Bear Lakebed

Bear Lakebed: 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 Lakebed

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 Lakebed — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.72006, -94.09033. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bear Lakebed

• Severance Lake Wildlife Management Area · lake · Sibley · ~7 km · Must-see
• Fadden Lake · lake · Sibley · ~10 km · Must-see
• Schilling Lake · lake · Sibley · ~13 km · Must-see
• Erin Lake · lake · Sibley · ~14 km · Must-see
• Tiger Lake · lake · Carver · ~16 km · Must-see
• Washington Lake · lake · Sibley · ~16 km · Must-see
• Kirby Lake · lake · Sibley · ~16 km · Must-see
• Brand Lake · lake · Carver · ~17 km · Must-see
• Hahn Lake · lake · Sibley · ~18 km · Must-see
• Eagle Lake · lake · Carver · ~20 km · Must-see
• Beatty Lake · lake · Sibley · ~20 km · Must-see
• Barnes Lake · lake · Carver · ~21 km · Must-see
• Hoeffken Lake · lake · Carver · ~21 km · Must-see
• Kings Lake · lake · McLeod · ~22 km · Must-see
• Hydes Lake · lake · Carver · ~25 km · Must-see
• Gaylord City Park · park · Sibley · ~26 km · Must-see
• Bakers Lake · lake · McLeod · ~26 km · Must-see
• Lake Patterson · lake · Carver · ~27 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Bear Lakebed

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Bear Lakebed

• Power Tower · sanctuary · Scott · ~63 km · Must-see
• Sibley Park · sanctuary · Blue Earth · ~78 km · Must-see
• Thomas Sadler Roberts Bird Sanctuary · sanctuary · Hennepin · ~83 km · Must-see
• Minneapolis Sculpture Garden · sanctuary · Hennepin · ~86 km · Must-see
• Minnesota Zoo · sanctuary · Dakota · ~88 km · Must-see
• Central Mississippi Riverfront Regional Park · sanctuary · Hennepin · ~90 km · Must-see
• Pillsbury A Mill · sanctuary · Hennepin · ~90 km · Must-see
• Oliver H. Kelley Farm · sanctuary · Sherburne · ~93 km · Must-see
• South Oaks Park · sanctuary · Dakota · ~97 km · Must-see
• O. E. Rolvaag House · sanctuary · Rice · ~98 km · Must-see

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