Bear Canyon

Bear Canyon: 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 Canyon

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 Canyon — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.89907, -122.31220. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bear Canyon

• Little Blue Ridge · viewpoint · Yolo · ~11 km · Must-see
• McLaughlin Natural Reserve · sanctuary · Lake · ~13 km · Must-see
• Wilbur Hot Springs · attraction · Colusa · ~23 km · Must-see
• Upper Bohn Lake · lake · Lake · ~27 km · Must-see
• Bear Valley · viewpoint · Colusa · ~27 km · Must-see
• Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument · sanctuary · Lake · ~30 km · Must-see
• Hidden Valley Lake · lake · Lake · ~30 km · Must-see
• Lower Lake Stone Jail · lake · Lake · ~32 km · Must-see
• Anderson Marsh State Historic Park · sanctuary · Lake · ~35 km · Must-see
• Indian Valley Dam · lake · Lake · ~35 km · Must-see
• Calvary Chapel of Clearlake · church · Lake · ~37 km · Must-see
• Union Church of Dunnigan · church · Yolo · ~37 km · Must-see
• Open Capay Space Park · viewpoint · Yolo · ~39 km · Must-see
• Harbin Mountain · viewpoint · Lake · ~39 km · Must-see
• Duvall Lake · lake · Napa · ~40 km · Must-see
• Thurston Lake · lake · Lake · ~40 km · Must-see
• Middletown Central Park Association · park · Lake · ~40 km · Must-see
• Borax Lake · lake · Lake · ~41 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Bear Canyon

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Bear Canyon

• Little Blue Ridge · viewpoint · Yolo · ~11 km · Must-see
• Bear Valley · viewpoint · Colusa · ~27 km · Must-see
• Open Capay Space Park · viewpoint · Yolo · ~39 km · Must-see
• Harbin Mountain · viewpoint · Lake · ~39 km · Must-see
• Bear Valley Buttes · viewpoint · Colusa · ~42 km · Must-see
• Seigler Mountain · viewpoint · Lake · ~43 km · Must-see
• Mount Hannah · viewpoint · Lake · ~47 km · Must-see
• Mount Saint Helena · viewpoint · Sonoma · ~47 km · Must-see
• Cobb Mountain · viewpoint · Lake · ~48 km · Must-see
• Iron Mountain · viewpoint · Napa · ~49 km · Must-see

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