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: 42.05034, -78.27807. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bear Valley

• Bolivar · church · McKean · ~12 km · Must-see
• Temple B'Nai Israel · temple · Cattaraugus · ~16 km · Must-see
• Saint Stephen's Episcopal Church · church · Cattaraugus · ~16 km · Must-see
• Eldred World War II Museum · museum · McKean · ~17 km · Must-see
• Cuba Lake · lake · McKean · ~28 km · Must-see
• Park Circle · park · Allegany · ~35 km · Must-see
• Rushford Lake · lake · Allegany · ~46 km · Must-see
• Red House Lake · lake · McKean · ~49 km · Must-see
• Moss Lake · lake · Allegany · ~49 km · Must-see
• Kinzua Bridge State Park · sanctuary · McKean · ~51 km · Must-see
• Allegany State Park · sanctuary · Cattaraugus · ~53 km · Must-see
• Houghton Wesleyan Church · church · Allegany · ~53 km · Must-see
• Lime Lake · lake · Cattaraugus · ~56 km · Must-see
• State Game Lands Number 30 · sanctuary · McKean · ~57 km · Must-see
• Schein–Joseph International Museum of Ceramic Art · museum · Potter · ~58 km · Must-see
• Jersey Hill · viewpoint · Allegany · ~59 km · Must-see
• Pennsylvania Lumber Museum · museum · Potter · ~60 km · Must-see
• Mount Tuscarora · viewpoint · Warren · ~60 km · Must-see

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Other hill stations & viewpoints near Bear Valley

• Jersey Hill · viewpoint · Allegany · ~59 km · Must-see
• Mount Tuscarora · viewpoint · Warren · ~60 km · Must-see
• Zoar Valley · viewpoint · Erie · ~80 km · Must-see
• Frost Hill · viewpoint · Ontario · ~126 km · Must-see
• Upper Pine Bottom State Park · viewpoint · Lycoming · ~135 km · Must-see
• Pine Creek Gorge · viewpoint · Lycoming · ~147 km · Must-see
• Typnahda Mountain · viewpoint · Cattaraugus · ~8 km
• Johnson Hill · viewpoint · Allegany · ~13 km
• Jordan Hill · viewpoint · Allegany · ~14 km
• Old Baldy · viewpoint · Cattaraugus · ~14 km

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