Some places are custom-made for hikers, birders and nature photographers and Bear Creek Preserve is one of them. The 100-acre Preserve is a little bit fresh water wetland, a little bit brackish water wetland.
Just north of the Mullica River Bridge, you’ll find a sandy road that begins at the Lower Bank Road access point. Follow it past the swamp of Atlantic white cedars and you’ll get to the point where the fresh water and brackish water wetlands meet. And that’s when things get really interesting. Birds and wildlife that thrive on each of the two different environments are right there in one location. For the best views of the Bald eagle next on the lower Mullica River, head to the dike and just look across the river.