The Bear

The 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 river spot: Water flowing well · Low flow / trickle · Dry, no water · Entry closed.

Best time to visit The Bear

Season: September to February; boat services pause in floods.

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 The Bear — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 45.82091, -64.57285. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near The Bear

• Albert County Museum · museum · Albert · ~4 km · Must-see
• Grindstone Island · river spot · Albert · ~14 km · Must-see
• Fort Beauséjour · fort · Prince · ~28 km · Must-see
• Fort Beauséjour–Fort Cumberland · fort · Westmorland · ~28 km · Must-see
• Toms Island · river spot · Albert · ~28 km · Must-see
• Lockhart Lake · lake · Albert · ~28 km · Must-see
• Fort Lawrence · fort · Westmorland · ~30 km · Must-see
• Missaguash River · lake · Cumberland · ~34 km · Must-see
• Trinity-St. Stephen's United Church · church · Cumberland · ~35 km · Must-see
• Cape Enrage · beach · Albert · ~37 km · Must-see
• Mill Creek Nature Park · park · Albert · ~38 km · Must-see
• Bell Tower · attraction · Westmorland · ~42 km · Must-see
• Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption · church · Westmorland · ~43 km · Must-see
• Taylor Lake · lake · Albert · ~43 km · Must-see
• Goose Lake · lake · Prince · ~46 km · Must-see
• Mapleton Park - Park Mapleton · park · Westmorland · ~50 km · Must-see
• Gordon Falls · waterfall · Albert · ~51 km · Must-see
• Magic Mountain Water Park · park · Westmorland · ~54 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of The Bear

Other rivers, islands & mangroves near The Bear

• Grindstone Island · river spot · Albert · ~14 km · Must-see
• Toms Island · river spot · Albert · ~28 km · Must-see
• Shediac Island · river spot · Westmorland · ~62 km · Must-see
• Isle Haute Lighthouse · river spot · Saint John · ~90 km · Must-see
• Lennox Island · river spot · Prince · ~130 km · Must-see
• Hog Island · river spot · Prince · ~133 km · Must-see
• Poplar Island · river spot · Queens · ~147 km · Must-see
• Grays Island · river spot · Albert · ~18 km
• Long Island · river spot · Albert · ~24 km
• Barn Marsh Creek · river spot · Albert · ~33 km

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