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 beach: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Bear Bay

Season: October to March; rough seas and lifeguard warnings June to September.

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: 57.42028, -135.57639. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bear Bay

• Old Sitka Historical Park · fort · Sitka · ~43 km · Must-see
• Tongass National Forest · sanctuary · Sitka · ~50 km · Must-see
• Mount Edgecumbe · viewpoint · Sitka · ~53 km · Must-see
• Swan Lake · lake · Sitka · ~53 km · Must-see
• Sitka Naval Operating Base (historical) · fort · Sitka · ~54 km · Must-see
• Saint Peter's by the Sea Episcopal Church · church · Sitka · ~55 km · Must-see
• Saint Michael's Russian Orthodox Cathedral · church · Sitka · ~55 km · Must-see
• Sitka Lutheran Church · church · Sitka · ~55 km · Must-see
• Sitka National Historical Park · sanctuary · Sitka · ~55 km · Must-see
• Arrowhead Peak · viewpoint · Sitka · ~55 km · Must-see
• Mount Verstovia Trail · viewpoint · Sitka · ~56 km · Must-see
• Blue Lake · lake · Sitka · ~57 km · Must-see
• West Chichagof-Yakobi Wilderness · sanctuary · Sitka · ~59 km · Must-see
• Goon Dip Mountain · viewpoint · Sitka · ~63 km · Must-see
• Camp Lake · lake · Sitka · ~65 km · Must-see
• Mount Bassie · viewpoint · Sitka · ~65 km · Must-see
• Mount Furuhelm · viewpoint · Sitka · ~71 km · Must-see
• Green Lake · lake · Sitka · ~72 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Bear Bay

Other beaches & coast near Bear Bay

• Warm Springs Bay · beach · Sitka · ~74 km · Must-see
• Dicks Arm · beach · Unorganized Borough · ~137 km · Must-see
• Point Retreat Light · beach · Unorganized Borough · ~145 km · Must-see
• Fish Bay · beach · Sitka · ~7 km
• Kalinin Bay · beach · Sitka · ~20 km
• Sealion Cove · beach · Sitka · ~25 km
• Sukoi Inlet · beach · Sitka · ~25 km
• DeGroff Bay · beach · Sitka · ~32 km
• Kadashan Bay · beach · Sitka · ~49 km
• Sandy Beach · beach · Sitka · ~50 km

All beaches & coast in Sitka

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