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: 43.71719, -90.52346. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bear Valley

• Wildcat Mountain State Park · sanctuary · Vernon · ~6 km · Must-see
• Sylvan · viewpoint · Richland · ~42 km · Must-see
• Carr Valley · viewpoint · Richland · ~44 km · Must-see
• Jones Arboretum and Botanical Gardens · sanctuary · Allamakee · ~46 km · Must-see
• Lake Redstone · lake · Sauk · ~46 km · Must-see
• Norskedalen Nature & Heritage Center, Inc. · museum · La Crosse · ~47 km · Must-see
• Buckhorn State Park · sanctuary · Juneau · ~61 km · Must-see
• Castle Rock Lake · lake · Juneau · ~62 km · Must-see
• Necedah Shrine · church · Juneau · ~63 km · Must-see
• Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe Church · church · La Crosse · ~66 km · Must-see
• Rattlesnake Knob · viewpoint · Sauk · ~66 km · Must-see
• Necedah National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Juneau · ~68 km · Must-see
• Ableman's Gorge State Natural Area · sanctuary · Sauk · ~68 km · Must-see
• Grandad Bluff Park · park · La Crosse · ~69 km · Must-see
• Our Lady of Sorrows Chapel · church · La Crosse · ~71 km · Must-see
• Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge · sanctuary · Vernon · ~71 km · Must-see
• Rocky Arbor State Park · park · Juneau · ~73 km · Must-see
• Honey Creek State Natural Area · waterfall · Sauk · ~73 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Bear Valley

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Bear Valley

• Sylvan · viewpoint · Richland · ~42 km · Must-see
• Carr Valley · viewpoint · Richland · ~44 km · Must-see
• Rattlesnake Knob · viewpoint · Sauk · ~66 km · Must-see
• Dells Of The Wisconsin River · viewpoint · Adams · ~74 km · Must-see
• Friendship Mound · viewpoint · Adams · ~80 km · Must-see
• Big Hollow · viewpoint · Sauk · ~80 km · Must-see
• Birch Bluff · viewpoint · Wood · ~83 km · Must-see
• South Bluff · viewpoint · Wood · ~83 km · Must-see
• Mount Hosmer · viewpoint · Allamakee · ~86 km · Must-see
• North Bluff · viewpoint · Wood · ~91 km · Must-see

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