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: 46.78162, -111.08384. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bear Gulch

• Kings Hill · viewpoint · Meagher · ~38 km · Must-see
• Lewis and Clark National Forest · sanctuary · Cascade · ~41 km · Must-see
• Big Baldy Mountain · viewpoint · Judith Basin · ~52 km · Must-see
• Canyon Ferry Lake · lake · ~64 km · Must-see
• Canyon Ferry Dam · lake · Lewis and Clark · ~64 km · Must-see
• Gates of the Mountains Wilderness · sanctuary · Lewis and Clark · ~70 km · Must-see
• Whitetail Dam · lake · Meagher · ~8 km
• Dogget Lake Dam · lake · Meagher · ~18 km
• Robin Hood Number 2 Dam · lake · Meagher · ~20 km
• Robin Hood Number 1 Dam · lake · Meagher · ~20 km
• Keep Cool Dam · lake · Meagher · ~21 km
• Keep Cool Reservoir · lake · ~21 km
• Stoyanoff Dam · lake · Meagher · ~21 km
• Spring Creek Dam · lake · Meagher · ~21 km
• Ayers Dam · lake · Meagher · ~22 km
• Ayers Reservoir · lake · ~22 km
• Newlan Creek Dam · lake · Meagher · ~25 km
• Roger Rader Dam · lake · Meagher · ~25 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Bear Gulch

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Bear Gulch

• Kings Hill · viewpoint · Meagher · ~38 km · Must-see
• Big Baldy Mountain · viewpoint · Judith Basin · ~52 km · Must-see
• Scratchgravel Hills · viewpoint · Lemhi · ~96 km · Must-see
• Loco Mountain · viewpoint · Meagher · ~105 km · Must-see
• Suicide Hill · viewpoint · Wheatland · ~108 km · Must-see
• Mullan Pass · viewpoint · Lemhi · ~118 km · Must-see
• Hardscrabble Peak · viewpoint · Gallatin · ~121 km · Must-see
• Pomp Peak · viewpoint · Gallatin · ~122 km · Must-see
• Sacagawea Peak · viewpoint · Gallatin · ~124 km · Must-see
• Naya Nuki Peak · viewpoint · Gallatin · ~124 km · Must-see

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