Black Bear Wilderness Area

Black Bear Wilderness Area: 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 Black Bear Wilderness Area

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 Black Bear Wilderness Area — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 28.85172, -81.35608. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Black Bear Wilderness Area

• Gemini Springs Park · park · Volusia · ~6 km · Must-see
• Central Florida Zoo & Botanical Garden · sanctuary · Seminole · ~6 km · Must-see
• Monroe Harbour Marina · lake · Seminole · ~12 km · Must-see
• First Baptist Church-Sanford · church · Seminole · ~12 km · Must-see
• Thursby House · fort · Volusia · ~13 km · Must-see
• Green Springs Park · park · Volusia · ~13 km · Must-see
• Lake Jennie · lake · Seminole · ~14 km · Must-see
• Pioneer Park Lake · lake · Volusia · ~14 km · Must-see
• Hontoon Island State Park · sanctuary · Volusia · ~16 km · Must-see
• Blue Spring State Park · lake · Volusia · ~16 km · Must-see
• Rock Springs Run State Preserve · sanctuary · Orange · ~17 km · Must-see
• Lyonia Preserve · park · Volusia · ~19 km · Must-see
• Lake Jesup Boat Launch · lake · Seminole · ~21 km · Must-see
• Lake Helen · lake · Volusia · ~24 km · Must-see
• Stetson Mansion · fort · Volusia · ~24 km · Must-see
• African American Museum of the Arts · museum · Volusia · ~25 km · Must-see
• Overlook Park · park · Seminole · ~25 km · Must-see
• DeLand House Museum · museum · Volusia · ~26 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Black Bear Wilderness Area

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Black Bear Wilderness Area

• Central Florida Zoo & Botanical Garden · sanctuary · Seminole · ~6 km · Must-see
• Hontoon Island State Park · sanctuary · Volusia · ~16 km · Must-see
• Rock Springs Run State Preserve · sanctuary · Orange · ~17 km · Must-see
• Black Hammock Wilderness Area · sanctuary · Seminole · ~31 km · Must-see
• Deep Creek Preserve · sanctuary · Volusia · ~32 km · Must-see
• Alexander Springs Wilderness · sanctuary · Lake · ~33 km · Must-see
• Little Big Econ State Forest · sanctuary · Seminole · ~34 km · Must-see
• Ocala National Forest · sanctuary · Lake · ~37 km · Must-see
• Harry P. Leu Gardens · sanctuary · Orange · ~39 km · Must-see
• Billies Bay Wilderness · sanctuary · Lake · ~44 km · Must-see

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