Willow Swamp

Willow 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 Willow 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 Willow Swamp — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 45.46196, -111.44728. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Willow Swamp

• Gallatin Peak · viewpoint · Fremont · ~15 km · Must-see
• Madison Dam · lake · Madison · ~19 km · Must-see
• Storm Castle · viewpoint · Fremont · ~22 km · Must-see
• Fan Mountain · viewpoint · Madison · ~24 km · Must-see
• Lone Mountain · viewpoint · Fremont · ~26 km · Must-see
• Lee Metcalf Wilderness · sanctuary · Gallatin · ~36 km · Must-see
• Hidden Lakes · lake · Fremont · ~39 km · Must-see
• The Helmet · viewpoint · Fremont · ~42 km · Must-see
• Mount Blackmore · viewpoint · Gallatin · ~43 km · Must-see
• Mount Bole · viewpoint · Gallatin · ~44 km · Must-see
• Madison Buffalo Jump State Park · park · Gallatin · ~46 km · Must-see
• Hyalite Reservoir · lake · Gallatin · ~47 km · Must-see
• American Computer Museum · museum · Gallatin · ~47 km · Must-see
• Museum of the Rockies · museum · Gallatin · ~48 km · Must-see
• Heather Lake · lake · Gallatin · ~50 km · Must-see
• Twin Lakes · lake · Fremont · ~51 km · Must-see
• Albino Lake · lake · Fremont · ~54 km · Must-see
• Steamboat Mountain · viewpoint · Gallatin · ~54 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Willow Swamp

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Willow Swamp

• Lee Metcalf Wilderness · sanctuary · Gallatin · ~36 km · Must-see
• Gallatin National Forest · sanctuary · Gallatin · ~99 km · Must-see
• Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest · sanctuary · Madison · ~118 km · Must-see
• Red Rock Lakes Wilderness · sanctuary · Beaverhead · ~120 km · Must-see
• National Park Mountain · sanctuary · Teton · ~128 km · Must-see
• Burton K. Wheeler House · sanctuary · Silver Bow · ~129 km · Must-see
• Targhee National Forest · sanctuary · Fremont · ~134 km · Must-see
• Absaroka–Beartooth Wilderness · sanctuary · Sweet Grass · ~135 km · Must-see
• Yellowstone National Park · sanctuary · Park · ~150 km · Must-see
• Source of the Missouri River · sanctuary · Gallatin · ~65 km

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