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: 29.98739, -103.59213. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bear Canyon

• Santiago Peak · viewpoint · Brewster · ~30 km · Must-see
• Post Park · park · Brewster · ~43 km · Must-see
• Packsaddle Mountain · viewpoint · Brewster · ~66 km · Must-see
• Persimmon Gap Draw hike · viewpoint · Brewster · ~68 km · Must-see
• Blackwell School National Historic Site · park · Presidio · ~68 km · Must-see
• Crossen Mesa · viewpoint · Brewster · ~5 km
• Elephant Mountain · viewpoint · Brewster · ~9 km
• Bird Hills · viewpoint · Brewster · ~19 km
• Cienega Mountain · viewpoint · Brewster · ~20 km
• Butcherknife Hill · viewpoint · Brewster · ~21 km
• Eagle Peak · viewpoint · Brewster · ~23 km
• Black Peak · viewpoint · Brewster · ~23 km
• Black Mountain · viewpoint · Brewster · ~23 km
• Cochran Mountains · viewpoint · Brewster · ~23 km
• Buck Hill · viewpoint · Brewster · ~31 km
• Cathedral Mountain · church · Brewster · ~31 km
• Church Mountain · church · Presidio · ~36 km
• Beckwith Hills · viewpoint · Brewster · ~37 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Bear Canyon

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Bear Canyon

• Santiago Peak · viewpoint · Brewster · ~30 km · Must-see
• Packsaddle Mountain · viewpoint · Brewster · ~66 km · Must-see
• Persimmon Gap Draw hike · viewpoint · Brewster · ~68 km · Must-see
• Solitario Peak · viewpoint · Presidio · ~78 km · Must-see
• Needle Peak · viewpoint · Presidio · ~82 km · Must-see
• Trans-Pecos · viewpoint · Jeff Davis · ~83 km · Must-see
• Little Christmas Mountain · viewpoint · Brewster · ~86 km · Must-see
• Willow Mountain · viewpoint · Brewster · ~87 km · Must-see
• Bee Mountain · viewpoint · Brewster · ~90 km · Must-see
• Carpenter Mountain · viewpoint · Jeff Davis · ~93 km · Must-see

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