Bear Point

Bear Point: 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 Point

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 Point — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.41820, -78.88598. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bear Point

• Deer Lick Conservation Area · sanctuary · Cattaraugus · ~1 km · Must-see
• Zoar Valley · viewpoint · Erie · ~7 km · Must-see
• Assembly of God Church · church · Erie · ~24 km · Must-see
• The Eden Chamber Park · park · Erie · ~33 km · Must-see
• Evangola State Park · park · Erie · ~34 km · Must-see
• Sprague Brook County Park · park · Erie · ~36 km · Must-see
• Wendt Beach County Park · beach · Erie · ~40 km · Must-see
• Lime Lake · lake · Cattaraugus · ~42 km · Must-see
• Hamburg Community Center & Playground · church · Erie · ~43 km · Must-see
• Chestnut Ridge Park · sanctuary · Erie · ~43 km · Must-see
• Cassadaga Lakes · lake · Pennsylvania · ~46 km · Must-see
• Red House Lake · lake · McKean · ~46 km · Must-see
• Lake Shore Park · lake · Erie · ~46 km · Must-see
• Allegany State Park · sanctuary · Cattaraugus · ~49 km · Must-see
• Emery County Park · park · Erie · ~51 km · Must-see
• Orchard Acres Park · church · Erie · ~52 km · Must-see
• Quaker Lake · lake · Warren · ~52 km · Must-see
• Bear Lake · lake · Erie · ~52 km · Must-see

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Other hill stations & viewpoints near Bear Point

• Zoar Valley · viewpoint · Erie · ~7 km · Must-see
• Mount Tuscarora · viewpoint · Warren · ~55 km · Must-see
• Terrapin Point · viewpoint · Niagara · ~94 km · Must-see
• Jersey Hill · viewpoint · Allegany · ~104 km · Must-see
• Niagara Escarpment · viewpoint · Niagara · ~104 km · Must-see
• Thirty Mile Point Light · viewpoint · Niagara · ~139 km · Must-see
• Hammond Hill · viewpoint · Cattaraugus · ~15 km
• Mount Tug · viewpoint · Cattaraugus · ~15 km
• Cobble Knob · viewpoint · Cattaraugus · ~16 km
• Armstrong Hill · viewpoint · Cattaraugus · ~16 km

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