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: 42.97714, -111.19299. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bear Canyon

• Caribou Mountain · viewpoint · Bonneville · ~20 km · Must-see
• Palisades Reservoir · lake · Lincoln · ~37 km · Must-see
• Man Peak · viewpoint · Lincoln · ~38 km · Must-see
• Virginia Peak · viewpoint · Lincoln · ~42 km · Must-see
• Afton Electric Dam · lake · Lincoln · ~45 km · Must-see
• Star Valley Wyoming Temple · church · Lincoln · ~45 km · Must-see
• Palisades Dam · lake · Bonneville · ~50 km · Must-see
• Bridger National Forest · sanctuary · Lincoln · ~55 km · Must-see
• Mount Fitzpatrick · viewpoint · Lincoln · ~55 km · Must-see
• Soda Springs Geyser · attraction · Caribou · ~61 km · Must-see
• Hoback Peak · viewpoint · Sublette · ~65 km · Must-see
• Beaver Mountain · viewpoint · Teton · ~70 km · Must-see
• Lander Peak · viewpoint · Sublette · ~71 km · Must-see
• Tincup Mountain · viewpoint · Caribou · ~6 km
• Stump Peak · viewpoint · Caribou · ~10 km
• Haderlie Knoll · viewpoint · Lincoln · ~15 km
• Bald Mountain · viewpoint · Bonneville · ~18 km
• Old Baldy Peak · viewpoint · Bonneville · ~20 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Bear Canyon

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Bear Canyon

• Caribou Mountain · viewpoint · Bonneville · ~20 km · Must-see
• Man Peak · viewpoint · Lincoln · ~38 km · Must-see
• Virginia Peak · viewpoint · Lincoln · ~42 km · Must-see
• Mount Fitzpatrick · viewpoint · Lincoln · ~55 km · Must-see
• Hoback Peak · viewpoint · Sublette · ~65 km · Must-see
• Beaver Mountain · viewpoint · Teton · ~70 km · Must-see
• Lander Peak · viewpoint · Sublette · ~71 km · Must-see
• Mount Glory · viewpoint · Teton · ~78 km · Must-see
• Wyoming Peak · viewpoint · Lincoln · ~78 km · Must-see
• East Gros Ventre Butte · viewpoint · Teton · ~82 km · Must-see

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