Bear Swamp

Bear Swamp: 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 Swamp

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 Swamp — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.37217, -76.32840. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bear Swamp

• Ganoga Lake · lake · Sullivan · ~2 km · Must-see
• Lake Jean · lake · Luzerne · ~6 km · Must-see
• Lake Rose · lake · Luzerne · ~7 km · Must-see
• Red Rock Mountain · viewpoint · Sullivan · ~9 km · Must-see
• Central Mountain · viewpoint · Columbia · ~10 km · Must-see
• Ricketts Glen State Park · sanctuary · Luzerne · ~11 km · Must-see
• Fallow Hollow · viewpoint · Columbia · ~15 km · Must-see
• Deep Hollow · viewpoint · Sullivan · ~18 km · Must-see
• North Mountain RCAG · viewpoint · Sullivan · ~25 km · Must-see
• Saxe Pond · lake · Bradford · ~25 km · Must-see
• Eagles Mere Historic District · fort · Sullivan · ~27 km · Must-see
• Karnes Hollow · viewpoint · Columbia · ~28 km · Must-see
• Worlds End State Park · sanctuary · Sullivan · ~28 km · Must-see
• Harveys Lake · lake · Luzerne · ~30 km · Must-see
• Pikes Creek Reservoir · lake · Luzerne · ~31 km · Must-see
• Davis Hill · viewpoint · Columbia · ~31 km · Must-see
• Forksville Covered Bridge · attraction · Sullivan · ~33 km · Must-see
• Forkston Mountain · viewpoint · Wyoming · ~33 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Bear Swamp

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Bear Swamp

• Ricketts Glen State Park · sanctuary · Luzerne · ~11 km · Must-see
• Worlds End State Park · sanctuary · Sullivan · ~28 km · Must-see
• Kettle Creek Gorge Natural Area · sanctuary · Sullivan · ~36 km · Must-see
• Frances Slocum State Park · sanctuary · Luzerne · ~46 km · Must-see
• Jakey Hollow Natural Area · sanctuary · Columbia · ~46 km · Must-see
• State Game Lands Number 12 · sanctuary · Bradford · ~52 km · Must-see
• Pinchot State Forest · sanctuary · Luzerne · ~56 km · Must-see
• Loyalsock State Forest · sanctuary · Bradford · ~57 km · Must-see
• State Game Lands Number 58 · sanctuary · Columbia · ~60 km · Must-see
• Nescopeck State Park · sanctuary · Luzerne · ~61 km · Must-see

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