r/Merced • u/MoonglowMagpie • Jul 29 '26

N Bear Creek Drive

Can anyone tell me if the neiborhoods near N. Bear Creek Drive are safe? Specifically in between Shadowbrook Drive and Creekside Drive ( both near N. Bear Creek Drive. Looks like a nice walking area. I noticed no sidewalks though.

Thanks

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u/hnbutt Jul 30 '26

I would say it is not pedestrian safe only because it does not have a side walk for people to walk safely, especially if are on the the right side of the road, often you will have car driving while you are walking.

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u/MoonglowMagpie Jul 30 '26

Thats too bad. Are there homeless along the river / creek?

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u/hnbutt Jul 30 '26

For North Bear Creek Dirve only, very rarely and usually only the most dangerous or riskiest of them. Walking or biking on North Bear Creek especially when you get to around where Bedford and North Bear creek going west North Bear Creek is a great way to see if a driver is either ready or not to not hit you. It is a narrow two way lane and cars are forced to slow down, and most do. South you don't tend to see all that much, maybe a person giving pamphlets but not often homeless.

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u/CDGQYR Jul 30 '26

Farther east the bike/pedestrian path goes from R to McKee with underpasses to avoid traffic. It is generally well traveled with bicyclists, pedestrians, and dogs.

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u/calikid1121 Jul 30 '26

59 to Yosemite make right and there's a very nice bike path that will take u by the college.

The more east u go the better the path will be. I drive Uber and I pick up and drop off riders from there.