Mile Marsh

Mile Marsh: 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 nature spot: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Mile Marsh

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 Mile Marsh — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 30.39083, -90.37199. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Mile Marsh

• Joyce Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Pearl River · ~5 km · Must-see
• Joyce Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Tangipahoa Parish · ~6 km · Must-see
• Pass Manchac Light · attraction · Pearl River · ~16 km · Must-see
• Grace Memorial Episcopal Church · church · Tangipahoa Parish · ~20 km · Must-see
• KSLU-FM (Hammond) · attraction · Tangipahoa Parish · ~21 km · Must-see
• Lake Maurepas · lake · Pearl River · ~24 km · Must-see
• Lake Maurepas · lake · Saint John the Baptist Parish · ~24 km · Must-see
• Tchefuncte River Range Rear Light · beach · Saint Tammany Parish · ~24 km · Must-see
• Fairview-Riverside State Park · sanctuary · Saint Tammany Parish · ~27 km · Must-see
• Tickfaw State Park · sanctuary · Livingston Parish · ~33 km · Must-see
• Fontainebleau State Park · sanctuary · Saint Tammany Parish · ~42 km · Must-see
• Abita Mystery House · museum · Pearl River · ~42 km · Must-see
• Lake Pontchartrain · lake · Saint Tammany Parish · ~43 km · Must-see
• Maurepas Swamp Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Saint John the Baptist Parish · ~43 km · Must-see
• Church of the Incarnation · church · Tangipahoa Parish · ~50 km · Must-see
• Bonnet Carré Spillway · lake · Saint Charles Parish · ~55 km · Must-see
• Lafreniere Park · park · Jefferson Parish · ~58 km · Must-see
• Bogue Chitto State Park · sanctuary · Washington Parish · ~59 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Mile Marsh

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Mile Marsh

• Joyce Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Pearl River · ~5 km · Must-see
• Joyce Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Tangipahoa Parish · ~6 km · Must-see
• Fairview-Riverside State Park · sanctuary · Saint Tammany Parish · ~27 km · Must-see
• Tickfaw State Park · sanctuary · Livingston Parish · ~33 km · Must-see
• Fontainebleau State Park · sanctuary · Saint Tammany Parish · ~42 km · Must-see
• Maurepas Swamp Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Saint John the Baptist Parish · ~43 km · Must-see
• Bogue Chitto State Park · sanctuary · Washington Parish · ~59 km · Must-see
• New Orleans Botanical Gardens · sanctuary · Orleans Parish · ~65 km · Must-see
• Louis Armstrong Park · sanctuary · Orleans Parish · ~70 km · Must-see
• Congo Square · sanctuary · Orleans Parish · ~70 km · Must-see

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