Wildcat Swamp

Wildcat 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 Wildcat 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 Wildcat Swamp — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.19044, -85.86144. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Wildcat Swamp

• Tippy Dam · lake · Manistee · ~12 km · Must-see
• Tippy Dam State Recreation Area · lake · Manistee · ~13 km · Must-see
• Gun Lake · lake · Mason · ~35 km · Must-see
• Lake Mitchell · lake · Wexford · ~38 km · Must-see
• William Mitchell State Park · park · Wexford · ~41 km · Must-see
• Portage Lake · lake · Manistee · ~43 km · Must-see
• Lake Cadillac · lake · Wexford · ~44 km · Must-see
• Manistee Lake · lake · Manistee · ~44 km · Must-see
• Shrine of the Pines · museum · Lake · ~46 km · Must-see
• SS City of Milwaukee · attraction · Manistee · ~46 km · Must-see
• United States Coast Guard Cutter Acacia · attraction · Manistee · ~46 km · Must-see
• Orchard Beach State Park · beach · Manistee · ~47 km · Must-see
• Michigan Legacy Art Park · museum · Benzie · ~48 km · Must-see
• North Pierhead Light · attraction · Michigan · ~49 km · Must-see
• Notipekago · fort · Mason · ~50 km · Must-see
• Dockery Lake · lake · Mason · ~55 km · Must-see
• Arcadia Lake · lake · Manistee · ~56 km · Must-see
• Green Lake / Lake Wahbekanetta · lake · Grand Traverse · ~60 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Wildcat Swamp

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Wildcat Swamp

• Nordhouse Dunes Wilderness · sanctuary · Mason · ~60 km · Must-see
• Ludington State Park · sanctuary · Mason · ~67 km · Must-see
• Boardman Valley Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Grand Traverse · ~78 km · Must-see
• Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore · sanctuary · Michigan · ~101 km · Must-see
• Manistee National Forest · sanctuary · Oceana · ~104 km · Must-see
• Manitou Passage Underwater Preserve · sanctuary · Michigan · ~107 km · Must-see
• Grand Traverse Bay Underwater Preserve · sanctuary · Michigan · ~116 km · Must-see
• Old Mission State Park · sanctuary · Grand Traverse · ~117 km · Must-see
• Backus Creek State Game Area · sanctuary · Roscommon · ~129 km · Must-see
• Hackley Park · sanctuary · Muskegon · ~139 km · Must-see

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