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: 44.71793, -118.15800. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bear Gulch

• Sumpter Valley Dredge · fort · Baker · ~6 km · Must-see
• Sumpter Valley Dredge State Heritage Area · park · Baker · ~6 km · Must-see
• Twin Lakes · lake · Baker · ~14 km · Must-see
• Rock Creek Butte · viewpoint · Baker · ~15 km · Must-see
• Mount Ireland · viewpoint · Grant · ~23 km · Must-see
• Blue Mountain Summit · viewpoint · Grant · ~30 km · Must-see
• Whitman National Forest · sanctuary · Grant · ~30 km · Must-see
• Crawfish Lake · lake · Grant · ~32 km · Must-see
• Saint Francis de Sales Cathedral · church · Baker · ~33 km · Must-see
• Baker Heritage Museum · museum · Baker · ~34 km · Must-see
• Anthony Lake Day Use Area · lake · Baker · ~35 km · Must-see
• Bates State Park · sanctuary · Grant · ~39 km · Must-see
• Vinegar Hill · viewpoint · Grant · ~40 km · Must-see
• Elkhorn Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Baker · ~44 km · Must-see
• Wolf Creek Dam · lake · Union · ~48 km · Must-see
• Thief Valley Reservoir · lake · Baker · ~55 km · Must-see
• Monument Rock Wilderness · sanctuary · Baker · ~59 km · Must-see
• Lookout Mountain · viewpoint · Grant · ~68 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Bear Gulch

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Bear Gulch

• Rock Creek Butte · viewpoint · Baker · ~15 km · Must-see
• Mount Ireland · viewpoint · Grant · ~23 km · Must-see
• Blue Mountain Summit · viewpoint · Grant · ~30 km · Must-see
• Vinegar Hill · viewpoint · Grant · ~40 km · Must-see
• Lookout Mountain · viewpoint · Grant · ~68 km · Must-see
• Strawberry Mountain · viewpoint · Grant · ~79 km · Must-see
• Long Creek Mountain · viewpoint · Grant · ~88 km · Must-see
• Needle Point · viewpoint · Union · ~98 km · Must-see
• Krag Peak · viewpoint · Baker · ~98 km · Must-see
• Cornucopia Peak · viewpoint · Baker · ~100 km · Must-see

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