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

Best time to visit Bear 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 Bear Swamp — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 32.45208, -86.60553. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bear Swamp

• R.E. "Bob" Woodruff Lake · lake · Autauga · ~27 km · Must-see
• Wright Brothers Park · park · Montgomery · ~35 km · Must-see
• Mount Zion African Methodist Episcopal Church · church · Montgomery · ~35 km · Must-see
• National Memorial for Peace and Justice · fort · Montgomery · ~36 km · Must-see
• Old Ship African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church · church · Montgomery · ~36 km · Must-see
• Montgomery County Historical · museum · Montgomery · ~37 km · Must-see
• Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church · church · Montgomery · ~37 km · Must-see
• First Baptist Church · church · Montgomery · ~37 km · Must-see
• Trinity Presbyterian Church · church · Montgomery · ~38 km · Must-see
• Montgomery Zoo · sanctuary · Montgomery · ~39 km · Must-see
• Taskigi Mound · viewpoint · Elmore · ~41 km · Must-see
• Fort Jackson · fort · Elmore · ~42 km · Must-see
• Fort Toulouse III Replica · fort · Elmore · ~42 km · Must-see
• Verbena Church · church · Chilton · ~43 km · Must-see
• Christian Church · church · Dallas · ~47 km · Must-see
• Lake Jordan Waterfall · waterfall · Elmore · ~48 km · Must-see
• Brown Chapel AME Church;Brown Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church · church · Dallas · ~48 km · Must-see
• Edmund Pettus Bridge · attraction · Dallas · ~49 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Bear Swamp

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Bear Swamp

• Montgomery Zoo · sanctuary · Montgomery · ~39 km · Must-see
• Roland Cooper State Park · sanctuary · Wilcox · ~93 km · Must-see
• Wind Creek State Park · sanctuary · Tallapoosa · ~97 km · Must-see
• Cahaba River National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Bibb · ~103 km · Must-see
• Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site · sanctuary · Macon · ~109 km · Must-see
• William R. Ireland, Sr. Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Bibb · ~110 km · Must-see
• Hillsboro Trail · sanctuary · Shelby · ~113 km · Must-see
• Tuskegee National Forest · sanctuary · Macon · ~116 km · Must-see
• Talladega National Forest · sanctuary · Shelby · ~117 km · Must-see
• Aldridge Botanical Gardens · sanctuary · Jefferson · ~132 km · Must-see

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