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: 30.10520, -84.94436. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bear Bay

• Mud Swamp/New River Wilderness · sanctuary · Liberty · ~8 km · Must-see
• Fort Gadsden Historic Site · fort · Franklin · ~24 km · Must-see
• Dead Lakes State Park · sanctuary · Gulf · ~31 km · Must-see
• Bradwell Bay Wilderness · sanctuary · Wakulla · ~47 km · Must-see
• Tate's Hell High Bluff Coastal Hiking Trail East Loop · trek · Franklin · ~48 km · Must-see
• Crooked River Lighthouse · fort · Franklin · ~49 km · Must-see
• Camp Gordon Johnston Museum · museum · Franklin · ~49 km · Must-see
• Lake Wimico · lake · Gulf · ~49 km · Must-see
• Carabelle Beach · beach · Franklin · ~49 km · Must-see
• Orman House · fort · Franklin · ~52 km · Must-see
• Saint James Island · river spot · Franklin · ~53 km · Must-see
• Trinity Episcopal · church · Franklin · ~53 km · Must-see
• Doctor Julian G. Bruce Saint George Island State Park · park · Franklin · ~58 km · Must-see
• Ochlockonee River State Park · park · Wakulla · ~58 km · Must-see
• Saint George Island · river spot · Franklin · ~59 km · Must-see
• Constitution Convention Museum · museum · Gulf · ~61 km · Must-see
• Apalachicola Bay Aquatic Preserve · sanctuary · Franklin · ~61 km · Must-see
• Cape Saint George Light · beach · Franklin · ~62 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Bear Bay

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Bear Bay

• Mud Swamp/New River Wilderness · sanctuary · Liberty · ~8 km · Must-see
• Dead Lakes State Park · sanctuary · Gulf · ~31 km · Must-see
• Bradwell Bay Wilderness · sanctuary · Wakulla · ~47 km · Must-see
• Apalachicola Bay Aquatic Preserve · sanctuary · Franklin · ~61 km · Must-see
• Saint Vincent National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Franklin · ~67 km · Must-see
• Saint Vincent National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Franklin · ~67 km · Must-see
• Gulf Specimen Public Aquarium · sanctuary · Wakulla · ~68 km · Must-see
• Edward Ball Wakulla Springs State Park · sanctuary · Wakulla · ~81 km · Must-see
• Apalachicola National Forest · sanctuary · Bay · ~85 km · Must-see
• Saint Marks National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Wakulla · ~86 km · Must-see

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