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: 42.27869, -75.85631. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bear Swamp

• Squirrel Hill · viewpoint · Chenango · ~7 km · Must-see
• Chenango Valley State Park · park · Broome · ~9 km · Must-see
• Whitney Point Lake · lake · Broome · ~16 km · Must-see
• Long Pond Dam · lake · Chenango · ~19 km · Must-see
• C. Fred Johnson Park Carousel · attraction · Broome · ~24 km · Must-see
• Nathaniel Cole Park Pond · lake · Broome · ~24 km · Must-see
• Nanticoke Lake · lake · Broome · ~26 km · Must-see
• Highland Park Carousel · attraction · Broome · ~28 km · Must-see
• Ross Park Carousel · attraction · Broome · ~29 km · Must-see
• Ross Park Zoo · sanctuary · Broome · ~29 km · Must-see
• Binghamton Zoo at Ross Park · park · Susquehanna · ~31 km · Must-see
• George W. Johnson Park Carousel · attraction · Broome · ~31 km · Must-see
• Ingraham Hill · viewpoint · Susquehanna · ~32 km · Must-see
• West Endicott Park Carousel · attraction · Broome · ~34 km · Must-see
• Bowman Lake State Park · lake · Chenango · ~38 km · Must-see
• Guilford Lake Dam · lake · Chenango · ~41 km · Must-see
• Berry Hill · viewpoint · Chenango · ~41 km · Must-see
• Virgil Mountain · viewpoint · Cortland · ~42 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Bear Swamp

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Bear Swamp

• Ross Park Zoo · sanctuary · Broome · ~29 km · Must-see
• Salt Springs State Park · sanctuary · Susquehanna · ~51 km · Must-see
• Lime Hollow Nature Center · sanctuary · Cortland · ~57 km · Must-see
• Muller Hill State Forest · sanctuary · Madison · ~65 km · Must-see
• Hunts Pond State Forest · sanctuary · Chenango · ~65 km · Must-see
• Heiberg Memorial Forest · sanctuary · Cortland · ~70 km · Must-see
• Woodbourne Forest Preserve · sanctuary · Susquehanna · ~72 km · Must-see
• Labrador Hollow Unique Area · sanctuary · Onondaga · ~73 km · Must-see
• Robert H. Treman State Park · sanctuary · Tompkins · ~76 km · Must-see
• Spafford Forest Coldbrook Reforestation Area · sanctuary · Onondaga · ~81 km · Must-see

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