Bear Swamp Trail

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

Best time to visit Bear Swamp Trail

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 Swamp Trail — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 29.35796, -81.72874. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bear Swamp Trail

• Lake Kerr · lake · Marion · ~6 km · Must-see
• Lake Delancy Recreation Area · lake · Marion · ~12 km · Must-see
• Little Lake George Wilderness · lake · Putnam · ~14 km · Must-see
• Lake George · lake · Volusia · ~17 km · Must-see
• Welaka National Fish Hatchery Aquarium · sanctuary · Putnam · ~18 km · Must-see
• Silver Glen Springs · attraction · Marion · ~19 km · Must-see
• Juniper Prairie Wilderness · sanctuary · Marion · ~21 km · Must-see
• Juniper Springs Recreation Area · sanctuary · Marion · ~24 km · Must-see
• Crescent Fish Camp · lake · Putnam · ~29 km · Must-see
• Halfmoon Lake · lake · Marion · ~31 km · Must-see
• Beakman Lake Recreation Area · lake · Lake · ~34 km · Must-see
• Ravine Gardens State Park · park · Putnam · ~40 km · Must-see
• Lake George State Forest · lake · Volusia · ~41 km · Must-see
• Billies Bay Wilderness · sanctuary · Lake · ~41 km · Must-see
• FPC Westminster Hall · church · Putnam · ~42 km · Must-see
• Silver Springs State Park · sanctuary · Marion · ~42 km · Must-see
• Bronson Mulholland House · museum · Putnam · ~42 km · Must-see
• Silver River Museum and Environmental Education Center · museum · Marion · ~43 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Bear Swamp Trail

Other treks near Bear Swamp Trail

• Florida Trail · trek · Lake · ~91 km · Must-see
• Future FNST - Savage Christmas Creek Preserve · trek · Orange · ~141 km
• Military Trail Loop · trek · Marion · ~42 km
• River Trail · trek · Marion · ~42 km
• Swamp Trail · trek · Marion · ~43 km
• Sinkhole Trail · trek · Marion · ~44 km
• Spring Trail · trek · Marion · ~44 km
• Sandhill Trail · trek · Marion · ~44 km
• Still Branch Crossing · trek · Alachua · ~75 km
• Hammock Loop · trek · Alachua · ~78 km

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