Bear Creek

Bear Creek: 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 Creek

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 Creek — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 30.47370, -84.62245. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bear Creek

• Lake Talquin State Park · lake · Leon · ~12 km · Must-see
• Silver Lake Recreation Area · lake · Leon · ~28 km · Must-see
• Fred George Greenway and Park · park · Leon · ~32 km · Must-see
• Tallahassee Museum · museum · Leon · ~34 km · Must-see
• Lake Jackson · lake · Leon · ~36 km · Must-see
• Mission San Luis de Apalachee · park · Leon · ~36 km · Must-see
• Torreya State Park · park · Liberty · ~39 km · Must-see
• Co-Cathedral of Saint Thomas More · church · Leon · ~39 km · Must-see
• Leon Sinks Geological Area · park · Leon · ~40 km · Must-see
• Elinor Klapp-Phipps Park · park · Leon · ~40 km · Must-see
• Lake Munson · lake · Leon · ~41 km · Must-see
• R.A. Gray Florida History Museum · museum · Leon · ~41 km · Must-see
• Trinity United Methodist Church · church · Leon · ~41 km · Must-see
• Lake Ella · lake · Leon · ~41 km · Must-see
• Florida Historic Capitol Museum · museum · Leon · ~41 km · Must-see
• Cascades Park · waterfall · Leon · ~42 km · Must-see
• Saint Clements Chapel · church · Leon · ~43 km · Must-see
• Bradwell Bay Wilderness · sanctuary · Wakulla · ~43 km · Must-see

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Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Bear Creek

• Bradwell Bay Wilderness · sanctuary · Wakulla · ~43 km · Must-see
• Alfred B. Maclay Gardens State Park · sanctuary · Leon · ~44 km · Must-see
• Edward Ball Wakulla Springs State Park · sanctuary · Wakulla · ~53 km · Must-see
• Apalachee Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Jackson · ~57 km · Must-see
• Mud Swamp/New River Wilderness · sanctuary · Liberty · ~63 km · Must-see
• Gulf Specimen Public Aquarium · sanctuary · Wakulla · ~69 km · Must-see
• Saint Marks National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Wakulla · ~71 km · Must-see
• Saint Marks Lighthouse · sanctuary · Wakulla · ~77 km · Must-see
• Dead Lakes State Park · sanctuary · Gulf · ~83 km · Must-see
• Marianna · sanctuary · Houston · ~85 km · Must-see

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