Bear Mountain

Bear Mountain: 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 Mountain

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 Mountain — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 30.32631, -98.85782. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bear Mountain

• Fort Martin Scott · fort · Gillespie · ~11 km · Must-see
• Enchanted Rock · viewpoint · Llano · ~25 km · Must-see
• Old Tunnel State Park · park · Kendall · ~32 km · Must-see
• Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park · park · Blanco · ~41 km · Must-see
• Treue Der Union Monument · fort · Kendall · ~50 km · Must-see
• Kerrville Schreiner Park · park · Kerr · ~55 km · Must-see
• AT&T Long Lines Harper Relay Tower · attraction · Kerr · ~57 km · Must-see
• Packsaddle Mountain · viewpoint · Llano · ~59 km · Must-see
• KBVO-TV (Llano) · attraction · Llano · ~60 km · Must-see
• Blanco State Park · sanctuary · Blanco · ~61 km · Must-see
• Wirtz Dam · lake · Burnet · ~70 km · Must-see
• Boerne City Lake Park · lake · Kendall · ~70 km · Must-see
• Lake Lyndon B. Johnson · lake · Burnet · ~71 km · Must-see
• Bandera Pass · viewpoint · Bandera · ~71 km · Must-see
• Fort Mason and Camp Llano, C.S.A. · fort · Mason · ~74 km · Must-see
• Lake Marble Falls · waterfall · Burnet · ~75 km · Must-see
• Roos Falls · waterfall · Gillespie · ~3 km
• Cedarhead · viewpoint · Gillespie · ~3 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Bear Mountain

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Bear Mountain

• Enchanted Rock · viewpoint · Llano · ~25 km · Must-see
• Packsaddle Mountain · viewpoint · Llano · ~59 km · Must-see
• Bandera Pass · viewpoint · Bandera · ~71 km · Must-see
• Granite Mountain · viewpoint · Burnet · ~76 km · Must-see
• Hairy Knob · viewpoint · Mason · ~84 km · Must-see
• Spy Rock · viewpoint · Mason · ~87 km · Must-see
• Medina Valley · viewpoint · Medina · ~110 km · Must-see
• Bachelor Peak · viewpoint · Burnet · ~130 km · Must-see
• Mount Bonnell · viewpoint · Travis · ~130 km · Must-see
• Pilot Knob · viewpoint · Travis · ~140 km · Must-see

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