Buckeye Swamp

Buckeye 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 Buckeye 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 Buckeye Swamp — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.03742, -82.73195. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Buckeye Swamp

• Hammertown Lake Dam · lake · Jackson · ~6 km · Must-see
• Lake Katharine Dam · lake · Jackson · ~9 km · Must-see
• Leo Petroglyph · fort · Jackson · ~17 km · Must-see
• Oak Hill Welsh Congregational Church · church · Jackson · ~26 km · Must-see
• Lake Alma State Park · lake · Vinton · ~28 km · Must-see
• Piketon Mounds · fort · Pike · ~31 km · Must-see
• Scioto Trail State Park · park · Ross · ~36 km · Must-see
• Mount Olive Road Covered Bridge · fort · Vinton · ~38 km · Must-see
• Olive Furnace · fort · Lawrence · ~40 km · Must-see
• Trinity Episcopal Church · church · Vinton · ~40 km · Must-see
• Tremper Mound · fort · Scioto · ~45 km · Must-see
• Tar Hollow State Forest · sanctuary · Ross · ~45 km · Must-see
• Ross Lake · lake · Ross · ~46 km · Must-see
• Dean State Forest · park · Lawrence · ~50 km · Must-see
• Yoctangee Park · park · Ross · ~50 km · Must-see
• Labold Field · park · Scioto · ~51 km · Must-see
• Story Mound State Memorial · fort · Ross · ~51 km · Must-see
• All Saints Episcopal Church · church · Scioto · ~51 km · Must-see

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Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Buckeye Swamp

• Tar Hollow State Forest · sanctuary · Ross · ~45 km · Must-see
• Wayne National Forest · sanctuary · Lawrence · ~53 km · Must-see
• Great Seal State Park · sanctuary · Ross · ~53 km · Must-see
• Zaleski State Forest · sanctuary · Vinton · ~57 km · Must-see
• Gallia County Junior Fairgrounds · sanctuary · Gallia · ~60 km · Must-see
• Pike State Forest · sanctuary · Pike · ~60 km · Must-see
• Conkles Hollow State Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Hocking · ~61 km · Must-see
• Hocking Hills State Park · sanctuary · Hocking · ~62 km · Must-see
• Hocking State Forest · sanctuary · Hocking · ~64 km · Must-see
• Shawnee State Park Marina · sanctuary · Scioto · ~65 km · Must-see

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