Big Bend Swamp

Big Bend 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 Big Bend 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 Big Bend Swamp — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 28.15164, -81.16230. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Big Bend Swamp

• Sweet Bay Island · lake · Osceola · ~2 km · Must-see
• Lake Conlin · lake · Osceola · ~13 km · Must-see
• Reptile World Serpentarium · park · Osceola · ~14 km · Must-see
• Lake Center · lake · Osceola · ~18 km · Must-see
• East Lake Tohopekaliga · lake · Osceola · ~25 km · Must-see
• Lake Tohopekaliga Islands Complex · lake · Osceola · ~32 km · Must-see
• Lake Whippoorwill · lake · Orange · ~34 km · Must-see
• Cascades at Kissimmee · waterfall · Osceola · ~35 km · Must-see
• Monument of States · fort · Osceola · ~35 km · Must-see
• Red Lake · lake · Orange · ~37 km · Must-see
• Lake Kissimmee · lake · Osceola · ~38 km · Must-see
• Lake Kissimmee State Park · lake · Polk · ~39 km · Must-see
• Gatorland · park · Orange · ~41 km · Must-see
• Give Kids the World Village · park · Osceola · ~41 km · Must-see
• Lake Winder · lake · Brevard · ~41 km · Must-see
• Lake Rosalie · lake · Polk · ~43 km · Must-see
• Lake Calabay · lake · Orange · ~43 km · Must-see
• B-52 Park · park · Orange · ~45 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Big Bend Swamp

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Big Bend Swamp

• Hal Scott Regional Preserve and Park · sanctuary · Orange · ~48 km · Must-see
• Tosohatchee Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Orange · ~51 km · Must-see
• SeaWorld · sanctuary · Orange · ~51 km · Must-see
• Brevard Zoo · sanctuary · Brevard · ~56 km · Must-see
• Tibet-Butler Preserve · sanctuary · Orange · ~62 km · Must-see
• Harry P. Leu Gardens · sanctuary · Orange · ~63 km · Must-see
• Erna Nixon Park · sanctuary · Brevard · ~63 km · Must-see
• Charles H. Bronson State Forest · sanctuary · Seminole · ~67 km · Must-see
• Turkey Creek Sanctuary · sanctuary · Brevard · ~71 km · Must-see
• Little Big Econ State Forest · sanctuary · Seminole · ~72 km · Must-see

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