Bear Point

Bear Point: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. 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 Point

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

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Bear Point — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 30.30136, -87.51503. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bear Point

• Gulf State Park · sanctuary · Baldwin · ~13 km · Must-see
• Big Lagoon State Park · sanctuary · Escambia · ~13 km · Must-see
• Tarklin Bayou State Park · sanctuary · Escambia · ~16 km · Must-see
• Swift Presbyterian Church · church · Baldwin · ~17 km · Must-see
• St. Mark's Lutheran Church · church · Baldwin · ~19 km · Must-see
• Alabama Gulf Coast Zoo · sanctuary · Baldwin · ~20 km · Must-see
• Waterville USA · park · Baldwin · ~21 km · Must-see
• Fort McRee · fort · Baldwin · ~24 km · Must-see
• Gulf Shores Public Beach · beach · Baldwin · ~24 km · Must-see
• Fort Barrancas · fort · Baldwin · ~27 km · Must-see
• Gulf Islands National Seashore · fort · Baldwin · ~28 km · Must-see
• St. Paul's Episcopal Church (Magnolia Springs, Alabama) · church · Baldwin · ~34 km · Must-see
• Crescent Lake · lake · Baldwin · ~37 km · Must-see
• Plaza Ferdinand VII · park · Baldwin · ~39 km · Must-see
• Plaza Ferdinand VII · park · Escambia · ~39 km · Must-see
• Fort George · fort · Baldwin · ~39 km · Must-see
• Naval Live Oaks Reservation · park · Alabama · ~47 km · Must-see
• Cantonment · church · Baldwin · ~48 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Bear Point

Other beaches & coast near Bear Point

• Gulf Shores Public Beach · beach · Baldwin · ~24 km · Must-see
• Mobile Point · beach · Baldwin · ~62 km · Must-see
• Dauphin Beach · beach · Jackson · ~72 km · Must-see
• Navarre Beach Park · beach · Santa Rosa · ~80 km · Must-see
• Bellville Bay · beach · Baldwin · ~3 km
• Alabama Point Beach · beach · Baldwin · ~5 km
• Alabama Point · beach · Baldwin · ~6 km
• Intercoastal · beach · Escambia · ~9 km
• Robertson Island · beach · Escambia · ~24 km
• San Carlos Beach · beach · Escambia · ~26 km

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