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: 30.80963, -85.69799. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bear Bay

• Falling Waters State Park · park · Washington · ~23 km · Must-see
• High Hill · viewpoint · Geneva · ~28 km · Must-see
• Ponce de Leon Springs State Park · park · Holmes · ~31 km · Must-see
• Moss Hill Methodist Church · church · Washington · ~31 km · Must-see
• Sand Mountain · viewpoint · Geneva · ~40 km · Must-see
• Juniper Lake · lake · Geneva · ~52 km · Must-see
• Marianna · sanctuary · Houston · ~55 km · Must-see
• Florida Caverns State Park · park · Jackson · ~56 km · Must-see
• Wiregrass Church · church · Houston · ~68 km · Must-see
• Emerald Lake Park · beach · Houston · ~70 km · Must-see
• Apalachicola National Forest · sanctuary · Bay · ~70 km · Must-see
• Boll Weevil Monument · fort · Coffee · ~73 km · Must-see
• Britton Hill · viewpoint · Walton · ~74 km · Must-see
• Britton Hill · viewpoint · Covington · ~74 km · Must-see
• Sun Lake · lake · Geneva · ~8 km
• Old Spanish Trail from DeFuniak Springs to Marianna (1919) · fort · Holmes · ~9 km
• Duck Pond · sanctuary · Jackson · ~18 km
• Dam Pond · lake · Jackson · ~18 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Bear Bay

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Bear Bay

• Marianna · sanctuary · Houston · ~55 km · Must-see
• Apalachicola National Forest · sanctuary · Bay · ~70 km · Must-see
• Geneva State Forest · sanctuary · Covington · ~76 km · Must-see
• Apalachee Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Jackson · ~90 km · Must-see
• Conecuh National Forest · sanctuary · Covington · ~96 km · Must-see
• Dead Lakes State Park · sanctuary · Gulf · ~111 km · Must-see
• Blue Springs State Park · sanctuary · Barbour · ~120 km · Must-see
• Blackwater River State Forest · sanctuary · Santa Rosa · ~133 km · Must-see
• Blackwater River State Forest · sanctuary · Escambia · ~141 km · Must-see
• Mud Swamp/New River Wilderness · sanctuary · Liberty · ~141 km · Must-see

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