Bottom Bay

Bottom Bay: 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 Bottom Bay

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 Bottom Bay — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 30.33760, -82.73376. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bottom Bay

• Big Shoals State Park · sanctuary · Hamilton · ~3 km · Must-see
• Columbia County Historical Museum · museum · Columbia · ~24 km · Must-see
• Osceola National Forest · sanctuary · Columbia · ~25 km · Must-see
• Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park · park · Suwannee · ~27 km · Must-see
• Alligator Lake Dam · lake · Columbia · ~28 km · Must-see
• First Baptist Church of Live Oak · church · Suwannee · ~31 km · Must-see
• Big Gum Swamp Wilderness · sanctuary · Baker · ~35 km · Must-see
• Osceola Natural Area · sanctuary · Baker · ~41 km · Must-see
• Olustee Battlefield Historic State Park · park · Baker · ~44 km · Must-see
• Suwannee River State Park · sanctuary · Hamilton · ~53 km · Must-see
• Twin Rivers WMA · sanctuary · Madison · ~59 km · Must-see
• Fort White Wildlife and Environmental Area · fort · Gilchrist · ~59 km · Must-see
• O'Leno State Park · park · Columbia · ~61 km · Must-see
• River Rise Preserve State Park · sanctuary · Columbia · ~65 km · Must-see
• Ginnie Spring · park · Gilchrist · ~70 km · Must-see
• Gannet Lake · lake · Ware · ~74 km · Must-see
• Lot Pond · lake · Lowndes · ~75 km · Must-see
• Stephen Foster Museum · museum · Hamilton · ~4 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Bottom Bay

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Bottom Bay

• Big Shoals State Park · sanctuary · Hamilton · ~3 km · Must-see
• Osceola National Forest · sanctuary · Columbia · ~25 km · Must-see
• Big Gum Swamp Wilderness · sanctuary · Baker · ~35 km · Must-see
• Osceola Natural Area · sanctuary · Baker · ~41 km · Must-see
• Suwannee River State Park · sanctuary · Hamilton · ~53 km · Must-see
• Twin Rivers WMA · sanctuary · Madison · ~59 km · Must-see
• River Rise Preserve State Park · sanctuary · Columbia · ~65 km · Must-see
• Grand Prairie · sanctuary · Ware · ~77 km · Must-see
• Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Charlton · ~80 km · Must-see
• Okefenokee Wilderness · sanctuary · Charlton · ~80 km · Must-see

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