Black Swamp

Black 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 Black 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 Black Swamp — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 30.40762, -84.31995. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Black Swamp

• Tallahassee Museum · museum · Leon · ~3 km · Must-see
• Lake Munson · lake · Leon · ~6 km · Must-see
• Mission San Luis de Apalachee · park · Leon · ~6 km · Must-see
• R.A. Gray Florida History Museum · museum · Leon · ~6 km · Must-see
• Co-Cathedral of Saint Thomas More · church · Leon · ~6 km · Must-see
• Cascades Park · waterfall · Leon · ~6 km · Must-see
• Florida Historic Capitol Museum · museum · Leon · ~6 km · Must-see
• Trinity United Methodist Church · church · Leon · ~7 km · Must-see
• Lake Ella · lake · Leon · ~9 km · Must-see
• Silver Lake Recreation Area · lake · Leon · ~10 km · Must-see
• Fred George Greenway and Park · park · Leon · ~13 km · Must-see
• Saint Clements Chapel · church · Leon · ~13 km · Must-see
• Lake Leon · lake · Leon · ~14 km · Must-see
• Tom Brown Park · park · Leon · ~14 km · Must-see
• Leon Sinks Geological Area · park · Leon · ~14 km · Must-see
• Lake Jackson · lake · Leon · ~16 km · Must-see
• Velda Mound Park · park · Leon · ~17 km · Must-see
• Elinor Klapp-Phipps Park · park · Leon · ~18 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Black Swamp

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Black Swamp

• Alfred B. Maclay Gardens State Park · sanctuary · Leon · ~18 km · Must-see
• Edward Ball Wakulla Springs State Park · sanctuary · Wakulla · ~26 km · Must-see
• Bradwell Bay Wilderness · sanctuary · Wakulla · ~44 km · Must-see
• Saint Marks National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Wakulla · ~46 km · Must-see
• Saint Marks Lighthouse · sanctuary · Wakulla · ~49 km · Must-see
• Gulf Specimen Public Aquarium · sanctuary · Wakulla · ~54 km · Must-see
• Econfina River State Park · sanctuary · Taylor · ~67 km · Must-see
• Mud Swamp/New River Wilderness · sanctuary · Liberty · ~81 km · Must-see
• Apalachee Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Jackson · ~91 km · Must-see
• Dead Lakes State Park · sanctuary · Gulf · ~112 km · Must-see

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