Laurel Swamp

Laurel 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 Laurel 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 Laurel Swamp — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 33.07100, -80.05131. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Laurel Swamp

• Cypress Gardens · park · Berkeley · ~12 km · Must-see
• Mepkin Abbey · church · Berkeley · ~13 km · Must-see
• St. James Church · church · Berkeley · ~13 km · Must-see
• Strawberry Chapel · church · Berkeley · ~14 km · Must-see
• Pompion Hill Chapel · church · Berkeley · ~25 km · Must-see
• Magnolia Plantation · park · Charleston · ~27 km · Must-see
• Pinopolis Dam · lake · Berkeley · ~28 km · Must-see
• Etiwan Park · park · Berkeley · ~33 km · Must-see
• Bees Landing Recreation Center · park · Charleston · ~34 km · Must-see
• Lake Moultrie · lake · Berkeley · ~34 km · Must-see
• North Bridge Park · park · Charleston · ~34 km · Must-see
• West Ashley Park · park · Charleston · ~35 km · Must-see
• Denmark Vesey Monument · fort · Charleston · ~39 km · Must-see
• Summerall Chapel · church · Charleston · ~39 km · Must-see
• Charleston Nine Memorial Park · park · Charleston · ~40 km · Must-see
• Allan Park · park · Charleston · ~40 km · Must-see
• Martin Park · park · Charleston · ~40 km · Must-see
• Old Cooper River Bridge Pillar · attraction · Charleston · ~40 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Laurel Swamp

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Laurel Swamp

• Audubon Beidler Forest Sanctuary · sanctuary · Dorchester · ~40 km · Must-see
• South Carolina Aquarium · sanctuary · Charleston · ~42 km · Must-see
• Francis Marion National Forest · sanctuary · Berkeley · ~44 km · Must-see
• Angel Oak · sanctuary · Charleston · ~49 km · Must-see
• United States Coast Guard Historic District · sanctuary · Charleston · ~50 km · Must-see
• Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Charleston · ~66 km · Must-see
• Santee National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Clarendon · ~71 km · Must-see
• ACE Basin National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Charleston · ~71 km · Must-see
• ACE Basin · sanctuary · Colleton · ~82 km · Must-see
• Orangeburg National Fish Hatchery · sanctuary · Orangeburg · ~109 km · Must-see

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