Must-see river spot · Northeastern Ontario, Ontario
Bear Island
Bear Island is a river spot in Northeastern Ontario, Ontario.
Bear Island: 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 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.
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 Bear Island — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 46.98310, -80.06772. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Bear Island
- Temagami Island · lake · Northeastern Ontario · ~4 km · Must-see
- Lake Temagami · lake · Northeastern Ontario · ~6 km · Must-see
- High Rock Island · river spot · Northeastern Ontario · ~9 km · Must-see
- Devil's Island · river spot · Northeastern Ontario · ~14 km · Must-see
- Snowshoe Lake · lake · Northeastern Ontario · ~15 km · Must-see
- Iceland Lake · lake · Northeastern Ontario · ~19 km · Must-see
- Cross Lake · lake · Northeastern Ontario · ~19 km · Must-see
- Obabika Lake · lake · Northeastern Ontario · ~22 km · Must-see
- Tetapaga Lake · lake · Northeastern Ontario · ~23 km · Must-see
- Herridge Lake · lake · Northeastern Ontario · ~23 km · Must-see
- Hansen Lake · lake · Northeastern Ontario · ~24 km · Must-see
- Red Squirrel Falls · waterfall · Northeastern Ontario · ~26 km · Must-see
- Link Lake · lake · Northeastern Ontario · ~27 km · Must-see
- Caribou Lake · lake · Northeastern Ontario · ~29 km · Must-see
- Surveyor Lake · lake · Northeastern Ontario · ~29 km · Must-see
- Arsenic Lake · lake · Northeastern Ontario · ~29 km · Must-see
- Temagami River · river spot · Northeastern Ontario · ~30 km · Must-see
- Cassels Lake · beach · Northeastern Ontario · ~30 km · Must-see
Other rivers, islands & mangroves near Bear Island
- High Rock Island · river spot · Northeastern Ontario · ~9 km · Must-see
- Devil's Island · river spot · Northeastern Ontario · ~14 km · Must-see
- Temagami River · river spot · Northeastern Ontario · ~30 km · Must-see
- Sturgeon River · river spot · Northeastern Ontario · ~41 km · Must-see
- Matabitchuan River · river spot · Northeastern Ontario · ~59 km · Must-see
- Montreal River · river spot · Northeastern Ontario · ~87 km · Must-see
- Île Fox · river spot · Abitibi-Témiscamingue · ~99 km · Must-see
- Makobe River · river spot · Northeastern Ontario · ~104 km · Must-see
- Ogama Island · river spot · Northeastern Ontario · ~3 km
- Rabbitnose Island · river spot · Northeastern Ontario · ~7 km
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Frequently asked
Are boats running today?
No visitor has reported the boating status for Bear Island yet. Typical pattern: heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning. Busiest: Weekends, public holidays, Sankranti and Dasara breaks.
What is the best time to visit Bear Island?
September to February; boat services pause in floods. Heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning.
What are the places to visit near Bear Island?
Nearby: Temagami Island (lake, 4 km), Lake Temagami (lake, 6 km), High Rock Island (river spot, 9 km), Devil's Island (river spot, 14 km), Snowshoe Lake (lake, 15 km), Iceland Lake (lake, 19 km).
Is Bear Island worth visiting?
Bear Island is listed as a must-see river spot in Ontario on Spotwander.