Moss Swamp

Moss 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 Moss 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 Moss Swamp — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 36.58852, -76.56630. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Moss Swamp

• Cypress Chapel Christian Church · church · Suffolk · ~5 km · Must-see
• Lake Drummond · lake · Chesapeake · ~11 km · Must-see
• Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Chesapeake · ~12 km · Must-see
• Dismal Swamp State Park · sanctuary · Camden · ~21 km · Must-see
• Merchants Millpond State Park · sanctuary · Gates · ~26 km · Must-see
• Nansemond National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Suffolk · ~32 km · Must-see
• Saint Johns Church · church · Suffolk · ~37 km · Must-see
• Craddock Historic District · sanctuary · Portsmouth · ~40 km · Must-see
• Northwest River State Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Chesapeake · ~42 km · Must-see
• Chesapeake Arboretum · sanctuary · Chesapeake · ~43 km · Must-see
• Downtown Portsmouth Historic District · sanctuary · Portsmouth · ~45 km · Must-see
• Saint Pauls Catholic Church · church · Portsmouth · ~45 km · Must-see
• Monumental United Methodist Church · church · Portsmouth · ~45 km · Must-see
• Trinity Episcopal Church · church · Portsmouth · ~45 km · Must-see
• Blackwater Ecological Preserve · sanctuary · Isle of Wight · ~45 km · Must-see
• Children's Museum of Virginia · museum · Portsmouth · ~45 km · Must-see
• Fresnel Lens from Hog Island Light · attraction · Portsmouth · ~46 km · Must-see
• Antioch Pines Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Isle of Wight · ~46 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Moss Swamp

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Moss Swamp

• Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Chesapeake · ~12 km · Must-see
• Dismal Swamp State Park · sanctuary · Camden · ~21 km · Must-see
• Merchants Millpond State Park · sanctuary · Gates · ~26 km · Must-see
• Nansemond National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Suffolk · ~32 km · Must-see
• Craddock Historic District · sanctuary · Portsmouth · ~40 km · Must-see
• Northwest River State Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Chesapeake · ~42 km · Must-see
• Chesapeake Arboretum · sanctuary · Chesapeake · ~43 km · Must-see
• Downtown Portsmouth Historic District · sanctuary · Portsmouth · ~45 km · Must-see
• Blackwater Ecological Preserve · sanctuary · Isle of Wight · ~45 km · Must-see
• Antioch Pines Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Isle of Wight · ~46 km · Must-see

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