Bear Bay

Bear Bay: 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 Bay

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 Bay — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 30.69019, -85.80521. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bear Bay

• Ponce de Leon Springs State Park · park · Holmes · ~16 km · Must-see
• Moss Hill Methodist Church · church · Washington · ~21 km · Must-see
• Falling Waters State Park · park · Washington · ~33 km · Must-see
• Sand Mountain · viewpoint · Geneva · ~38 km · Must-see
• High Hill · viewpoint · Geneva · ~39 km · Must-see
• Juniper Lake · lake · Geneva · ~40 km · Must-see
• Eden Gardens State Park · park · Geneva · ~58 km · Must-see
• Apalachicola National Forest · sanctuary · Bay · ~58 km · Must-see
• Deer Lake State Park · lake · Walton · ~62 km · Must-see
• Camp Helen State Park · park · Bay · ~62 km · Must-see
• Marianna · sanctuary · Houston · ~69 km · Must-see
• Britton Hill · viewpoint · Walton · ~70 km · Must-see
• Britton Hill · viewpoint · Covington · ~70 km · Must-see
• Florida Caverns State Park · park · Jackson · ~70 km · Must-see
• Topsail Hill Preserve State Park · park · Walton · ~73 km · Must-see
• Sun Lake · lake · Geneva · ~16 km
• Old Spanish Trail from DeFuniak Springs to Marianna (1919) · fort · Holmes · ~17 km
• Vortex Spring · cave · Geneva · ~20 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Bear Bay

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Bear Bay

• Apalachicola National Forest · sanctuary · Bay · ~58 km · Must-see
• Marianna · sanctuary · Houston · ~69 km · Must-see
• Geneva State Forest · sanctuary · Covington · ~78 km · Must-see
• Conecuh National Forest · sanctuary · Covington · ~98 km · Must-see
• Apalachee Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Jackson · ~104 km · Must-see
• Dead Lakes State Park · sanctuary · Gulf · ~105 km · Must-see
• Blackwater River State Forest · sanctuary · Santa Rosa · ~121 km · Must-see
• Blackwater River State Forest · sanctuary · Escambia · ~128 km · Must-see
• Blue Springs State Park · sanctuary · Barbour · ~139 km · Must-see
• Mud Swamp/New River Wilderness · sanctuary · Liberty · ~140 km · Must-see

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