Bear

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

Best time to visit Bear

Season: October to February.

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 — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.00702, -88.64051. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bear

• Robert Allerton Park · sanctuary · Piatt · ~2 km · Must-see
• Shady Rest Park · park · Piatt · ~17 km · Must-see
• Clinton Lake · lake · DeWitt · ~28 km · Must-see
• Sea History Museum · museum · Champaign · ~32 km · Must-see
• Lake Decatur · lake · Macon · ~34 km · Must-see
• Fort Daniel Conservation Area · fort · Macon · ~37 km · Must-see
• Maybery Gelvin Botanical Garden · sanctuary · Champaign · ~38 km · Must-see
• Museum of the Grand Prairie · museum · Champaign · ~38 km · Must-see
• Scovill Park · park · Macon · ~38 km · Must-see
• Lake of the Woods Forest Preserve · lake · Champaign · ~38 km · Must-see
• Centennial Park · park · Champaign · ~40 km · Must-see
• Dodds Park · park · Champaign · ~42 km · Must-see
• Krannert Art Museum · museum · Champaign · ~46 km · Must-see
• McFarland Memorial Bell Tower · attraction · Champaign · ~46 km · Must-see
• Alma Mater · attraction · Champaign · ~46 km · Must-see
• Rock Springs Conservation Area · sanctuary · Macon · ~46 km · Must-see
• University of Illinois Arboretum · park · Champaign · ~47 km · Must-see
• Spurlock Museum · museum · Champaign · ~47 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Bear

Other other attractions near Bear

• McFarland Memorial Bell Tower · attraction · Champaign · ~46 km · Must-see
• Alma Mater · attraction · Champaign · ~46 km · Must-see
• American Football House · attraction · Champaign · ~47 km · Must-see
• Lincoln Statue · attraction · Champaign · ~48 km · Must-see
• WJBC-AM (Bloomington) · attraction · McLean · ~73 km · Must-see
• Sprague's Super Service · attraction · McLean · ~80 km · Must-see
• Thompson Mill Covered Bridge · attraction · Shelby · ~106 km · Must-see
• Bust of Abraham Lincoln · attraction · Sangamon · ~111 km · Must-see
• Governor's Mansion · attraction · Sangamon · ~112 km · Must-see
• Rees Memorial Carillon · attraction · Sangamon · ~115 km · Must-see

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