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: 44.99138, -105.90557. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bear Gulch

• Terrett Butte · viewpoint · Powder River · ~45 km · Must-see
• Ford Number 1 Dam · lake · Sheridan · ~11 km
• Greenough Dam · lake · Campbell · ~13 km
• Tibbs Dam · lake · Campbell · ~20 km
• J D Dam · lake · Campbell · ~22 km
• Eaton Dam · lake · Campbell · ~22 km
• Jackson Dam · lake · Campbell · ~22 km
• Whiton Number 2 Dam · lake · Powder River · ~22 km
• Biggerstuf Dam · lake · Powder River · ~23 km
• Sams Number 1 Dam · lake · Powder River · ~26 km
• Plum Dam · lake · Powder River · ~27 km
• Portwine Number 1 Dam · lake · Powder River · ~29 km
• Traub Number 2 Dam · lake · Powder River · ~31 km
• Traub Number 1 Dam · lake · Powder River · ~32 km
• L Quarter Circle Hills · viewpoint · Sheridan · ~33 km
• Reder Dam · lake · Powder River · ~33 km
• Traubnumber 3 Dam · lake · Powder River · ~34 km
• United States Number 2 Dam · lake · Powder River · ~34 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Bear Gulch

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Bear Gulch

• Terrett Butte · viewpoint · Powder River · ~45 km · Must-see
• Sheridan Inn National Historical Landmark · viewpoint · Sheridan · ~106 km · Must-see
• Missouri Buttes · viewpoint · Crook · ~123 km · Must-see
• Devils Tower · viewpoint · Crook · ~130 km · Must-see
• Tongue Butte · viewpoint · Sheridan · ~141 km · Must-see
• Penrose Peak · viewpoint · Johnson · ~146 km · Must-see
• Hallelujah · viewpoint · Johnson · ~149 km · Must-see
• L Quarter Circle Hills · viewpoint · Sheridan · ~33 km
• L Quarter Circle Butte · viewpoint · Sheridan · ~34 km
• The Pyramid · viewpoint · Big Horn · ~43 km

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