Bear Canyon

Bear Canyon: 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 Canyon

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 Canyon — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.13883, -110.81101. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bear Canyon

• Sublette Mountain · viewpoint · Lincoln · ~26 km · Must-see
• Lake Alice Picnic Area · lake · Lincoln · ~37 km · Must-see
• Fossil Butte National Monument · sanctuary · Rich · ~38 km · Must-see
• Fossil Butte National Monument · sanctuary · Lincoln · ~39 km · Must-see
• North Beach State Park · lake · Bear Lake · ~48 km · Must-see
• Montpelier Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Bear Lake · ~53 km · Must-see
• Bear Lake · lake · Rich · ~58 km · Must-see
• Names Hill · viewpoint · Lincoln · ~64 km · Must-see
• Wyoming Peak · viewpoint · Lincoln · ~68 km · Must-see
• Fontenelle Reservoir · lake · Lincoln · ~72 km · Must-see
• Coke Mountain · viewpoint · Lincoln · ~11 km
• Rocky Point · viewpoint · Lincoln · ~14 km
• Big Hill · viewpoint · Lincoln · ~15 km
• Pink Hill · viewpoint · Lincoln · ~20 km
• Poison Creek Dam · lake · Lincoln · ~21 km
• Granny Peak · viewpoint · Lincoln · ~23 km
• Pine Knoll · viewpoint · Lincoln · ~23 km
• Philip Lake Dam · lake · Lincoln · ~24 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Bear Canyon

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Bear Canyon

• Sublette Mountain · viewpoint · Lincoln · ~26 km · Must-see
• Names Hill · viewpoint · Lincoln · ~64 km · Must-see
• Wyoming Peak · viewpoint · Lincoln · ~68 km · Must-see
• Emigration Canyon, Idaho · viewpoint · Bear Lake · ~81 km · Must-see
• Mount Fitzpatrick · viewpoint · Lincoln · ~81 km · Must-see
• Lander Peak · viewpoint · Sublette · ~94 km · Must-see
• Naomi Peak · viewpoint · Cache · ~95 km · Must-see
• Logan Cave · viewpoint · Cache · ~95 km · Must-see
• Gentile Valley · viewpoint · Franklin · ~102 km · Must-see
• Gem Valley · viewpoint · Caribou · ~109 km · Must-see

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