Middle Bay

Middle Bay: 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 Middle Bay

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 Middle Bay — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 33.15953, -79.89227. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Middle Bay

• Mepkin Abbey · church · Berkeley · ~9 km · Must-see
• Strawberry Chapel · church · Berkeley · ~10 km · Must-see
• Pompion Hill Chapel · church · Berkeley · ~12 km · Must-see
• Cypress Gardens · park · Berkeley · ~17 km · Must-see
• Pinopolis Dam · lake · Berkeley · ~17 km · Must-see
• Francis Marion National Forest · sanctuary · Berkeley · ~24 km · Must-see
• Lake Moultrie · lake · Berkeley · ~29 km · Must-see
• St. James Church · church · Berkeley · ~30 km · Must-see
• Sewee Shell Ring · fort · Charleston · ~40 km · Must-see
• Etiwan Park · park · Berkeley · ~42 km · Must-see
• Boone Hall Plantation · park · Charleston · ~43 km · Must-see
• Charles Pinckney National Historic Site · park · Charleston · ~44 km · Must-see
• Magnolia Plantation · park · Charleston · ~45 km · Must-see
• Christ Church (Episcopal) · church · Charleston · ~45 km · Must-see
• North Bridge Park · park · Charleston · ~46 km · Must-see
• Bulls Bay · beach · Charleston · ~47 km · Must-see
• Capers Island Boneyard · beach · Charleston · ~48 km · Must-see
• Old Cooper River Bridge Pillar · attraction · Charleston · ~50 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Middle Bay

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Middle Bay

• Francis Marion National Forest · sanctuary · Berkeley · ~24 km · Must-see
• South Carolina Aquarium · sanctuary · Charleston · ~51 km · Must-see
• Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Charleston · ~52 km · Must-see
• Audubon Beidler Forest Sanctuary · sanctuary · Dorchester · ~54 km · Must-see
• United States Coast Guard Historic District · sanctuary · Charleston · ~56 km · Must-see
• Angel Oak · sanctuary · Charleston · ~65 km · Must-see
• Santee National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Clarendon · ~72 km · Must-see
• ACE Basin National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Charleston · ~92 km · Must-see
• Moore Farms Botanical Garden · sanctuary · Williamsburg · ~99 km · Must-see
• ACE Basin · sanctuary · Colleton · ~104 km · Must-see

All wildlife, forests & gardens in South Carolina

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