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: 30.66768, -98.75310. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bear Mountain

• KBVO-TV (Llano) · attraction · Llano · ~22 km · Must-see
• Enchanted Rock · viewpoint · Llano · ~24 km · Must-see
• Packsaddle Mountain · viewpoint · Llano · ~30 km · Must-see
• Buchanan Dam · lake · Llano · ~42 km · Must-see
• Lake Lyndon B. Johnson · lake · Burnet · ~43 km · Must-see
• Inks Lake · lake · Llano · ~45 km · Must-see
• Roy Inks Dam · lake · Llano · ~45 km · Must-see
• Inks Lake State Park · lake · Burnet · ~47 km · Must-see
• Longhorn Cavern State Park · park · Burnet · ~47 km · Must-see
• Lake Buchanan · lake · Burnet · ~48 km · Must-see
• Hairy Knob · viewpoint · Mason · ~49 km · Must-see
• Wirtz Dam · lake · Burnet · ~52 km · Must-see
• Granite Mountain · viewpoint · Burnet · ~55 km · Must-see
• Lake Marble Falls · waterfall · Burnet · ~57 km · Must-see
• Spy Rock · viewpoint · Mason · ~57 km · Must-see
• Fort Mason and Camp Llano, C.S.A. · fort · Mason · ~58 km · Must-see
• Fort Martin Scott · fort · Gillespie · ~59 km · Must-see
• Max Starcke Dam · lake · Burnet · ~61 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Bear Mountain

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Bear Mountain

• Enchanted Rock · viewpoint · Llano · ~24 km · Must-see
• Packsaddle Mountain · viewpoint · Llano · ~30 km · Must-see
• Hairy Knob · viewpoint · Mason · ~49 km · Must-see
• Granite Mountain · viewpoint · Burnet · ~55 km · Must-see
• Spy Rock · viewpoint · Mason · ~57 km · Must-see
• Bachelor Peak · viewpoint · Burnet · ~90 km · Must-see
• Bandera Pass · viewpoint · Bandera · ~120 km · Must-see
• Rattlesnake Point · viewpoint · McCulloch · ~125 km · Must-see
• Mount Bonnell · viewpoint · Travis · ~127 km · Must-see
• Twin Mountain · viewpoint · Coryell · ~133 km · Must-see

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