Bear Spring Unit

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

Best time to visit Bear Spring Unit

Season: November to March for sightings; sanctuaries may close in peak monsoon.

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 Spring Unit — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.14273, -75.12764. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bear Spring Unit

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• Launt Pond · lake · Wayne · ~7 km · Must-see
• Bear Cub Pond · lake · Wayne · ~8 km · Must-see
• Trask Pond · lake · Wayne · ~13 km · Must-see
• Merrick Pond · lake · Wayne · ~14 km · Must-see
• Perkins Pond · lake · Wayne · ~15 km · Must-see
• Cannonsville Reservoir · lake · Delaware · ~17 km · Must-see
• Teed Pond · lake · Wayne · ~17 km · Must-see
• Beaver Meadow Pond · lake · Wayne · ~17 km · Must-see
• Lake Cecil · lake · Wayne · ~19 km · Must-see
• Hathaway Pond · lake · Wayne · ~19 km · Must-see
• Russell Lake · lake · Wayne · ~21 km · Must-see
• Cannonsville Reservoir · lake · Wayne · ~22 km · Must-see
• Bourn Pond · lake · Delaware · ~23 km · Must-see
• Edwards Pond · lake · Wayne · ~24 km · Must-see
• Pepacton Reservoir · lake · Wayne · ~24 km · Must-see
• Chisholm Pond · lake · Delaware · ~26 km · Must-see
• Cables Lake · lake · Wayne · ~26 km · Must-see

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• Salt Springs State Park · sanctuary · Susquehanna · ~83 km · Must-see
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• Deowongo Island · sanctuary · Otsego · ~95 km · Must-see
• Woodbourne Forest Preserve · sanctuary · Susquehanna · ~95 km · Must-see

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