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: 43.61573, -115.55732. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bear Gulch

• Trinity Mountain · viewpoint · Elmore · ~13 km · Must-see
• Steel Mountain · viewpoint · Elmore · ~30 km · Must-see
• Mores Creek Summit · viewpoint · Boise · ~45 km · Must-see
• Lucky Peak Dam · lake · Ada · ~52 km · Must-see
• Iron Mountain · viewpoint · Camas · ~53 km · Must-see
• Heart Lake · lake · Camas · ~53 km · Must-see
• Upper Deadwood Lake · lake · Camas · ~53 km · Must-see
• Lower Deadwood Lake · lake · Camas · ~55 km · Must-see
• Boardman Lake · lake · Camas · ~56 km · Must-see
• Boardman Peak · viewpoint · Camas · ~58 km · Must-see
• Two Point Mountain · viewpoint · Camas · ~61 km · Must-see
• West Smoky Dome Lake · lake · Camas · ~62 km · Must-see
• Upper Smoky Dome Lake 2 · lake · Camas · ~63 km · Must-see
• Upper Smoky Dome Lake 1 · lake · Camas · ~63 km · Must-see
• Kristin Armstrong Municipal Park · park · Ada · ~63 km · Must-see
• Lower Smoky Dome Lake · lake · Camas · ~63 km · Must-see
• Christ Chapel · church · Ada · ~64 km · Must-see
• Cathedral of Saint John the Evangelist · church · Ada · ~65 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Bear Gulch

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Bear Gulch

• Trinity Mountain · viewpoint · Elmore · ~13 km · Must-see
• Steel Mountain · viewpoint · Elmore · ~30 km · Must-see
• Mores Creek Summit · viewpoint · Boise · ~45 km · Must-see
• Iron Mountain · viewpoint · Camas · ~53 km · Must-see
• Boardman Peak · viewpoint · Camas · ~58 km · Must-see
• Two Point Mountain · viewpoint · Camas · ~61 km · Must-see
• Smoky Dome · viewpoint · Camas · ~65 km · Must-see
• North Raker · viewpoint · Boise · ~70 km · Must-see
• Paradise Peak · viewpoint · Camas · ~73 km · Must-see
• Snowyside Peak · viewpoint · Blaine · ~74 km · Must-see

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