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: 41.08153, -123.20088. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bear Valley

• Thompson Peak · viewpoint · Trinity · ~20 km · Must-see
• Sapphire Lake · lake · Trinity · ~23 km · Must-see
• Emerald Lake · lake · Trinity · ~24 km · Must-see
• Salmon Mountain · viewpoint · Humboldt · ~26 km · Must-see
• Bigfoot Trail · trek · Humboldt · ~34 km · Must-see
• Russian Peak · viewpoint · Siskiyou · ~38 km · Must-see
• Statue Lake · lake · Siskiyou · ~40 km · Must-see
• Granite Peak · viewpoint · Trinity · ~42 km · Must-see
• Ycatapom Peak · viewpoint · Trinity · ~43 km · Must-see
• Six Rivers National Forest · sanctuary · Humboldt · ~44 km · Must-see
• KIDE-FM (Hoopa) · viewpoint · Humboldt · ~51 km · Must-see
• Trinity Lake · lake · Trinity · ~52 km · Must-see
• Whiskeytown-Shasta-Trinity National Recreation Area - Trinity Unit · sanctuary · Trinity · ~54 km · Must-see
• Weaverville Joss House State Historic Park · sanctuary · Trinity · ~56 km · Must-see
• Informal Old Etna Viewpoint · viewpoint · Siskiyou · ~59 km · Must-see
• Trinity National Forest · sanctuary · Trinity · ~60 km · Must-see
• Trinity Dam · lake · Trinity · ~60 km · Must-see
• Lewiston Lake · lake · Trinity · ~62 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Bear Valley

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Bear Valley

• Thompson Peak · viewpoint · Trinity · ~20 km · Must-see
• Salmon Mountain · viewpoint · Humboldt · ~26 km · Must-see
• Russian Peak · viewpoint · Siskiyou · ~38 km · Must-see
• Granite Peak · viewpoint · Trinity · ~42 km · Must-see
• Ycatapom Peak · viewpoint · Trinity · ~43 km · Must-see
• KIDE-FM (Hoopa) · viewpoint · Humboldt · ~51 km · Must-see
• Informal Old Etna Viewpoint · viewpoint · Siskiyou · ~59 km · Must-see
• Scott Valley · viewpoint · Siskiyou · ~75 km · Must-see
• Bald Mountain · viewpoint · Humboldt · ~75 km · Must-see
• Hoosimbim Mountain · viewpoint · Trinity · ~75 km · Must-see

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