Manning Bay

Manning 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 nature spot: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Manning 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 Manning Bay — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 34.37991, -79.30961. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Manning Bay

• Little Pee Dee State Park · park · Dillon · ~8 km · Must-see
• South of the Border · attraction · Dillon · ~16 km · Must-see
• Cotton Press · fort · Dillon · ~25 km · Must-see
• Asbury Methodist Church · church · Robeson · ~30 km · Must-see
• Pepsi Cola Lake · lake · Florence · ~46 km · Must-see
• War Between the States Museum · museum · Florence · ~60 km · Must-see
• Bermuda Church · church · Dillon · ~4 km
• Faith Tabernacle · church · Dillon · ~6 km
• East Dillon Baptist Church · church · Dillon · ~8 km
• Dillon Church of God · church · Dillon · ~9 km
• First Presbyterian Church · church · Dillon · ~9 km
• Pleasant Hill Church · church · Dillon · ~10 km
• Kentyre Church · church · Dillon · ~10 km
• Fellowship Baptist Church · church · Dillon · ~11 km
• James W Dillon House Museum · museum · Dillon · ~11 km
• Mount Zion Church · church · Dillon · ~12 km
• Dothan Baptist Church · church · Dillon · ~15 km
• Dillon County Museum · museum · Dillon · ~15 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Manning Bay

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Manning Bay

• Moore Farms Botanical Garden · sanctuary · Williamsburg · ~93 km · Must-see
• Turnbull Creek Educational State Forest · sanctuary · Bladen · ~94 km · Must-see
• Tuckahoe Bay · sanctuary · Horry · ~95 km · Must-see
• Bladen Lakes State Forest · sanctuary · Bladen · ~98 km · Must-see
• Cape Fear Botanical Garden · sanctuary · Cumberland · ~107 km · Must-see
• Pearl Fryar Topiary Garden · sanctuary · Lee · ~113 km · Must-see
• Brookgreen Gardens · sanctuary · Georgetown · ~122 km · Must-see
• Green Swamp Preserve · sanctuary · Brunswick · ~127 km · Must-see
• Goodwin State Forest · sanctuary · Moore · ~135 km · Must-see
• Crutchlow Bay · sanctuary · Dillon · ~19 km

All wildlife, forests & gardens in South Carolina

Frequently asked