Bear Valley

Bear Valley: 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 Valley

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 Valley — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.47099, -117.53020. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bear Valley

• Malheur Dam · lake · Malheur · ~22 km · Must-see
• Baker Heritage Museum · museum · Baker · ~52 km · Must-see
• Saint Francis de Sales Cathedral · church · Baker · ~52 km · Must-see
• Bully Creek Dam · lake · Malheur · ~65 km · Must-see
• Twin Lakes · lake · Baker · ~72 km · Must-see
• Rock Creek Butte · viewpoint · Baker · ~74 km · Must-see
• Áatway Spring · attraction · Baker · ~6 km
• Lime Cement plant (Demolished 2018) · fort · Baker · ~24 km
• Alder Creek Schoolhouse · fort · Baker · ~28 km
• Cave Hollow · cave · Baker · ~29 km
• Baker Air Force Station · fort · Baker · ~30 km
• Cottonwood Mountain · viewpoint · Malheur · ~44 km
• McChord Butte · viewpoint · Washington · ~45 km
• Big Hill · viewpoint · Washington · ~46 km
• Indian Head Mountain · viewpoint · Washington · ~46 km
• Chinamans Hat · viewpoint · Washington · ~50 km
• Monroe Butte · viewpoint · Washington · ~50 km
• J N Bishop Spring · attraction · Baker · ~51 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Bear Valley

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Bear Valley

• Rock Creek Butte · viewpoint · Baker · ~74 km · Must-see
• Malheur Butte · viewpoint · Malheur · ~78 km · Must-see
• Cornucopia Peak · viewpoint · Baker · ~81 km · Must-see
• Blue Mountain Summit · viewpoint · Grant · ~82 km · Must-see
• Krag Peak · viewpoint · Baker · ~86 km · Must-see
• Red Mountain · viewpoint · Baker · ~87 km · Must-see
• Needle Point · viewpoint · Union · ~93 km · Must-see
• Mount Ireland · viewpoint · Grant · ~93 km · Must-see
• Cusick Mountain · viewpoint · Wallowa · ~97 km · Must-see
• Eagle Cap · viewpoint · Union · ~99 km · Must-see

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