Upper Bear Island

Upper Bear Island: 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 island: Water flowing well · Low flow / trickle · Dry, no water · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Upper Bear Island

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 Upper Bear Island — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.81074, -76.31311. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Upper Bear Island

• Holtwood Dam · lake · Lancaster · ~3 km · Must-see
• Mason-Dixon Trail · trek · York · ~6 km · Must-see
• Susquehannock State Park · sanctuary · Lancaster · ~6 km · Must-see
• Duncan Island · fort · Lancaster · ~9 km · Must-see
• Colemanville Covered Bridge · fort · Lancaster · ~13 km · Must-see
• Conowingo Dam · lake · Cecil · ~25 km · Must-see
• Deer Creek Meeting · church · Harford · ~26 km · Must-see
• Darlington United Methodist Church · church · Harford · ~27 km · Must-see
• Conestoga Trail System · trek · Lancaster · ~30 km · Must-see
• Thomas Run Church · church · Harford · ~30 km · Must-see
• St. Mary's Catholic Church of Lancaster · church · Lancaster · ~31 km · Must-see
• Lancaster Convention Center · attraction · Lancaster · ~31 km · Must-see
• Dutch Wonderland · park · Lancaster · ~32 km · Must-see
• Field of Screams · park · Lancaster · ~34 km · Must-see
• Steppingstone Farm Museum · museum · Harford · ~35 km · Must-see
• Samuel S. Lewis State Park · park · York · ~36 km · Must-see
• Mount Pisgah · viewpoint · York · ~36 km · Must-see
• Plumpton Park Zoo · sanctuary · Cecil · ~36 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Upper Bear Island

Other rivers, islands & mangroves near Upper Bear Island

• Reedy Island · river spot · New Castle · ~90 km · Must-see
• Wye Island · river spot · Queen Anne's · ~130 km · Must-see
• Mount Johnson Island · river spot · Lancaster · ~8 km
• Else Island · river spot · Lancaster · ~17 km
• Rowland Island · river spot · Harford · ~27 km
• Wood Island · river spot · Harford · ~33 km
• Garrett Island · river spot · Cecil · ~42 km
• North East River · river spot · Cecil · ~50 km
• Spesutie Island · river spot · Harford · ~55 km
• Haldeman Island · river spot · Lancaster · ~56 km

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