Local favourite sanctuary · Pender, North Carolina
Hawes Marsh
Hawes Marsh is a sanctuary in Pender, North Carolina.
Hawes Marsh: 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 Hawes Marsh
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 Hawes Marsh — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 34.52575, -78.23687. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Hawes Marsh
- Moores Creek National Battlefield · park · Pender · ~17 km · Must-see
- Singletary Lake State Park · lake · Bladen · ~27 km · Must-see
- Bladen Lakes State Forest · sanctuary · Bladen · ~42 km · Must-see
- Turnbull Creek Educational State Forest · sanctuary · Bladen · ~45 km · Must-see
- Lake Waccamaw State Park · lake · Columbus · ~46 km · Must-see
- Jones Lake State Park · lake · Bladen · ~50 km · Must-see
- Battleship North Carolina · sanctuary · New Hanover · ~52 km · Must-see
- Bellamy Mansion Museum of History & Design Arts · museum · New Hanover · ~53 km · Must-see
- Cape Fear Museum · museum · New Hanover · ~53 km · Must-see
- Green Swamp Preserve · sanctuary · Brunswick · ~61 km · Must-see
- New Hanover County Arboretum · park · New Hanover · ~64 km · Must-see
- Airlie Gardens · park · New Hanover · ~64 km · Must-see
- Mount Lebanon Chapel and Cemetery · church · New Hanover · ~64 km · Must-see
- North Carolina Coastal Land Trust: Orton Plantation Holdings, LLC · sanctuary · Brunswick · ~70 km · Must-see
- Wat Carolina Buddhajakra Vanaram · Buddhist site · Brunswick · ~73 km · Must-see
- Lake Ann · lake · Pender · ~3 km
- Hawes Chapel · church · Pender · ~4 km
- Cypress Lake · lake · Sampson · ~10 km
Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Hawes Marsh
- Bladen Lakes State Forest · sanctuary · Bladen · ~42 km · Must-see
- Turnbull Creek Educational State Forest · sanctuary · Bladen · ~45 km · Must-see
- Battleship North Carolina · sanctuary · New Hanover · ~52 km · Must-see
- Green Swamp Preserve · sanctuary · Brunswick · ~61 km · Must-see
- North Carolina Coastal Land Trust: Orton Plantation Holdings, LLC · sanctuary · Brunswick · ~70 km · Must-see
- Cape Fear Botanical Garden · sanctuary · Cumberland · ~102 km · Must-see
- Cliffs of the Neuse State Park · sanctuary · Wayne · ~107 km · Must-see
- Tuckahoe Bay · sanctuary · Horry · ~133 km · Must-see
- Pond Pine Wilderness · sanctuary · Craven · ~141 km · Must-see
- Pocosin Wilderness · sanctuary · Carteret · ~144 km · Must-see
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Frequently asked
Is the park open?
No visitor has reported the opening & safari status for Hawes Marsh yet. Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What is the best time to visit Hawes Marsh?
November to March for sightings; sanctuaries may close in peak monsoon. Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What are the places to visit near Hawes Marsh?
Nearby: Moores Creek National Battlefield (park, 17 km), Singletary Lake State Park (lake, 27 km), Bladen Lakes State Forest (sanctuary, 42 km), Turnbull Creek Educational State Forest (sanctuary, 45 km), Lake Waccamaw State Park (lake, 46 km), Jones Lake State Park (lake, 50 km).