Bear Valley

Bear Valley: 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 Valley

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 Valley — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.30520, -92.46976. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bear Valley

• Fort Beauharnois · fort · Pepin · ~33 km · Must-see
• Lake Pepin · lake · Pepin · ~33 km · Must-see
• Oxbow Park and Zollman Zoo · park · Pepin · ~36 km · Must-see
• Christ Episcopal Church · church · Goodhue · ~36 km · Must-see
• Ḣe Mni C̣aƞ - Barn Bluff · park · Goodhue · ~37 km · Must-see
• Mayo Building · sanctuary · Olmsted · ~39 km · Must-see
• Sturgeon Lake · lake · Pierce · ~50 km · Must-see
• Lake Byllesby Beach · lake · Dakota · ~56 km · Must-see
• Dead Lake Island · lake · Pepin · ~58 km · Must-see
• McKnight Prairie · sanctuary · Goodhue · ~62 km · Must-see
• Lake Isabel Park · lake · Dakota · ~71 km · Must-see
• Skinner Memorial Chapel · church · Rice · ~71 km · Must-see
• O. E. Rolvaag House · sanctuary · Rice · ~73 km · Must-see
• Lake Rebecca · lake · Dakota · ~73 km · Must-see
• Crystal Lake · lake · Rice · ~74 km · Must-see
• Lock 2 · lake · Dakota · ~74 km · Must-see
• Merrick State Park · sanctuary · Buffalo · ~75 km · Must-see
• County Road 68 · fort · Wabasha · ~6 km

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Other hill stations & viewpoints near Bear Valley

• Stillwater Overlook · viewpoint · Washington · ~107 km · Must-see
• Elk Mound · viewpoint · Dunn · ~111 km · Must-see
• Chippewa Valley · viewpoint · Eau Claire · ~114 km · Must-see
• Horrigan Hill · viewpoint · Wabasha · ~24 km
• Foley Mound · viewpoint · Wabasha · ~24 km
• Kohn Hill · viewpoint · Goodhue · ~27 km
• Bison Rock · viewpoint · Olmsted · ~33 km
• Bogus Bluff · viewpoint · Pepin · ~33 km
• Eagle Point · viewpoint · Goodhue · ~34 km
• Garrard Bluff · viewpoint · Goodhue · ~35 km

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