Bear Rock

Bear Rock: 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 Rock

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 Rock — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.67164, -104.26385. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bear Rock

• Hawk Springs State Recreation Area · lake · Goshen · ~9 km · Must-see
• Signal Butte · fort · Scotts Bluff · ~41 km · Must-see
• Robidoux Pass · sanctuary · Scotts Bluff · ~47 km · Must-see
• Wildcat Mountain · viewpoint · Banner · ~57 km · Must-see
• Fort Mitchell · fort · Scotts Bluff · ~62 km · Must-see
• Scotts Bluff National Monument · sanctuary · Scotts Bluff · ~62 km · Must-see
• Scotts Bluff · viewpoint · Scotts Bluff · ~62 km · Must-see
• Riverside Park · park · Scotts Bluff · ~65 km · Must-see
• Northfield Park · park · Scotts Bluff · ~66 km · Must-see
• Westmoor Park · park · Scotts Bluff · ~67 km · Must-see
• Texas Trail Museum · museum · Laramie · ~71 km · Must-see
• East Gering Drain Dam · lake · Scotts Bluff · ~71 km · Must-see
• Bear Mountain · viewpoint · Goshen · ~2 km
• Babbitt Dam · lake · Goshen · ~11 km
• The Point · viewpoint · Goshen · ~13 km
• Crown Number 2 Dam · lake · Goshen · ~14 km
• 66 Pastures Dam · lake · Goshen · ~15 km
• McMillen Number 2 Dam · lake · Goshen · ~15 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Bear Rock

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Bear Rock

• Wildcat Mountain · viewpoint · Banner · ~57 km · Must-see
• Scotts Bluff · viewpoint · Scotts Bluff · ~62 km · Must-see
• Bighorn Mountain · viewpoint · Banner · ~78 km · Must-see
• Peak Wellness Center for Youth & Family · viewpoint · Laramie · ~94 km · Must-see
• Panorama Point · viewpoint · Kimball · ~95 km · Must-see
• East Pawnee Butte · viewpoint · Weld · ~122 km · Must-see
• West Pawnee Butte · viewpoint · Weld · ~122 km · Must-see
• Dirty Mountain · viewpoint · Albany · ~124 km · Must-see
• Lindenmeier Overlook · viewpoint · Larimer · ~130 km · Must-see
• Laramie Peak · viewpoint · Albany · ~147 km · Must-see

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