Bet Shearim National Park

Bet Shearim National Park: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this national park: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Bet Shearim National Park

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

Busiest days: Weekends, public holidays, Sankranti and Dasara breaks.

Crowd: Heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning.

Typical week: Mon busy · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri busy · Sat packed · Sun packed.

How to reach Bet Shearim National Park — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 32.70200, 35.12638. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bet Shearim National Park

• Elro'i Spring · attraction · Haifa District · ~3 km · Must-see
• Tel Yokneam · fort · North District · ~6 km · Must-see
• Tel Shem · fort · North District · ~6 km · Must-see
• Alonei Aba Nature Reserve · sanctuary · North District · ~7 km · Must-see
• Rom haCarmel · viewpoint · Haifa District · ~10 km · Must-see
• Shimron · sanctuary · North District · ~10 km · Must-see
• Har HaCarmel National Park · sanctuary · Haifa District · ~10 km · Must-see
• Hirbet Usha · fort · Haifa District · ~13 km · Must-see
• Joara · museum · North District · ~14 km · Must-see
• פארק נשר · park · Haifa District · ~15 km · Must-see
• Chai-Bar Carmel · sanctuary · Haifa District · ~15 km · Must-see
• St. Peter and St. Paul · dargah · North District · ~15 km · Must-see
• Janko Dada museum · museum · Haifa District · ~17 km · Must-see
• Zippori (Resh-Laqish) National Park · sanctuary · North District · ~17 km · Must-see
• Tel Megiddo National Park · sanctuary · North District · ~18 km · Must-see
• Oren · cave · Haifa District · ~18 km · Must-see
• Sfunim · cave · Haifa District · ~18 km · Must-see
• Megiddo Synagogue · sanctuary · North District · ~18 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Bet Shearim National Park

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Bet Shearim National Park

• Alonei Aba Nature Reserve · sanctuary · North District · ~7 km · Must-see
• Shimron · sanctuary · North District · ~10 km · Must-see
• Har HaCarmel National Park · sanctuary · Haifa District · ~10 km · Must-see
• Chai-Bar Carmel · sanctuary · Haifa District · ~15 km · Must-see
• Zippori (Resh-Laqish) National Park · sanctuary · North District · ~17 km · Must-see
• Tel Megiddo National Park · sanctuary · North District · ~18 km · Must-see
• Megiddo Synagogue · sanctuary · North District · ~18 km · Must-see
• Haifa educational zoo · sanctuary · Haifa District · ~22 km · Must-see
• Monkey Forest;Monkey forest · sanctuary · North District · ~25 km · Must-see
• Har Tavor · sanctuary · North District · ~31 km · Must-see

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