Bear Branch

Bear Branch: 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 Branch

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 Branch — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 31.97710, -84.24906. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bear Branch

• Jimmy Carter National Historical Park · park · Sumter · ~21 km · Must-see
• Lake Blackshear · lake · Sumter · ~38 km · Must-see
• Georgia Veterans Memorial State Park · sanctuary · Crisp · ~40 km · Must-see
• Fort Early Monument · fort · Crisp · ~41 km · Must-see
• Chehaw State Park · sanctuary · Lee · ~50 km · Must-see
• Lake Chehaw · lake · Dougherty · ~54 km · Must-see
• Paul Eames Sports Complex · park · Dougherty · ~54 km · Must-see
• Pasaquan · fort · Marion · ~65 km · Must-see
• Powell Dairy Farm Dam · lake · Sumter · ~8 km
• Wells Mill Pond Dam · lake · Sumter · ~8 km
• Lake Philema Dam · lake · Sumter · ~9 km
• Lake Jennifer Dam · lake · Sumter · ~9 km
• Hebron Baptist Church · church · Sumter · ~10 km
• Ballinger Lake Dam · lake · Lee · ~10 km
• Presidential Plaza · fort · Sumter · ~12 km
• Americus Historic District · fort · Sumter · ~13 km
• Phillips Pond Dam · lake · Lee · ~13 km
• First Baptist Church · church · Sumter · ~13 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Bear Branch

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Bear Branch

• Georgia Veterans Memorial State Park · sanctuary · Crisp · ~40 km · Must-see
• Chehaw State Park · sanctuary · Lee · ~50 km · Must-see
• Providence Canyon State Park · sanctuary · Stewart · ~80 km · Must-see
• Eufaula National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Barbour · ~98 km · Must-see
• Jefferson Davis Memorial Historic Site · sanctuary · Irwin · ~111 km · Must-see
• Sprewell Bluff Wildlife Management Area West · sanctuary · Talbot · ~125 km · Must-see
• Bond Swamp · sanctuary · Bibb · ~132 km · Must-see
• The Pit · sanctuary · Lee · ~20 km
• Chehaw Indian Monument · sanctuary · Lee · ~32 km
• The Bay · sanctuary · Lee · ~33 km

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