Bear Gulch

Bear Gulch: 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 Gulch

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 Gulch — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.45519, -111.98109. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bear Gulch

• Baldy Mountain · viewpoint · Clark · ~19 km · Must-see
• Sheep Mountain · viewpoint · Clark · ~30 km · Must-see
• Red Rock Lakes Wilderness · sanctuary · Beaverhead · ~32 km · Must-see
• Taylor Mountain · viewpoint · Clark · ~33 km · Must-see
• Red Rock Pass · viewpoint · Fremont · ~50 km · Must-see
• Jefferson Mount · viewpoint · Fremont · ~50 km · Must-see
• Brower's Spring · attraction · Beaverhead · ~52 km · Must-see
• Sawtell Peak · viewpoint · Fremont · ~55 km · Must-see
• Raynolds Pass · viewpoint · Fremont · ~62 km · Must-see
• Black Butte · viewpoint · Madison · ~64 km · Must-see
• Black Butte · viewpoint · Fremont · ~64 km · Must-see
• Henrys Lake · lake · Fremont · ~64 km · Must-see
• Targhee National Forest · sanctuary · Fremont · ~64 km · Must-see
• Henrys Lake State Park · lake · Fremont · ~65 km · Must-see
• Targhee Peak · viewpoint · Fremont · ~69 km · Must-see
• Big Springs · park · Fremont · ~72 km · Must-see
• Lookout Point · viewpoint · Clark · ~7 km
• Button Butte · viewpoint · Clark · ~8 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Bear Gulch

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Bear Gulch

• Baldy Mountain · viewpoint · Clark · ~19 km · Must-see
• Sheep Mountain · viewpoint · Clark · ~30 km · Must-see
• Taylor Mountain · viewpoint · Clark · ~33 km · Must-see
• Red Rock Pass · viewpoint · Fremont · ~50 km · Must-see
• Jefferson Mount · viewpoint · Fremont · ~50 km · Must-see
• Sawtell Peak · viewpoint · Fremont · ~55 km · Must-see
• Raynolds Pass · viewpoint · Fremont · ~62 km · Must-see
• Black Butte · viewpoint · Madison · ~64 km · Must-see
• Black Butte · viewpoint · Fremont · ~64 km · Must-see
• Targhee Peak · viewpoint · Fremont · ~69 km · Must-see

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