Alligator River

Alligator River: 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 Alligator River

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 Alligator River — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 35.72227, -76.10356. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Alligator River

• Mattamuskeet National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Hyde · ~30 km · Must-see
• New Lake · lake · Hyde · ~31 km · Must-see
• Lake Mattamuskeet · lake · Hyde · ~33 km · Must-see
• Pettigrew State Park · sanctuary · Washington · ~35 km · Must-see
• Lake Phelps · lake · Washington · ~43 km · Must-see
• Albemarle Sound · beach · Tyrrell · ~46 km · Must-see
• Roanoke Marshes Light · attraction · Dare · ~47 km · Must-see
• Croatan Sound · beach · Dare · ~49 km · Must-see
• Pungo Lake · lake · Washington · ~51 km · Must-see
• Pamlico Sound · lake · Hyde · ~52 km · Must-see
• Fort Raleigh National Historic Site · fort · Dare · ~53 km · Must-see
• North Carolina Aquarium on Roanoke Island · sanctuary · Dare · ~53 km · Must-see
• Cape Hatteras National Seashore · sanctuary · Dare · ~53 km · Must-see
• Roanoke Sound · beach · Dare · ~59 km · Must-see
• Bodie Island Lighthouse · attraction · Dare · ~62 km · Must-see
• Coquina Beach · beach · Virginia · ~63 km · Must-see
• Wright Brothers National Memorial · park · Dare · ~64 km · Must-see
• Pantego Academy · museum · Beaufort · ~66 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Alligator River

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Alligator River

• Mattamuskeet National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Hyde · ~30 km · Must-see
• Pettigrew State Park · sanctuary · Washington · ~35 km · Must-see
• North Carolina Aquarium on Roanoke Island · sanctuary · Dare · ~53 km · Must-see
• Cape Hatteras National Seashore · sanctuary · Dare · ~53 km · Must-see
• Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Dare · ~69 km · Must-see
• Roanoke River National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Bertie · ~78 km · Must-see
• North River Gameland · sanctuary · Currituck · ~88 km · Must-see
• Goose Creek State Park · sanctuary · Beaufort · ~98 km · Must-see
• Dismal Swamp State Park · sanctuary · Camden · ~115 km · Must-see
• Merchants Millpond State Park · sanctuary · Gates · ~117 km · Must-see

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