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: 47.51053, -110.51077. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bear Gulch

• Ryan Dam · lake · Cascade · ~58 km · Must-see
• Rainbow Dam · lake · Cascade · ~65 km · Must-see
• Giant Springs State Park · park · Cascade · ~67 km · Must-see
• Black Horse Lake · lake · ~68 km · Must-see
• LaBarge Rock · viewpoint · Chouteau · ~70 km · Must-see
• Black Eagle Dam · lake · Cascade · ~71 km · Must-see
• C. M. Russell Museum Complex · museum · ~73 km · Must-see
• St. Ann's Cathedral · church · ~74 km · Must-see
• Kheta Dam · lake · Chouteau · ~18 km
• Pirate Dam · lake · Chouteau · ~19 km
• Mad Dam · lake · Judith Basin · ~22 km
• Complimentary Dam · lake · Judith Basin · ~24 km
• Geraldine Milwaukee Depot · attraction · Chouteau · ~26 km
• Booth Dam · lake · Chouteau · ~27 km
• Antares Dam · lake · Judith Basin · ~27 km
• Draco Dam · lake · Judith Basin · ~28 km
• Square Butte Jail · fort · Chouteau · ~29 km
• Dramamine Dam · lake · Judith Basin · ~30 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Bear Gulch

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Bear Gulch

• LaBarge Rock · viewpoint · Chouteau · ~70 km · Must-see
• Big Baldy Mountain · viewpoint · Judith Basin · ~76 km · Must-see
• Kings Hill · viewpoint · Meagher · ~95 km · Must-see
• Big John Butte · viewpoint · Hill · ~131 km · Must-see
• West Peak · viewpoint · Fergus · ~137 km · Must-see
• Hill 57 · viewpoint · ~77 km
• Hidden Canyon · viewpoint · Cascade · ~85 km
• Birch Creek Hill · viewpoint · Blaine · ~98 km
• Echo Butte · viewpoint · Blaine · ~113 km
• Saddle Rock · viewpoint · Blaine · ~120 km

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