Featherbed Swamp

Featherbed Swamp: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. 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 Featherbed Swamp

Season: November to March for sightings; sanctuaries may close in peak monsoon.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Featherbed Swamp — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.97888, -70.01996. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Featherbed Swamp

• Bound Brook Island · river spot · Barnstable · ~6 km · Must-see
• Great Pond · lake · Barnstable · ~6 km · Must-see
• Cahoon Hollow Beach · beach · Barnstable · ~6 km · Must-see
• Tom Hill · viewpoint · Barnstable · ~6 km · Must-see
• Griffin Island · viewpoint · Barnstable · ~7 km · Must-see
• Mayo Beach · beach · Barnstable · ~7 km · Must-see
• Corn Hill · viewpoint · Barnstable · ~7 km · Must-see
• White Crest Beach · beach · Barnstable · ~7 km · Must-see
• Jenny Lind Tower · attraction · Barnstable · ~9 km · Must-see
• Samuel Smith Tavern Site · fort · Barnstable · ~9 km · Must-see
• Highland/Cape Cod Light · beach · Barnstable · ~9 km · Must-see
• Little Beach Hill · beach · Barnstable · ~12 km · Must-see
• Marconi Beach · beach · Barnstable · ~14 km · Must-see
• Mass Audubon Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary · sanctuary · Barnstable · ~14 km · Must-see
• Billingsgate Shoal · sanctuary · Barnstable · ~16 km · Must-see
• Cooks Brook Beach · beach · Barnstable · ~16 km · Must-see
• Long Point Light · beach · Barnstable · ~17 km · Must-see
• Cape Cod National Seashore · sanctuary · Barnstable · ~17 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Featherbed Swamp

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Featherbed Swamp

• Mass Audubon Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary · sanctuary · Barnstable · ~14 km · Must-see
• Billingsgate Shoal · sanctuary · Barnstable · ~16 km · Must-see
• Cape Cod National Seashore · sanctuary · Barnstable · ~17 km · Must-see
• Nickerson State Park · sanctuary · Barnstable · ~30 km · Must-see
• Mill Pond / Off Stage Harbor Road · sanctuary · Barnstable · ~43 km · Must-see
• Sandy Neck Light · sanctuary · Barnstable · ~45 km · Must-see
• Monomoy National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Barnstable · ~53 km · Must-see
• Monomoy Wilderness · sanctuary · Barnstable · ~54 km · Must-see
• Danforth Recreation Area · sanctuary · Barnstable · ~58 km · Must-see
• Lowell Holly Reservation · sanctuary · Barnstable · ~64 km · Must-see

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