Hicks Swamp

Hicks 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 Hicks 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 Hicks Swamp — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 34.46992, -83.37563. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Hicks Swamp

• Currahee Mountain · viewpoint · Stephens · ~8 km · Must-see
• Chenocetah Mountain · viewpoint · Habersham · ~16 km · Must-see
• Toccoa Falls · waterfall · Stephens · ~18 km · Must-see
• M60 · attraction · Banks · ~26 km · Must-see
• Hebron Presbyterian Church · church · Banks · ~26 km · Must-see
• Lake Yonah · lake · Stephens · ~30 km · Must-see
• Tugalo Dam · lake · Habersham · ~34 km · Must-see
• Tallulah Falls Dam · waterfall · Rabun · ~37 km · Must-see
• Ty Cobb · attraction · Franklin · ~39 km · Must-see
• Skitt Mountain · viewpoint · White · ~40 km · Must-see
• Hurricane Shoals County Park · sanctuary · Jackson · ~41 km · Must-see
• Sillycook Mountain · viewpoint · Habersham · ~41 km · Must-see
• Rabun Beach Recreation Area · lake · Rabun · ~41 km · Must-see
• Lake Seed Recreation Area · lake · Rabun · ~44 km · Must-see
• Yonah Mountain · viewpoint · White · ~45 km · Must-see
• Lake Hartwell · lake · Oconee · ~48 km · Must-see
• Nacoochee Mound · fort · White · ~48 km · Must-see
• Lake Burton Dam · lake · Rabun · ~49 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Hicks Swamp

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Hicks Swamp

• Hurricane Shoals County Park · sanctuary · Jackson · ~41 km · Must-see
• South Carolina Botanical Garden · sanctuary · Pickens · ~69 km · Must-see
• Blood Mountain Wilderness · sanctuary · Lumpkin · ~75 km · Must-see
• Brasstown Wilderness · sanctuary · Union · ~77 km · Must-see
• Southern Nantahala Wilderness · sanctuary · Clay · ~78 km · Must-see
• The State Botanical Garden of Georgia · sanctuary · Clarke · ~79 km · Must-see
• Ellicott Rock Wilderness · sanctuary · Oconee · ~80 km · Must-see
• Standing Indian Mountain · sanctuary · East Tennessee · ~81 km · Must-see
• Gorges State Park · sanctuary · Transylvania · ~101 km · Must-see
• Fires Creek · sanctuary · East Tennessee · ~104 km · Must-see

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