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: 37.02294, -82.29845. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bear Hollow

• Clinch River State Park · sanctuary · Russell · ~16 km · Must-see
• Oxbow Lake · lake · Russell · ~17 km · Must-see
• Cleveland Barrens Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Russell · ~20 km · Must-see
• Ralph Stanley Museum · museum · McDowell · ~25 km · Must-see
• Little Stony Creek · sanctuary · Letcher · ~26 km · Must-see
• Pinnacle Natural Area Perserve · sanctuary · Russell · ~29 km · Must-see
• John W Flannagan Dam · lake · Dickenson · ~30 km · Must-see
• Pine Mountain · viewpoint · Dickenson · ~35 km · Must-see
• Breaks Interstate Park · sanctuary · Dickenson · ~36 km · Must-see
• Clinch Ranger District Cluster · sanctuary · Letcher · ~36 km · Must-see
• Clinch Mountain · viewpoint · Russell · ~36 km · Must-see
• North Fork Pound Reservoir · lake · Letcher · ~39 km · Must-see
• Camp Rock · viewpoint · Harlan · ~40 km · Must-see
• High Knob · viewpoint · Harlan · ~41 km · Must-see
• High Knob · viewpoint · Wise · ~41 km · Must-see
• Pound Gap · sanctuary · Letcher · ~41 km · Must-see
• The Channels Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Russell · ~42 km · Must-see
• The Channels State Forest · sanctuary · Washington · ~43 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Bear Hollow

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Bear Hollow

• Pine Mountain · viewpoint · Dickenson · ~35 km · Must-see
• Clinch Mountain · viewpoint · Russell · ~36 km · Must-see
• Camp Rock · viewpoint · Harlan · ~40 km · Must-see
• High Knob · viewpoint · Harlan · ~41 km · Must-see
• High Knob · viewpoint · Wise · ~41 km · Must-see
• Beartown Mountain · viewpoint · Russell · ~47 km · Must-see
• Clinch Mountain · viewpoint · Russell · ~50 km · Must-see
• Powell Valley · viewpoint · Harlan · ~54 km · Must-see
• Redrock Mountain · viewpoint · Smyth · ~56 km · Must-see
• Halls Butt · viewpoint · Letcher · ~57 km · Must-see

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