Bear Hollow

Bear Hollow: 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 viewpoint: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Bear Hollow

Season: October to February for cool, clear air; July to September for mist and greenery.

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 Hollow — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.76092, -83.73686. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bear Hollow

• Natural Bridge State Resort Park · park · Powell · ~5 km · Must-see
• Kentucky Reptile Zoo · sanctuary · Powell · ~6 km · Must-see
• Red River Gorge Zipline · viewpoint · Wolfe · ~12 km · Must-see
• Clifty Wilderness · sanctuary · Menifee · ~21 km · Must-see
• Olympia State Forest · sanctuary · Bath · ~40 km · Must-see
• Cave Run Lake · cave · Rowan · ~49 km · Must-see
• Daniel Boone National Forest · sanctuary · Jackson · ~52 km · Must-see
• Bluegrass Heritage Museum · museum · Clark · ~58 km · Must-see
• Kentucky River Museum · museum · Madison · ~61 km · Must-see
• Wilgreen Lake · lake · Madison · ~67 km · Must-see
• Sugarloaf Mountain · viewpoint · Rowan · ~68 km · Must-see
• Buckhorn Lake · lake · Leslie · ~72 km · Must-see
• Pocket Wall · viewpoint · Powell · ~5 km
• Cocktail Point · viewpoint · Powell · ~6 km
• Natural Bridge · viewpoint · Powell · ~6 km
• Battleship Rock · viewpoint · Powell · ~6 km
• Lovers Leap · viewpoint · Powell · ~6 km
• Mill Creek Lake Dam · lake · Powell · ~7 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Bear Hollow

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Bear Hollow

• Red River Gorge Zipline · viewpoint · Wolfe · ~12 km · Must-see
• Sugarloaf Mountain · viewpoint · Rowan · ~68 km · Must-see
• Big Lovely Mountain · viewpoint · Knott · ~80 km · Must-see
• Stuffley Knob · viewpoint · Johnson · ~90 km · Must-see
• Pine Mountain · viewpoint · Harlan · ~130 km · Must-see
• Pine Mountain · viewpoint · Letcher · ~135 km · Must-see
• Halls Butt · viewpoint · Letcher · ~144 km · Must-see
• Green River Knob · viewpoint · Casey · ~149 km · Must-see
• Pocket Wall · viewpoint · Powell · ~5 km
• Cocktail Point · viewpoint · Powell · ~6 km

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