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: 44.51623, -121.75145. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bear Valley

• Wasco Lake · lake · Jefferson · ~6 km · Must-see
• Three Fingered Jack · viewpoint · Jefferson · ~10 km · Must-see
• Marion Falls · waterfall · Linn · ~12 km · Must-see
• Suttle Lake · lake · Jefferson · ~13 km · Must-see
• Santiam Lake · lake · Linn · ~14 km · Must-see
• Blue Lake Crater · lake · Jefferson · ~15 km · Must-see
• Mount Jefferson Wilderness · sanctuary · Jefferson · ~15 km · Must-see
• Hogg Rock · viewpoint · Linn · ~18 km · Must-see
• Pine Ridge Lake · lake · Linn · ~19 km · Must-see
• Lost Lake · lake · Linn · ~19 km · Must-see
• Black Butte · viewpoint · Jefferson · ~20 km · Must-see
• Hayrick Butte · viewpoint · Linn · ~20 km · Must-see
• Hoodoo Butte · viewpoint · Linn · ~21 km · Must-see
• Waldo Glacier · viewpoint · Jefferson · ~21 km · Must-see
• Mount Jefferson · viewpoint · Linn · ~22 km · Must-see
• Milk Creek Glacier · viewpoint · Linn · ~23 km · Must-see
• Whitewater Glacier · viewpoint · Jefferson · ~24 km · Must-see
• Jefferson Park Glacier · viewpoint · Marion · ~24 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Bear Valley

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Bear Valley

• Three Fingered Jack · viewpoint · Jefferson · ~10 km · Must-see
• Hogg Rock · viewpoint · Linn · ~18 km · Must-see
• Black Butte · viewpoint · Jefferson · ~20 km · Must-see
• Hayrick Butte · viewpoint · Linn · ~20 km · Must-see
• Hoodoo Butte · viewpoint · Linn · ~21 km · Must-see
• Waldo Glacier · viewpoint · Jefferson · ~21 km · Must-see
• Mount Jefferson · viewpoint · Linn · ~22 km · Must-see
• Milk Creek Glacier · viewpoint · Linn · ~23 km · Must-see
• Whitewater Glacier · viewpoint · Jefferson · ~24 km · Must-see
• Jefferson Park Glacier · viewpoint · Marion · ~24 km · Must-see

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