · ~27 km · Must-see
• North Baldface · viewpoint · Coös · ~28 km · Must-see
• Speckled Mountain · viewpoint · Coös · ~28 km · Must-see
• Mount Meader · viewpoint · Coös · ~29 km · Must-see
• Peabody Pond · lake · Carroll · ~30 km · Must-see
• Black Mountain · viewpoint · Carroll · ~31 km · Must-see
• North Moat Mountain · viewpoint · Carroll · ~32 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Swimming Bog

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Swimming Bog

• Wild River Wilderness · sanctuary · Coös · ~35 km · Must-see
• E. E. Cummings House · sanctuary · Carroll · ~38 km · Must-see
• Pinkham Notch Scenic Area · sanctuary · Coös · ~44 km · Must-see
• Crawford Notch State Park · sanctuary · Carroll · ~50 km · Must-see
• White Mountain National Forest · sanctuary · Grafton · ~56 km · Must-see
• Omni Mount Washington Resort · sanctuary · Coös · ~58 km · Must-see
• Pemigewasset Wilderness · sanctuary · Grafton · ~63 km · Must-see
• Grafton Notch State Park · sanctuary · Oxford · ~69 km · Must-see
• Knight's Pond Preserve · sanctuary · Cumberland · ~74 km · Must-see
• Mayor Baxter Woods · sanctuary · Cumberland · ~84 km · Must-see

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