Green Swamp

Green 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 Green 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 Green Swamp — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 45.72942, -85.55510. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Green Swamp

• Beaver Island Harbor Lighthouse · museum · Charlevoix · ~5 km · Must-see
• Beaver Island · river spot · Charlevoix · ~9 km · Must-see
• Squaw Island Lighthouse · beach · Charlevoix · ~16 km · Must-see
• Beaver Islands State Wildlife Research Area · sanctuary · Charlevoix · ~18 km · Must-see
• Beaver Head Lighthouse · beach · Charlevoix · ~21 km · Must-see
• Lansing Shoal Lighthouse · beach · Michigan · ~24 km · Must-see
• Hat Island · sanctuary · Charlevoix · ~28 km · Must-see
• Gull Island · sanctuary · Charlevoix · ~28 km · Must-see
• Skillagalee Island (Ile Aux Galets) Lighthouse · fort · Emmet · ~38 km · Must-see
• Grays Reef Lighthouse · beach · Michigan · ~39 km · Must-see
• White Shoal Lighthouse · beach · Michigan · ~44 km · Must-see
• Seul Choix Point · beach · Schoolcraft · ~44 km · Must-see
• Waugoshance Lighthouse · beach · Michigan · ~46 km · Must-see
• Waugoshance Point · beach · Emmet · ~53 km · Must-see
• Little Hog Island · river spot · Mackinac · ~54 km · Must-see
• Milakokia Lake · lake · Mackinac · ~54 km · Must-see
• Garlyn Zoo · sanctuary · Mackinac · ~55 km · Must-see
• Old South Fox Island Lighthouse · beach · Leelanau · ~56 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Green Swamp

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Green Swamp

• Beaver Islands State Wildlife Research Area · sanctuary · Charlevoix · ~18 km · Must-see
• Hat Island · sanctuary · Charlevoix · ~28 km · Must-see
• Gull Island · sanctuary · Charlevoix · ~28 km · Must-see
• Garlyn Zoo · sanctuary · Mackinac · ~55 km · Must-see
• Hiawatha National Forest · sanctuary · Mackinac · ~57 km · Must-see
• Fisherman's Island State Park · sanctuary · Charlevoix · ~67 km · Must-see
• Little Traverse Bay · sanctuary · Michigan · ~69 km · Must-see
• Fred Dye Nature Sanctuary · sanctuary · Mackinac · ~79 km · Must-see
• Straits of Mackinac Underwater Preserve · sanctuary · Michigan · ~81 km · Must-see
• Straits State Park · sanctuary · Mackinac · ~83 km · Must-see

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