Buffalo Swamp

Buffalo 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 Buffalo 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 Buffalo Swamp — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 31.29562, -81.60945. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Buffalo Swamp

• Butler Island Plantation · sanctuary · McIntosh · ~21 km · Must-see
• Fort King George Historic Site · fort · McIntosh · ~25 km · Must-see
• Fort Barrington · fort · McIntosh · ~26 km · Must-see
• Fort Frederica · fort · Glynn · ~28 km · Must-see
• Fort Frederica National Monument · fort · Glynn · ~28 km · Must-see
• Marshes of Glynn · sanctuary · Glynn · ~28 km · Must-see
• Gascoigne Bluff · viewpoint · Glynn · ~30 km · Must-see
• St. Simons Island Light · beach · Glynn · ~34 km · Must-see
• The King and Prince Beach & Golf Resort · attraction · Glynn · ~35 km · Must-see
• The Horton House · fort · Glynn · ~36 km · Must-see
• Old Hell Lake · lake · Wayne · ~37 km · Must-see
• Jekyll Island · beach · Glynn · ~39 km · Must-see
• Faith Chapel · church · Glynn · ~40 km · Must-see
• Jekyll Island Museum · museum · Glynn · ~40 km · Must-see
• Sapelo Island Light · beach · McIntosh · ~41 km · Must-see
• Little Cumberland Lighthouse (abandoned) · fort · Camden · ~50 km · Must-see
• Cumberland Island · beach · Camden · ~67 km · Must-see
• Saint Catherines Island · river spot · Liberty · ~74 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Buffalo Swamp

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Buffalo Swamp

• Butler Island Plantation · sanctuary · McIntosh · ~21 km · Must-see
• Marshes of Glynn · sanctuary · Glynn · ~28 km · Must-see
• Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary · sanctuary · South Carolina · ~88 km · Must-see
• Okefenokee Wilderness · sanctuary · Charlton · ~110 km · Must-see
• Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Charlton · ~110 km · Must-see
• Grand Prairie · sanctuary · Ware · ~113 km · Must-see
• Timucuan Ecological & Historic Preserve · sanctuary · Duval · ~114 km · Must-see
• Pumpkin Hill Creek Preserve State Park · sanctuary · Duval · ~116 km · Must-see
• Machaba Balu Preserve · sanctuary · Duval · ~119 km · Must-see
• Kingsley Plantation · sanctuary · Duval · ~121 km · Must-see

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