Bear Cove

Bear Cove: 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 Cove

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 Cove — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 46.01002, -61.57588. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bear Cove

• Port Hood Island · beach · Inverness · ~1 km · Must-see
• Henry Island · river spot · Inverness · ~4 km · Must-see
• Brileys Lake · lake · Inverness · ~39 km · Must-see
• Lake Ainslie · lake · Inverness · ~40 km · Must-see
• North Lake · lake · Antigonish · ~46 km · Must-see
• MacArthurs Lake · lake · Inverness · ~47 km · Must-see
• South Lake · lake · Antigonish · ~47 km · Must-see
• Big Loch · lake · Antigonish · ~50 km · Must-see
• MacGregors Lake · lake · Inverness · ~50 km · Must-see
• Greendale Loch · lake · Antigonish · ~52 km · Must-see
• Balache Point · beach · Inverness · ~53 km · Must-see
• Monks Head Pond · lake · Antigonish · ~54 km · Must-see
• Company Lake · lake · Inverness · ~56 km · Must-see
• Black Charlies Lake · lake · Inverness · ~57 km · Must-see
• MacAskills Lake · lake · Inverness · ~57 km · Must-see
• MacIntyre Lake · lake · Inverness · ~57 km · Must-see
• MacDonalds Lake · lake · Inverness · ~57 km · Must-see
• Malignant Cove Pond · beach · Antigonish · ~58 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Bear Cove

Other beaches & coast near Bear Cove

• Port Hood Island · beach · Inverness · ~1 km · Must-see
• Balache Point · beach · Inverness · ~53 km · Must-see
• Malignant Cove Pond · beach · Antigonish · ~58 km · Must-see
• East Point Lighthouse · beach · Kings · ~72 km · Must-see
• Grandique Point · beach · Richmond · ~79 km · Must-see
• Kidston Island Lighthouse · beach · Victoria · ~81 km · Must-see
• Wood Islands Harbour · beach · Queens · ~114 km · Must-see
• St. Peters Harbour Light · beach · Kings · ~128 km · Must-see
• Point Prim Lighthouse · beach · Queens · ~141 km · Must-see
• Low Point Lighthouse · beach · Cape Breton · ~144 km · Must-see

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