Bear Hill

Bear Hill: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. 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 Hill

Season: October to February for cool, clear air; July to September for mist and greenery.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Bear Hill — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.75387, -91.71599. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bear Hill

• Volga River State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Fayette · ~17 km · Must-see
• First Baptist Church · church · Fayette · ~31 km · Must-see
• Bixby State Preserve · sanctuary · Clayton · ~34 km · Must-see
• Bridge Street · fort · Clayton · ~35 km · Must-see
• Spook Cave · cave · Clayton · ~57 km · Must-see
• Fort Atkinson State Preserve · fort · Winneshiek · ~59 km · Must-see
• Bussey Lake · lake · Clayton · ~63 km · Must-see
• Effigy Mounds National Monument · sanctuary · Clayton · ~64 km · Must-see
• Pikes Peak State Park · sanctuary · Clayton · ~66 km · Must-see
• Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge · sanctuary · Allamakee · ~66 km · Must-see
• Bily Clocks Museum · museum · Winneshiek · ~67 km · Must-see
• Wyalusing State Park · sanctuary · Grant · ~69 km · Must-see
• Turkey River Mounds State Preserve · sanctuary · Clayton · ~69 km · Must-see
• Nelson Dewey State Park · sanctuary · Grant · ~71 km · Must-see
• Fort Crawford · museum · Clayton · ~71 km · Must-see
• Saint Francis Xavier Roman Catholic Basilica · church · Dubuque · ~71 km · Must-see
• National Farm Toy Museum · museum · Dubuque · ~73 km · Must-see
• Grout Museum of History and Science · museum · Black Hawk · ~74 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Bear Hill

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Bear Hill

• Mount Hosmer · viewpoint · Allamakee · ~99 km · Must-see
• Couler Valley · viewpoint · Dubuque · ~106 km · Must-see
• Sylvan · viewpoint · Richland · ~144 km · Must-see
• Corn Hill · viewpoint · Fayette · ~8 km
• Pilot Knob · viewpoint · Clayton · ~16 km
• Chicken Ridge · viewpoint · Clayton · ~29 km
• Wolf Hill · viewpoint · Delaware · ~30 km
• Crows Nest · viewpoint · Clayton · ~66 km
• Point Ann · viewpoint · Clayton · ~67 km
• 325th Street · viewpoint · Buchanan · ~69 km

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