Bear Wallow

Bear Wallow: 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 Wallow

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 Wallow — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.30656, -78.52170. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bear Wallow

• Decker's Chapel · church · Elk · ~14 km · Must-see
• Parker Dam State Park · lake · Clearfield · ~15 km · Must-see
• State Game Lands Number 14 · sanctuary · Cameron · ~24 km · Must-see
• Marion Brooks Natural Area · sanctuary · Elk · ~25 km · Must-see
• Quehanna Trail · trek · Clearfield · ~25 km · Must-see
• Lake Sabula Dam · lake · Clearfield · ~26 km · Must-see
• Simon B. Elliott State Park · sanctuary · Clearfield · ~27 km · Must-see
• Elk State Forest · sanctuary · Cameron · ~29 km · Must-see
• Curtiss-Wright Nuclear Test Facility Reactor Site · sanctuary · Clearfield · ~32 km · Must-see
• Bendigo State Park · park · Elk · ~33 km · Must-see
• Quehanna Wild Area · sanctuary · Cameron · ~35 km · Must-see
• M. K. Goddard/Wykoff Run Natural Area · sanctuary · Cameron · ~35 km · Must-see
• East Branch Lake · lake · Elk · ~39 km · Must-see
• Elk State Park · sanctuary · Elk · ~41 km · Must-see
• Johnson Run Natural Area · sanctuary · Cameron · ~43 km · Must-see
• Moshannon State Forest · sanctuary · Clearfield · ~43 km · Must-see
• Bilger's Rocks · park · Clearfield · ~44 km · Must-see
• State Game Lands Number 28 · sanctuary · Elk · ~48 km · Must-see

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• Mount Nittany · viewpoint · Centre · ~103 km · Must-see
• Tussey Mountain · viewpoint · Huntingdon · ~105 km · Must-see
• Mount Tuscarora · viewpoint · Warren · ~105 km · Must-see
• Bald Knob Ridge · viewpoint · Centre · ~109 km · Must-see
• Nittany Valley · viewpoint · Centre · ~109 km · Must-see
• Canoe Mountain · viewpoint · Blair · ~110 km · Must-see
• Little Sugar Valley · viewpoint · Centre · ~111 km · Must-see

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