Bear Gulch

Bear Gulch: 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 Gulch

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 Gulch — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 29.75412, -97.45694. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bear Gulch

• Palmetto State Park · sanctuary · Gonzales · ~26 km · Must-see
• Lockhart State Park · park · Caldwell · ~32 km · Must-see
• Wood Lake Dam · lake · Gonzales · ~40 km · Must-see
• Lake Gonzales Dam · lake · Gonzales · ~41 km · Must-see
• McKinney Roughs Nature Park · sanctuary · Bastrop · ~54 km · Must-see
• Bastrop State Park · park · Bastrop · ~56 km · Must-see
• Lake Bastrop South Shore Park · lake · Bastrop · ~58 km · Must-see
• Meadows Center for Water and the Environment · sanctuary · Hays · ~60 km · Must-see
• Spring Lake · lake · Hays · ~60 km · Must-see
• Pilot Knob · viewpoint · Travis · ~64 km · Must-see
• Meadow Lake · lake · Guadalupe · ~66 km · Must-see
• Walnut Springs Park · park · Guadalupe · ~67 km · Must-see
• Monument Hill · fort · Fayette · ~72 km · Must-see
• Lake Placid · lake · Guadalupe · ~73 km · Must-see
• Heart of Texas Wildlife Trail · sanctuary · Hays · ~74 km · Must-see
• McQueeney Dam · lake · Guadalupe · ~74 km · Must-see
• Lake Dunlap · lake · Guadalupe · ~74 km · Must-see
• Macon Lake · lake · Caldwell · ~8 km

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Other hill stations & viewpoints near Bear Gulch

• Pilot Knob · viewpoint · Travis · ~64 km · Must-see
• Mount Bonnell · viewpoint · Travis · ~87 km · Must-see
• Crouch Benchmark · viewpoint · Caldwell · ~11 km
• Bastrop County High Point · viewpoint · Bastrop · ~18 km
• Capote Knob · viewpoint · Guadalupe · ~54 km
• Capote Hills · viewpoint · Guadalupe · ~55 km
• Caldwell Knob · viewpoint · Bastrop · ~55 km
• Bading Hill · viewpoint · Comal · ~66 km
• Family Viewing Area · viewpoint · Travis · ~66 km
• Barton Hill · viewpoint · Hays · ~67 km

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