Dismal Swamp

Dismal 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 Dismal 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 Dismal Swamp — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 43.29511, -94.11291. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Dismal Swamp

• Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Kossuth · ~4 km · Must-see
• Ambrose A Call State Park · park · Kossuth · ~36 km · Must-see
• Jolly Green Giant · sanctuary · Faribault · ~49 km · Must-see
• Sager Lake · lake · Kossuth · ~50 km · Must-see
• Rose Lake · lake · Martin · ~52 km · Must-see
• Little Hall Lake · lake · Martin · ~54 km · Must-see
• Okamanpeedan Lake · lake · Emmet · ~55 km · Must-see
• Budd Lake · lake · Martin · ~60 km · Must-see
• Martin County Historical Society and Pioneer Museum · museum · Martin · ~61 km · Must-see
• Red Rock Center for the Arts · church · Martin · ~61 km · Must-see
• Sisseton Lake · lake · Martin · ~61 km · Must-see
• McIntosh Woods State Park · sanctuary · Cerro Gordo · ~70 km · Must-see
• Bass Lake · lake · Faribault · ~73 km · Must-see
• Clear Lake · lake · Cerro Gordo · ~73 km · Must-see
• Buddy Holly Crash Site · attraction · Cerro Gordo · ~75 km · Must-see
• Gabrielson Pool · lake · Kossuth · ~1 km
• Darling Pool · lake · Kossuth · ~4 km
• Lowe Pool · lake · Kossuth · ~9 km

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Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Dismal Swamp

• Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Kossuth · ~4 km · Must-see
• Jolly Green Giant · sanctuary · Faribault · ~49 km · Must-see
• McIntosh Woods State Park · sanctuary · Cerro Gordo · ~70 km · Must-see
• Cayler Prairie State Preserve · sanctuary · Dickinson · ~115 km · Must-see
• Sibley Park · sanctuary · Blue Earth · ~121 km · Must-see
• Brushy Creek State Preserve · sanctuary · Webster · ~128 km · Must-see
• Wells Fargo · sanctuary · Steele · ~141 km · Must-see
• Bison Waterfowl Production Area · sanctuary · Kossuth · ~13 km
• Blazing Star Waterfowl Production Area · sanctuary · Kossuth · ~15 km
• Grant Township Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Winnebago · ~20 km

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