Bear Island

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 river spot: Water flowing well · Low flow / trickle · Dry, no water · Entry closed.

Best time to visit 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 Bear Island — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 47.41518, -65.71089. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bear Island

• Pabineau Falls · waterfall · Gloucester · ~15 km · Must-see
• Sentier Nepisiguit Mi'gmaq Trail · trek · Northumberland · ~47 km · Must-see
• Sheldrake Island · river spot · Northumberland · ~58 km · Must-see
• Colonels Mountain · viewpoint · Northumberland · ~71 km · Must-see
• Nepisiguit Falls · waterfall · Gloucester · ~8 km
• Bass River Lake · lake · Gloucester · ~12 km
• Boucher Falls · waterfall · Gloucester · ~20 km
• Tetagouche Falls · waterfall · Gloucester · ~30 km
• Youghall Beach Park · beach · Gloucester · ~35 km
• Otter Lake · lake · Gloucester · ~46 km
• Rocky Turn Falls · waterfall · Gloucester · ~46 km
• North Branch Falls · waterfall · Northumberland · ~47 km
• Estey Falls · waterfall · Northumberland · ~51 km
• Sheephouse Falls · waterfall · Northumberland · ~53 km
• Squirrel Falls · waterfall · Northumberland · ~54 km
• Big Hole · cave · Northumberland · ~54 km
• Indian Falls · waterfall · Northumberland · ~56 km
• Middle Island · river spot · Northumberland · ~56 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Bear Island

Other rivers, islands & mangroves near Bear Island

• Sheldrake Island · river spot · Northumberland · ~58 km · Must-see
• Heron Island · river spot · Restigouche · ~91 km · Must-see
• Lamèque Island · river spot · Gloucester · ~117 km · Must-see
• Miscou Island · river spot · Gloucester · ~133 km · Must-see
• Middle Island · river spot · Northumberland · ~56 km
• Exmoor Island · river spot · Northumberland · ~63 km
• Patsys Island · river spot · Northumberland · ~63 km
• McHughs Island · river spot · Northumberland · ~64 km
• Indian Island · river spot · Northumberland · ~65 km
• Johnsons Island · river spot · Northumberland · ~65 km

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