Bear Pond

Bear Pond: 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 nature spot: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Bear Pond

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 Pond — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 34.42100, -78.56112. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bear Pond

• Lake Waccamaw State Park · lake · Columbus · ~21 km · Must-see
• Singletary Lake State Park · lake · Bladen · ~26 km · Must-see
• Turnbull Creek Educational State Forest · sanctuary · Bladen · ~36 km · Must-see
• Bladen Lakes State Forest · sanctuary · Bladen · ~39 km · Must-see
• Jones Lake State Park · lake · Bladen · ~39 km · Must-see
• Moores Creek National Battlefield · park · Pender · ~52 km · Must-see
• Green Swamp Preserve · sanctuary · Brunswick · ~58 km · Must-see
• Battleship North Carolina · sanctuary · New Hanover · ~74 km · Must-see
• Wat Carolina Buddhajakra Vanaram · Buddhist site · Brunswick · ~75 km · Must-see
• Lake Waccamaw Depot Museum · museum · Columbus · ~15 km
• Lake Waccamaw · lake · Columbus · ~20 km
• North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences at Whiteville · museum · Columbus · ~21 km
• Richardson Millpond · lake · Columbus · ~23 km
• Waccamaw River · river spot · Columbus · ~23 km
• M60 · fort · Bladen · ~30 km
• Saint Christopher's Episcopal Church · church · Bladen · ~32 km
• White Lake Water Park · lake · Bladen · ~32 km
• Chadbourn Depot Museum · museum · Columbus · ~34 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Bear Pond

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Bear Pond

• Turnbull Creek Educational State Forest · sanctuary · Bladen · ~36 km · Must-see
• Bladen Lakes State Forest · sanctuary · Bladen · ~39 km · Must-see
• Green Swamp Preserve · sanctuary · Brunswick · ~58 km · Must-see
• Battleship North Carolina · sanctuary · New Hanover · ~74 km · Must-see
• North Carolina Coastal Land Trust: Orton Plantation Holdings, LLC · sanctuary · Brunswick · ~84 km · Must-see
• Cape Fear Botanical Garden · sanctuary · Cumberland · ~94 km · Must-see
• Tuckahoe Bay · sanctuary · Horry · ~101 km · Must-see
• Cliffs of the Neuse State Park · sanctuary · Wayne · ~138 km · Must-see
• Brookgreen Gardens · sanctuary · Georgetown · ~140 km · Must-see
• Raven Rock State Park · sanctuary · Harnett · ~150 km · Must-see

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