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: 43.49379, -115.13758. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bear Gulch

• Iron Mountain · viewpoint · Camas · ~11 km · Must-see
• Upper Deadwood Lake · lake · Camas · ~12 km · Must-see
• Lower Deadwood Lake · lake · Camas · ~12 km · Must-see
• Heart Lake · lake · Camas · ~12 km · Must-see
• Boardman Lake · lake · Camas · ~13 km · Must-see
• Boardman Peak · viewpoint · Camas · ~15 km · Must-see
• West Smoky Dome Lake · lake · Camas · ~18 km · Must-see
• Upper Smoky Dome Lake 2 · lake · Camas · ~18 km · Must-see
• Upper Smoky Dome Lake 1 · lake · Camas · ~19 km · Must-see
• Lower Smoky Dome Lake · lake · Camas · ~19 km · Must-see
• Smoky Dome · viewpoint · Camas · ~20 km · Must-see
• Trinity Mountain · viewpoint · Elmore · ~33 km · Must-see
• Two Point Mountain · viewpoint · Camas · ~37 km · Must-see
• Steel Mountain · viewpoint · Elmore · ~40 km · Must-see
• Skillern Peak · viewpoint · Camas · ~42 km · Must-see
• Paradise Peak · viewpoint · Camas · ~45 km · Must-see
• Mormon Reservoir · lake · Camas · ~45 km · Must-see
• Big Peak · viewpoint · Camas · ~48 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Bear Gulch

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Bear Gulch

• Iron Mountain · viewpoint · Camas · ~11 km · Must-see
• Boardman Peak · viewpoint · Camas · ~15 km · Must-see
• Smoky Dome · viewpoint · Camas · ~20 km · Must-see
• Trinity Mountain · viewpoint · Elmore · ~33 km · Must-see
• Two Point Mountain · viewpoint · Camas · ~37 km · Must-see
• Steel Mountain · viewpoint · Elmore · ~40 km · Must-see
• Skillern Peak · viewpoint · Camas · ~42 km · Must-see
• Paradise Peak · viewpoint · Camas · ~45 km · Must-see
• Big Peak · viewpoint · Camas · ~48 km · Must-see
• Dollarhide Mountain · viewpoint · Camas · ~49 km · Must-see

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