Cedar Swamp

Cedar 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 Cedar 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 Cedar Swamp — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.83922, -85.80956. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Cedar Swamp

• Lime Lake · lake · Leelanau · ~8 km · Must-see
• Big Glen Lake · lake · Leelanau · ~16 km · Must-see
• Lake Leelanau · lake · Leelanau · ~17 km · Must-see
• Long Lake · lake · Grand Traverse · ~18 km · Must-see
• Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore · sanctuary · Michigan · ~21 km · Must-see
• Lake Dubonnet · lake · Grand Traverse · ~21 km · Must-see
• Bass Lake · lake · Grand Traverse · ~23 km · Must-see
• Cedar Hedge Lake · lake · Grand Traverse · ~24 km · Must-see
• Silver Lake · lake · Grand Traverse · ~24 km · Must-see
• Dennos Museum Center · museum · Grand Traverse · ~24 km · Must-see
• Boardman Valley Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Grand Traverse · ~25 km · Must-see
• South Bar Lake · lake · Leelanau · ~25 km · Must-see
• Robert H. Manning Memorial Lighthouse · beach · Leelanau · ~26 km · Must-see
• Manitou Passage Underwater Preserve · sanctuary · Michigan · ~26 km · Must-see
• Keith J. Charters Traverse City State Park · park · Grand Traverse · ~28 km · Must-see
• North Manitou Shoal Light Station · fort · Michigan · ~29 km · Must-see
• Duck Lake / Lake Wahbekaness · lake · Grand Traverse · ~30 km · Must-see
• Interlochen State Park · park · Grand Traverse · ~30 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Cedar Swamp

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Cedar Swamp

• Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore · sanctuary · Michigan · ~21 km · Must-see
• Boardman Valley Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Grand Traverse · ~25 km · Must-see
• Manitou Passage Underwater Preserve · sanctuary · Michigan · ~26 km · Must-see
• Grand Traverse Bay Underwater Preserve · sanctuary · Michigan · ~36 km · Must-see
• Old Mission State Park · sanctuary · Grand Traverse · ~38 km · Must-see
• Fisherman's Island State Park · sanctuary · Charlevoix · ~74 km · Must-see
• Beaver Islands State Wildlife Research Area · sanctuary · Charlevoix · ~108 km · Must-see
• Little Traverse Bay · sanctuary · Michigan · ~109 km · Must-see
• Hartwick Pines State Park · sanctuary · Crawford · ~113 km · Must-see
• Gull Island · sanctuary · Charlevoix · ~120 km · Must-see

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