Big Swamp

Big 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 Big 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 Big Swamp — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 47.10710, -95.58459. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Big Swamp

• Tulaby Lake · lake · Mahnomen · ~6 km · Must-see
• Little Elbow Lake Park · lake · Mahnomen · ~10 km · Must-see
• Little Bass Lake Wildlife Management Area · lake · Clearwater · ~13 km · Must-see
• Long Lost Lake South Wildlife Management Area · lake · Clearwater · ~19 km · Must-see
• Bad Medicine Lake Public Water Access Site · lake · Becker · ~21 km · Must-see
• Big Sugar Bush Lake · lake · Becker · ~21 km · Must-see
• Shell Lake · lake · Becker · ~26 km · Must-see
• Kirk Lake · lake · Clearwater · ~32 km · Must-see
• Heart Lake · lake · Clearwater · ~34 km · Must-see
• Hays Lake · lake · Clearwater · ~34 km · Must-see
• Grosilliers Lake · lake · Clearwater · ~36 km · Must-see
• Tamarack Lake · lake · Clearwater · ~36 km · Must-see
• Radisson Lake · lake · Clearwater · ~36 km · Must-see
• Itasca State Park · park · Clearwater · ~37 km · Must-see
• McKay Lake · lake · Clearwater · ~38 km · Must-see
• Little Toad Lake · lake · Becker · ~38 km · Must-see
• Two Inlets Lake · lake · Becker · ~38 km · Must-see
• Allen Lake · lake · Clearwater · ~39 km · Must-see

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Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Big Swamp

• Comstock House · sanctuary · Cass · ~117 km · Must-see
• Rabideau CCC Camp · sanctuary · Beltrami · ~122 km · Must-see
• Red River Zoo · sanctuary · Cass · ~126 km · Must-see
• Inspiration Peak · sanctuary · Otter Tail · ~135 km · Must-see
• Chippewa National Forest · sanctuary · Cass · ~150 km · Must-see
• Tamarac National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Becker · ~17 km
• Hamden Slough National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Becker · ~44 km
• Rindahl Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Polk · ~76 km
• Hill River Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Polk · ~80 km
• Rydell National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Polk · ~92 km

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