Bear Canyon

Bear Canyon: 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 Canyon

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 Canyon — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 29.74411, -99.62033. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bear Canyon

• Lost Maples State Natural Area · sanctuary · Bandera · ~12 km · Must-see
• Ol' Baldy · viewpoint · Uvalde · ~27 km · Must-see
• Hill Country State Natural Area · sanctuary · Bandera · ~53 km · Must-see
• Bandera Pass · viewpoint · Bandera · ~64 km · Must-see
• Kerrville Schreiner Park · park · Kerr · ~69 km · Must-see
• Devil's Sinkhole State Natural Area · sanctuary · Edwards · ~74 km · Must-see
• Lone Star Motorcycle Museum · museum · Bandera · ~9 km
• Pelaez Lake Dam · lake · Bandera · ~11 km
• Birds Eye View · viewpoint · Bandera · ~12 km
• The Grotto · cave · Bandera · ~13 km
• Real County Historical Museum · museum · Real · ~17 km
• Catherine McLauren · fort · Real · ~17 km
• Circle Bluff · viewpoint · Real · ~18 km
• Brown Bluff · viewpoint · Real · ~18 km
• Chalk Hill · viewpoint · Bandera · ~18 km
• Benjamin F. Highsmith · fort · Bandera · ~19 km
• Freedom Hollow · viewpoint · Bandera · ~21 km
• Captain William Ware · fort · Uvalde · ~24 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Bear Canyon

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Bear Canyon

• Ol' Baldy · viewpoint · Uvalde · ~27 km · Must-see
• Bandera Pass · viewpoint · Bandera · ~64 km · Must-see
• Medina Valley · viewpoint · Medina · ~88 km · Must-see
• Las Moras Mountain · viewpoint · Kinney · ~107 km · Must-see
• Enchanted Rock · viewpoint · Llano · ~143 km · Must-see
• Birds Eye View · viewpoint · Bandera · ~12 km
• Circle Bluff · viewpoint · Real · ~18 km
• Brown Bluff · viewpoint · Real · ~18 km
• Chalk Hill · viewpoint · Bandera · ~18 km
• Freedom Hollow · viewpoint · Bandera · ~21 km

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