Bear Inlet

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

Best time to visit Bear Inlet

Season: October to March; rough seas and lifeguard warnings June to September.

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 Inlet — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 34.61969, -77.17927. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bear Inlet

• Hammocks Beach State Park · beach · Onslow · ~7 km · Must-see
• Onslow Beach · beach · Onslow · ~17 km · Must-see
• Courthouse Bay · beach · Onslow · ~22 km · Must-see
• Courthouse Bay Marina · attraction · Onslow · ~23 km · Must-see
• Pocosin Wilderness · sanctuary · Carteret · ~30 km · Must-see
• Beirut Memorial · fort · Onslow · ~32 km · Must-see
• Montford Point Marine Memorial · museum · Onslow · ~32 km · Must-see
• Bogue Sound · lake · Carteret · ~33 km · Must-see
• Pond Pine Wilderness · sanctuary · Craven · ~33 km · Must-see
• Theodore Roosevelt State Natural Area · sanctuary · Carteret · ~41 km · Must-see
• Croatan National Forest · sanctuary · Craven · ~42 km · Must-see
• Catfish Lake South Wilderness · lake · Jones · ~43 km · Must-see
• Sheep Ridge Wilderness · sanctuary · Craven · ~43 km · Must-see
• Topsail Island · river spot · Onslow · ~44 km · Must-see
• Neusiok Trail · sanctuary · Craven · ~54 km · Must-see
• Fort Macon · fort · Carteret · ~58 km · Must-see
• North Carolina Maritime Museum · museum · Carteret · ~60 km · Must-see
• WCTI-TV · attraction · Jones · ~62 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Bear Inlet

Other beaches & coast near Bear Inlet

• Hammocks Beach State Park · beach · Onslow · ~7 km · Must-see
• Onslow Beach · beach · Onslow · ~17 km · Must-see
• Courthouse Bay · beach · Onslow · ~22 km · Must-see
• Price's Creek Lighthouse · beach · Brunswick · ~133 km · Must-see
• Bald Head Lighthouse · beach · Brunswick · ~140 km · Must-see
• Oak Island Lighthouse · beach · Brunswick · ~141 km · Must-see
• Headys Beach · beach · Onslow · ~4 km
• Hurst Beach · beach · Onslow · ~8 km
• North Topsail Shores · beach · Onslow · ~24 km
• Ellis Cove · beach · Onslow · ~24 km

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