Bear Swamp

Bear 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 lake: Full / gates open · Low water level · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Bear Swamp

Season: August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open.

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 Bear Swamp — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.36113, -72.65040. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bear Swamp

• Waterbury Center State Park · sanctuary · Washington · ~8 km · Must-see
• Wrightsville Reservoir · lake · Grafton · ~10 km · Must-see
• Hubbard Park · sanctuary · Washington · ~14 km · Must-see
• Hubbard Park · park · Grafton · ~15 km · Must-see
• Vermont State Capitol · sanctuary · Washington · ~15 km · Must-see
• Bolton Mountain · viewpoint · Chittenden · ~22 km · Must-see
• Mount Waitsfield · viewpoint · Washington · ~23 km · Must-see
• Camels Hump · viewpoint · Chittenden · ~24 km · Must-see
• Mount Mansfield State Forest · sanctuary · Lamoille · ~24 km · Must-see
• Camel's Hump State Park · sanctuary · Washington · ~25 km · Must-see
• Smuggler's Notch State Park · viewpoint · Lamoille · ~25 km · Must-see
• Upper Cox Brook Covered Bridge · attraction · Washington · ~26 km · Must-see
• Italian Baptist Church · church · Washington · ~26 km · Must-see
• Martin Covered Bridge · attraction · Washington · ~26 km · Must-see
• Lower Cox Brook Covered Bridge · attraction · Washington · ~26 km · Must-see
• Morrisville Dam · lake · Lamoille · ~28 km · Must-see
• Northfield Bible Fellowship Church · church · Washington · ~29 km · Must-see
• Big Eddy Covered Bridge · attraction · Washington · ~29 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Bear Swamp

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Bear Swamp

• Wrightsville Reservoir · lake · Grafton · ~10 km · Must-see
• Morrisville Dam · lake · Lamoille · ~28 km · Must-see
• Lake Iroquois · lake · Chittenden · ~43 km · Must-see
• Indian Brook Reservoir · lake · Chittenden · ~51 km · Must-see
• Harvey's Lake · lake · Grafton · ~52 km · Must-see
• Runaway Pond · lake · Grafton · ~58 km · Must-see
• Ticklenaked Pond · lake · Caledonia · ~60 km · Must-see
• Ticklenaked Pond · lake · Grafton · ~60 km · Must-see
• McIndoes Station Dam · lake · Grafton · ~60 km · Must-see
• Lake Champlain · lake · Chittenden · ~62 km · Must-see

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