Bear Ridge

Bear Ridge: 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 viewpoint: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Bear Ridge

Season: October to February for cool, clear air; July to September for mist and greenery.

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 Ridge — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 30.51186, -85.86577. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bear Ridge

• Moss Hill Methodist Church · church · Washington · ~25 km · Must-see
• Ponce de Leon Springs State Park · park · Holmes · ~30 km · Must-see
• Eden Gardens State Park · park · Geneva · ~36 km · Must-see
• Camp Helen State Park · park · Bay · ~37 km · Must-see
• Deer Lake State Park · lake · Walton · ~37 km · Must-see
• Sand Mountain · viewpoint · Geneva · ~41 km · Must-see
• Apalachicola National Forest · sanctuary · Bay · ~41 km · Must-see
• Juniper Lake · lake · Geneva · ~48 km · Must-see
• Falling Waters State Park · park · Washington · ~50 km · Must-see
• Topsail Hill Preserve State Park · park · Walton · ~54 km · Must-see
• High Hill · viewpoint · Geneva · ~55 km · Must-see
• Saint Andrews State Park · park · Bay · ~58 km · Must-see
• Carl Pond · lake · Geneva · ~6 km
• Possum Monument · fort · Geneva · ~37 km
• Eastern Green Beach · beach · Walton · ~37 km
• Vortex Spring · cave · Geneva · ~37 km
• Seacrest Beach · beach · Walton · ~38 km
• Man in the Sea Museum · museum · Bay · ~39 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Bear Ridge

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Bear Ridge

• Sand Mountain · viewpoint · Geneva · ~41 km · Must-see
• High Hill · viewpoint · Geneva · ~55 km · Must-see
• Britton Hill · viewpoint · Walton · ~83 km · Must-see
• Britton Hill · viewpoint · Covington · ~83 km · Must-see
• Alabama Hollow · viewpoint · Baldwin · ~131 km · Must-see
• Sandy Mountain · viewpoint · Walton · ~54 km
• East Jetty · viewpoint · Bay · ~57 km
• Balcom Hill · viewpoint · Holmes · ~75 km
• Buffalo Hill · viewpoint · Geneva · ~82 km
• Metts Bluff · viewpoint · Okaloosa · ~105 km

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