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: 41.78350, -120.24551. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bear Valley

• Goose Lake · lake · Modoc · ~24 km · Must-see
• Goose Lake State Recreation Area · lake · Lake · ~30 km · Must-see
• New Year Lake · lake · Washoe · ~31 km · Must-see
• Crane Mountain · viewpoint · Lake · ~39 km · Must-see
• Long Valley · viewpoint · Washoe · ~47 km · Must-see
• Big Sage Reservoir · lake · Modoc · ~48 km · Must-see
• Alturas Baptist Church · church · Modoc · ~52 km · Must-see
• Warner Valley · viewpoint · Lake · ~53 km · Must-see
• Modoc National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Modoc · ~54 km · Must-see
• Warren Peak · viewpoint · Modoc · ~56 km · Must-see
• Junipers Reservoir · lake · Lake · ~65 km · Must-see
• Massacre Lake · lake · Washoe · ~69 km · Must-see
• Drews Gap Summit · viewpoint · Lake · ~70 km · Must-see
• Eagle Peak · viewpoint · Modoc · ~70 km · Must-see
• Fandango Pass · viewpoint · Modoc · ~5 km
• Sugar Hill · viewpoint · Modoc · ~9 km
• Buck Mountain · viewpoint · Modoc · ~10 km
• Fandango Peak · viewpoint · Modoc · ~11 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Bear Valley

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Bear Valley

• Crane Mountain · viewpoint · Lake · ~39 km · Must-see
• Long Valley · viewpoint · Washoe · ~47 km · Must-see
• Warner Valley · viewpoint · Lake · ~53 km · Must-see
• Warren Peak · viewpoint · Modoc · ~56 km · Must-see
• Drews Gap Summit · viewpoint · Lake · ~70 km · Must-see
• Eagle Peak · viewpoint · Modoc · ~70 km · Must-see
• Hat Mountain · viewpoint · Lassen · ~89 km · Must-see
• High Rock Canyon Wilderness · viewpoint · Washoe · ~102 km · Must-see
• Warner Peak · viewpoint · Lake · ~107 km · Must-see
• Fox Mountain · viewpoint · Modoc · ~109 km · Must-see

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