Phils Creek

Phils Creek: 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 Phils Creek

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 Phils Creek — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 35.91184, -79.13082. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Phils Creek

• University Lake · lake · Orange · ~4 km · Must-see
• Terrells Mountain · viewpoint · Chatham · ~8 km · Must-see
• Ackland Art Museum · museum · Orange · ~9 km · Must-see
• Unsung Founders Memorial · fort · Orange · ~9 km · Must-see
• Old Well · fort · Orange · ~9 km · Must-see
• Chapel of the Cross · church · Orange · ~9 km · Must-see
• Coker Arboretum · park · Orange · ~9 km · Must-see
• Morehead-Patterson Bell Tower · fort · Orange · ~9 km · Must-see
• William L. Hunt Arboretum · sanctuary · Orange · ~11 km · Must-see
• North Carolina Botanical Garden · sanctuary · Orange · ~11 km · Must-see
• Cane Creek Resevoir Dam · lake · Orange · ~14 km · Must-see
• Leigh Farm · park · Durham · ~17 km · Must-see
• Northeast District Park · park · Chatham · ~18 km · Must-see
• Occoneechee Mountain State Natural Area · sanctuary · Orange · ~21 km · Must-see
• O'Kellys Church · church · Chatham · ~22 km · Must-see
• Duke Lemur Center · sanctuary · Durham · ~22 km · Must-see
• Ayr Mount · park · Orange · ~24 km · Must-see
• Jordan Lake · lake · Chatham · ~25 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Phils Creek

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Phils Creek

• William L. Hunt Arboretum · sanctuary · Orange · ~11 km · Must-see
• North Carolina Botanical Garden · sanctuary · Orange · ~11 km · Must-see
• Occoneechee Mountain State Natural Area · sanctuary · Orange · ~21 km · Must-see
• Duke Lemur Center · sanctuary · Durham · ~22 km · Must-see
• Carolina Tiger Rescue · sanctuary · Chatham · ~28 km · Must-see
• William B. Umstead State Park · sanctuary · Wake · ~43 km · Must-see
• Hagan Stone Park · sanctuary · Guilford · ~68 km · Must-see
• Raven Rock State Park · sanctuary · Harnett · ~68 km · Must-see
• Goodwin State Forest · sanctuary · Moore · ~88 km · Must-see
• North Carolina Zoo · sanctuary · Randolph · ~92 km · Must-see

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