Bear Bay

Bear Bay: 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 Bear Bay

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 Bear Bay — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 31.04854, -82.87264. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bear Bay

• General Coffee State Park · sanctuary · Coffee · ~67 km · Must-see
• Stephen C. Foster State Park · park · Charlton · ~68 km · Must-see
• Lot Pond · lake · Lowndes · ~69 km · Must-see
• Wild Adventures · park · Lowndes · ~70 km · Must-see
• Swamp Thing · temple · Lowndes · ~70 km · Must-see
• Viking Voyage · temple · Lowndes · ~71 km · Must-see
• Okefenokee Wilderness · sanctuary · Charlton · ~72 km · Must-see
• Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Charlton · ~72 km · Must-see
• Lanes Pond · lake · Lowndes · ~73 km · Must-see
• Useless Bay · sanctuary · Clinch · ~7 km
• Camp Creek Baptist Church · church · Clinch · ~11 km
• Arabia Swamp · sanctuary · Clinch · ~12 km
• Bee Pond Flats · sanctuary · Clinch · ~12 km
• Clothespole Bay · beach · Lanier · ~15 km
• Sweetgum Bay · sanctuary · Clinch · ~16 km
• Sow Bay · sanctuary · Clinch · ~17 km
• Foreman Bay · sanctuary · Clinch · ~19 km
• Guest Millpond Dam · lake · Clinch · ~19 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Bear Bay

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Bear Bay

• General Coffee State Park · sanctuary · Coffee · ~67 km · Must-see
• Okefenokee Wilderness · sanctuary · Charlton · ~72 km · Must-see
• Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Charlton · ~72 km · Must-see
• Grand Prairie · sanctuary · Ware · ~94 km · Must-see
• Broxton Rocks · sanctuary · Coffee · ~95 km · Must-see
• Suwannee River State Park · sanctuary · Hamilton · ~97 km · Must-see
• Big Shoals State Park · sanctuary · Hamilton · ~100 km · Must-see
• Twin Rivers WMA · sanctuary · Madison · ~102 km · Must-see
• Jefferson Davis Memorial Historic Site · sanctuary · Irwin · ~105 km · Must-see
• Osceola Natural Area · sanctuary · Baker · ~109 km · Must-see

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