Tule Swamp

Tule 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 Tule 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 Tule Swamp — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.19658, -120.11670. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Tule Swamp

• Crane Mountain · viewpoint · Lake · ~23 km · Must-see
• Warner Valley · viewpoint · Lake · ~26 km · Must-see
• Crump Lake · lake · Lake · ~31 km · Must-see
• Goose Lake State Recreation Area · lake · Lake · ~35 km · Must-see
• Hart Lake · lake · Lake · ~39 km · Must-see
• Junipers Reservoir · lake · Lake · ~42 km · Must-see
• Warner Lakes · lake · Lake · ~45 km · Must-see
• Goose Lake · lake · Modoc · ~52 km · Must-see
• Drews Gap Summit · viewpoint · Lake · ~52 km · Must-see
• Warner Peak · viewpoint · Lake · ~53 km · Must-see
• Lake Abert · lake · Lake · ~55 km · Must-see
• Hart Mountain · viewpoint · Lake · ~59 km · Must-see
• Hart Mountain Hot Springs · attraction · Lake · ~61 km · Must-see
• Flagstaff Lake · lake · Lake · ~63 km · Must-see
• New Year Lake · lake · Washoe · ~64 km · Must-see
• Hart Mountain National Antelope Refuge · sanctuary · Lake · ~68 km · Must-see
• Lofton Reservoir · lake · Lake · ~73 km · Must-see
• Hickey Dam · lake · Lake · ~4 km

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Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Tule Swamp

• Hart Mountain National Antelope Refuge · sanctuary · Lake · ~68 km · Must-see
• Gearhart Mountain Wilderness · sanctuary · Lake · ~87 km · Must-see
• Modoc National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Modoc · ~112 km · Must-see
• Modoc National Forest · sanctuary · Modoc · ~130 km · Must-see
• Fremont-Winema National Forest · sanctuary · Klamath · ~132 km · Must-see
• Steens Mountain Wilderness · sanctuary · Harney · ~149 km · Must-see
• Dismal Swamp · sanctuary · Modoc · ~30 km
• Moss Flat · sanctuary · Lake · ~44 km
• Long Prairie · sanctuary · Lake · ~74 km
• Middle Fishhole · sanctuary · Klamath · ~80 km

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