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: 40.15460, -121.81609. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bear Canyon

• Paynes Creek · lake · Tehama · ~28 km · Must-see
• Lassen National Park Headquarters · sanctuary · Tehama · ~34 km · Must-see
• Abbey of New Clairvaux · church · Tehama · ~40 km · Must-see
• Red Bluff Recreation Area · church · Tehama · ~42 km · Must-see
• Morgan Mountain · viewpoint · Tehama · ~43 km · Must-see
• William B. Ide Adobe State Historic Park · sanctuary · Tehama · ~44 km · Must-see
• Lost Lake Ridge · lake · Plumas · ~44 km · Must-see
• Mount Tehama · viewpoint · Tehama · ~49 km · Must-see
• Coleman National Fish Hatchery · park · Tehama · ~49 km · Must-see
• Sulphur Works · attraction · Shasta · ~51 km · Must-see
• Corning Community Park · park · Tehama · ~51 km · Must-see
• Bumpass Hell · attraction · Shasta · ~54 km · Must-see
• Emerald Lake · lake · Shasta · ~54 km · Must-see
• Bumpass Mountain · viewpoint · Shasta · ~54 km · Must-see
• Chico Gospel Hall · church · Butte · ~57 km · Must-see
• Lassen Peak · sanctuary · Shasta · ~57 km · Must-see
• Lower Bidwell Park · sanctuary · Butte · ~57 km · Must-see
• Museum of Northern California Art · museum · Butte · ~58 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Bear Canyon

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Bear Canyon

• Morgan Mountain · viewpoint · Tehama · ~43 km · Must-see
• Mount Tehama · viewpoint · Tehama · ~49 km · Must-see
• Bumpass Mountain · viewpoint · Shasta · ~54 km · Must-see
• Stilson Canyon · viewpoint · Butte · ~59 km · Must-see
• Chaos Crags · viewpoint · Shasta · ~60 km · Must-see
• Latour Butte · viewpoint · Shasta · ~64 km · Must-see
• Cinder Cone · viewpoint · Lassen · ~76 km · Must-see
• Orland Buttes · viewpoint · Glenn · ~77 km · Must-see
• Magee Peak · viewpoint · Shasta · ~77 km · Must-see
• Tumble Buttes · viewpoint · Shasta · ~77 km · Must-see

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