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: 29.95990, -103.37657. 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 · ~18 km · Must-see
• Post Park · park · Brewster · ~29 km · Must-see
• Persimmon Gap Draw hike · viewpoint · Brewster · ~48 km · Must-see
• Packsaddle Mountain · viewpoint · Brewster · ~66 km · Must-see
• Cochran Mountains · viewpoint · Brewster · ~6 km
• Black Mountain · viewpoint · Brewster · ~13 km
• East Bourland Mountain · viewpoint · Brewster · ~20 km
• Elephant Mountain · viewpoint · Brewster · ~21 km
• Black Peak · viewpoint · Brewster · ~23 km
• Beckwith Hills · viewpoint · Brewster · ~26 km
• Crossen Mesa · viewpoint · Brewster · ~29 km
• Butcherknife Hill · viewpoint · Brewster · ~32 km
• Black Peak · viewpoint · Brewster · ~33 km
• Wood Hollow Mountains · viewpoint · Brewster · ~34 km
• Black Hills · viewpoint · Brewster · ~34 km
• Bee Cave Canyon · cave · Brewster · ~34 km
• Bird Hills · viewpoint · Brewster · ~34 km
• Dugout Mountain · viewpoint · Brewster · ~35 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Bear Canyon

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Bear Canyon

• Santiago Peak · viewpoint · Brewster · ~18 km · Must-see
• Persimmon Gap Draw hike · viewpoint · Brewster · ~48 km · Must-see
• Packsaddle Mountain · viewpoint · Brewster · ~66 km · Must-see
• Little Christmas Mountain · viewpoint · Brewster · ~81 km · Must-see
• Willow Mountain · viewpoint · Brewster · ~84 km · Must-see
• Bee Mountain · viewpoint · Brewster · ~88 km · Must-see
• Solitario Peak · viewpoint · Presidio · ~88 km · Must-see
• Needle Peak · viewpoint · Presidio · ~91 km · Must-see
• Panther Peak · viewpoint · Brewster · ~93 km · Must-see
• Wright Mountain · viewpoint · Brewster · ~94 km · Must-see

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