Bear Flat Swamp

Bear Flat 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 Flat 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 Flat Swamp — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 30.94935, -86.31884. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bear Flat Swamp

• Britton Hill · viewpoint · Walton · ~7 km · Must-see
• Britton Hill · viewpoint · Covington · ~7 km · Must-see
• Geneva State Forest · sanctuary · Covington · ~28 km · Must-see
• Juniper Lake · lake · Geneva · ~34 km · Must-see
• Conecuh National Forest · sanctuary · Covington · ~37 km · Must-see
• Frank Jackson State Park · park · Covington · ~50 km · Must-see
• Three Notch Museum · museum · Covington · ~53 km · Must-see
• Ponce de Leon Springs State Park · park · Holmes · ~56 km · Must-see
• Blackwater River State Forest · sanctuary · Santa Rosa · ~62 km · Must-see
• Blackwater River State Forest · sanctuary · Escambia · ~73 km · Must-see
• Blackwater River State Park · park · Santa Rosa · ~75 km · Must-see
• Adams Pond · lake · Covington · ~17 km
• Corner Creek Methodist Church · church · Geneva · ~25 km
• Buffalo Hill · viewpoint · Geneva · ~27 km
• Big Swamp · sanctuary · Geneva · ~27 km
• Kings Lake · lake · Geneva · ~28 km
• Pigeon Pond · lake · Geneva · ~29 km
• Neal Spears Dam · lake · Geneva · ~30 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Bear Flat Swamp

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Bear Flat Swamp

• Geneva State Forest · sanctuary · Covington · ~28 km · Must-see
• Conecuh National Forest · sanctuary · Covington · ~37 km · Must-see
• Blackwater River State Forest · sanctuary · Santa Rosa · ~62 km · Must-see
• Blackwater River State Forest · sanctuary · Escambia · ~73 km · Must-see
• Gulf Breeze Zoo · sanctuary · Santa Rosa · ~110 km · Must-see
• Apalachicola National Forest · sanctuary · Bay · ~123 km · Must-see
• Marianna · sanctuary · Houston · ~131 km · Must-see
• Blue Springs State Park · sanctuary · Barbour · ~138 km · Must-see
• Little River State Forest · sanctuary · Escambia · ~146 km · Must-see
• Big Swamp · sanctuary · Geneva · ~27 km

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