Cherokee Bear Zoo

Cherokee Bear Zoo: 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 nature spot: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Cherokee Bear Zoo

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 Cherokee Bear Zoo — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 35.47315, -83.31459. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Cherokee Bear Zoo

• Waterrock Knob · viewpoint · East Tennessee · ~20 km · Must-see
• Andrews Bald · viewpoint · East Tennessee · ~22 km · Must-see
• Newfound Gap Overlook · viewpoint · East Tennessee · ~23 km · Must-see
• Mount Kephart · viewpoint · East Tennessee · ~24 km · Must-see
• Mount Collins · viewpoint · East Tennessee · ~24 km · Must-see
• Charlies Bunyon · viewpoint · East Tennessee · ~24 km · Must-see
• Kuwohi · viewpoint · Swain · ~24 km · Must-see
• Kuwohi · viewpoint · East Tennessee · ~24 km · Must-see
• Anakeesta Knob · viewpoint · East Tennessee · ~25 km · Must-see
• Mount Mingus · viewpoint · East Tennessee · ~26 km · Must-see
• Balsam Gap · viewpoint · East Tennessee · ~27 km · Must-see
• Mount Sequoyah · viewpoint · East Tennessee · ~28 km · Must-see
• Woolly Tops Mountain · viewpoint · East Tennessee · ~28 km · Must-see
• Chimney Tops · viewpoint · East Tennessee · ~29 km · Must-see
• Mount Le Conte · viewpoint · East Tennessee · ~29 km · Must-see
• Marks Knob · viewpoint · East Tennessee · ~30 km · Must-see
• Mount Chapman · viewpoint · East Tennessee · ~30 km · Must-see
• Mount Hardison · viewpoint · East Tennessee · ~31 km · Must-see

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Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Cherokee Bear Zoo

• Greenbrier · sanctuary · East Tennessee · ~36 km · Must-see
• Nantahala National Forest · sanctuary · Macon · ~48 km · Must-see
• Cherokee National Forest · sanctuary · East Tennessee · ~48 km · Must-see
• Pisgah View State Park · sanctuary · Buncombe · ~60 km · Must-see
• Abrams Falls, Smoky Mountain National Park, TN · sanctuary · East Tennessee · ~61 km · Must-see
• Mount Pisgah · sanctuary · East Tennessee · ~63 km · Must-see
• Standing Indian Mountain · sanctuary · East Tennessee · ~66 km · Must-see
• Gorges State Park · sanctuary · Transylvania · ~70 km · Must-see
• Ellicott Rock Wilderness · sanctuary · Oconee · ~70 km · Must-see
• Southern Nantahala Wilderness · sanctuary · Clay · ~72 km · Must-see

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