Big Swamp

Big 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 Big 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 Big Swamp — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 43.42786, -122.17378. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Big Swamp

• Emigrant Butte · viewpoint · Lane · ~3 km · Must-see
• Lemolo Falls · waterfall · Douglas · ~12 km · Must-see
• Diamond Peak · viewpoint · Lane · ~13 km · Must-see
• Diamond Peak Wilderness · sanctuary · Klamath · ~17 km · Must-see
• Crescent Lake · lake · Klamath · ~19 km · Must-see
• Cappy Mountain · viewpoint · Klamath · ~26 km · Must-see
• Salt Creek Falls · waterfall · Lane · ~26 km · Must-see
• Odell Lake · lake · Klamath · ~26 km · Must-see
• Umpqua Hot Springs · attraction · Douglas · ~26 km · Must-see
• Cinnamon Butte · viewpoint · Douglas · ~27 km · Must-see
• Willamette Pass · viewpoint · Klamath · ~28 km · Must-see
• Maidu Lake · lake · Klamath · ~30 km · Must-see
• Lower Rosary Lake · lake · Klamath · ~30 km · Must-see
• Mount David Douglas · viewpoint · Lane · ~31 km · Must-see
• Boulder Creek Wilderness · sanctuary · Douglas · ~34 km · Must-see
• Watson Falls · waterfall · Douglas · ~34 km · Must-see
• Maiden Peak · viewpoint · Deschutes · ~35 km · Must-see
• Toketee Falls · waterfall · Douglas · ~35 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Big Swamp

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Big Swamp

• Diamond Peak Wilderness · sanctuary · Klamath · ~17 km · Must-see
• Boulder Creek Wilderness · sanctuary · Douglas · ~34 km · Must-see
• Mount Thielsen Wilderness · sanctuary · Klamath · ~35 km · Must-see
• Rogue-Umpqua Divide Wilderness · sanctuary · Douglas · ~62 km · Must-see
• Gilchrist State Forest · sanctuary · Klamath · ~63 km · Must-see
• Plaikni Falls at Crater Lake National Park · sanctuary · Klamath · ~68 km · Must-see
• Crater Lake National Park · sanctuary · Klamath · ~70 km · Must-see
• Winema National Forest · sanctuary · Klamath · ~77 km · Must-see
• Klamath Marsh National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Klamath · ~85 km · Must-see
• Three Sisters Wilderness · sanctuary · Lane · ~90 km · Must-see

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