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: 29.99298, -85.40936. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bear Swamp

• Saint Joseph Peninsula State Park · park · Gulf · ~25 km · Must-see
• Constitution Convention Museum · museum · Gulf · ~31 km · Must-see
• Dead Lakes State Park · sanctuary · Gulf · ~32 km · Must-see
• Saint Andrews State Park · park · Bay · ~40 km · Must-see
• Lake Wimico · lake · Gulf · ~41 km · Must-see
• Deal Tract- Saint Joseph Bay State Buffer Preserve · beach · Gulf · ~43 km · Must-see
• Bay San Blas · beach · Gulf · ~46 km · Must-see
• Fort Gadsden Historic Site · fort · Franklin · ~49 km · Must-see
• Apalachicola National Forest · sanctuary · Bay · ~50 km · Must-see
• Saint Vincent Island · river spot · Franklin · ~55 km · Must-see
• Saint Vincent National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Franklin · ~56 km · Must-see
• Saint Vincent National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Franklin · ~58 km · Must-see
• Orman House · fort · Franklin · ~62 km · Must-see
• Trinity Episcopal · church · Franklin · ~63 km · Must-see
• Mud Swamp/New River Wilderness · sanctuary · Liberty · ~65 km · Must-see
• Apalachicola Bay Aquatic Preserve · sanctuary · Franklin · ~67 km · Must-see
• Port Theatre · attraction · Gulf · ~28 km
• Gulf County Visitor Center · attraction · Gulf · ~28 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Bear Swamp

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Bear Swamp

• Dead Lakes State Park · sanctuary · Gulf · ~32 km · Must-see
• Apalachicola National Forest · sanctuary · Bay · ~50 km · Must-see
• Saint Vincent National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Franklin · ~56 km · Must-see
• Saint Vincent National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Franklin · ~58 km · Must-see
• Mud Swamp/New River Wilderness · sanctuary · Liberty · ~65 km · Must-see
• Apalachicola Bay Aquatic Preserve · sanctuary · Franklin · ~67 km · Must-see
• Bradwell Bay Wilderness · sanctuary · Wakulla · ~105 km · Must-see
• Marianna · sanctuary · Houston · ~111 km · Must-see
• Apalachee Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Jackson · ~123 km · Must-see
• Gulf Specimen Public Aquarium · sanctuary · Wakulla · ~123 km · Must-see

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