Bear Wallow

Bear Wallow: 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 lake: Full / gates open · Low water level · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Bear Wallow

Season: August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open.

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 Wallow — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.95039, -123.65479. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bear Wallow

• Preston Peak · viewpoint · Siskiyou · ~17 km · Must-see
• Bear Mountain · viewpoint · Siskiyou · ~22 km · Must-see
• Great Cats World Park · sanctuary · Josephine · ~26 km · Must-see
• Oregon Caves National Monument · cave · Josephine · ~33 km · Must-see
• Smith River National Recreation Area · sanctuary · Del Norte · ~34 km · Must-see
• Red Buttes Wilderness · sanctuary · Siskiyou · ~36 km · Must-see
• Chetco Peak · viewpoint · Curry · ~39 km · Must-see
• Siskiyou Wilderness · sanctuary · Siskiyou · ~39 km · Must-see
• Kangaroo Mountain · viewpoint · Josephine · ~47 km · Must-see
• Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park · sanctuary · Del Norte · ~52 km · Must-see
• Pearsoll Peak · viewpoint · Josephine · ~52 km · Must-see
• Collings Mountain · viewpoint · Jackson · ~54 km · Must-see
• Mount Emily · viewpoint · Curry · ~56 km · Must-see
• Applegate Lake · lake · Jackson · ~56 km · Must-see
• Del Norte Coast Redwoods State Park · sanctuary · Del Norte · ~56 km · Must-see
• Lake Earl · lake · Del Norte · ~58 km · Must-see
• Lake Earl · lake · Curry · ~58 km · Must-see
• Tolowa Dunes State Park · sanctuary · Del Norte · ~60 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Bear Wallow

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Bear Wallow

• Applegate Lake · lake · Jackson · ~56 km · Must-see
• Lake Earl · lake · Del Norte · ~58 km · Must-see
• Lake Earl · lake · Curry · ~58 km · Must-see
• Ukonom Lake · lake · Siskiyou · ~60 km · Must-see
• Deep Lake · lake · Siskiyou · ~77 km · Must-see
• Freshwater Lagoon · lake · Humboldt · ~105 km · Must-see
• Emigrant Coaxial Dike · lake · Jackson · ~110 km · Must-see
• Agate Reservoir · lake · Jackson · ~111 km · Must-see
• Statue Lake · lake · Siskiyou · ~114 km · Must-see
• Hyatt Reservoir · lake · Jackson · ~128 km · Must-see

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