Bear Creek, Florida

About Bear Creek

Set in the central part of Florida, Bear Creek is a small unincorporated community.

Bear Creek holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 0.39 square miles.

📰 Bear Creek News Today

• Bear Creek, FL Weather Forecast – Hourly & 15-Day SpaceRef · Sep 4
• Suwannee Amp Jam #3 Channels the Spirit of Bear Creek with 2027 lineup featuring Joe Russo's Almost Dead, Lettuce, Oteil Burbridge, Soulive and More musicfestnews · Aug 26
• Bear Creek Varsity Football @ Haines City MaxPreps · Jul 24
• University vs Bear Creek - Boys Junior Varsity Football 08/26/2026 | Watch Live & On Demand NFHS Network · Aug 1
• Senior Housing Development 'Bear Creek Commons' Under Construction at 635 64th Street South, St. Petersburg, FL Florida YIMBY · Mar 5

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

Read the latest Florida headlines on our news site, Bless News Daily.

What Makes Bear Creek Unique

• One of 6 places in the US named Bear Creek — but the Florida one has a character all its own.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Part of the fabric of Florida — one of 956 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 3 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Bear Creek

• Alesia — french
• Dead Bob's — american
• JahVa Coffee Lounge + — coffee shop (café)
• Starbucks — coffee shop (café)
• Craft Kafé Pasadena (café)
• Kopper Kitchen — diner
• Leverock's — seafood
• NY Cafe — american
• Nature's Table - FS
• Paolo's Pizza & Subs — pizza

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Bear Creek

• Azalea Park reviews ★
• Bear Creek Park reviews ★
• Circle Park reviews ★
• Coconut Park reviews ★
• Disston Lake Park reviews ★
• Eaglecrest Park reviews ★
• Golf Creek Park reviews ★
• Lake Pasadena Park reviews ★
• Pasadena Triangle Park reviews ★
• R.W. Caldwell Park reviews ★
• Sunset Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Bear Creek

• BEAR CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
• PASADENA FUNDAMENTAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
• ST. PETERSBURG COLLEGIATE HIGH SCHOOL

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🌤️ Current Weather

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Source: National Weather Service

🗺️ Map of Bear Creek

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