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: 39.96537, -77.29915. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bear Mountain

• Fuller Lake · lake · Cumberland · ~9 km · Must-see
• Michaux State Forest · sanctuary · Adams · ~9 km · Must-see
• Appalachian Trail Museum · museum · Cumberland · ~9 km · Must-see
• Pine Grove Furnace State Park · park · Cumberland · ~10 km · Must-see
• Laurel Lake · lake · Cumberland · ~11 km · Must-see
• Kings Gap Environmental Education Center · viewpoint · Cumberland · ~17 km · Must-see
• Caledonia State Park · sanctuary · Franklin · ~20 km · Must-see
• Gettysburg National Military Park · attraction · Adams · ~23 km · Must-see
• Sachs Covered Bridge · attraction · Adams · ~23 km · Must-see
• Eisenhower National Historic Site · sanctuary · Adams · ~24 km · Must-see
• Strawberry Hill Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Adams · ~25 km · Must-see
• Fort Morris · fort · Cumberland · ~25 km · Must-see
• Big Round Top · viewpoint · Adams · ~26 km · Must-see
• Carlisle Baptist Church · church · Cumberland · ~33 km · Must-see
• Historic Franklin County Jail · fort · Franklin · ~39 km · Must-see
• Chambers Fort Park · church · Franklin · ~39 km · Must-see
• Zion Reformed Church · church · Franklin · ~39 km · Must-see
• Pen Mar Park · park · Washington · ~41 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Bear Mountain

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Bear Mountain

• Kings Gap Environmental Education Center · viewpoint · Cumberland · ~17 km · Must-see
• Big Round Top · viewpoint · Adams · ~26 km · Must-see
• Blue Mountain · viewpoint · Perry · ~43 km · Must-see
• Quirauk Mountain · viewpoint · Washington · ~44 km · Must-see
• High Rock · viewpoint · Washington · ~44 km · Must-see
• Blue Mountain · viewpoint · Franklin · ~47 km · Must-see
• Catoctin Mountain · viewpoint · Frederick · ~48 km · Must-see
• Clark's Knob · viewpoint · Franklin · ~49 km · Must-see
• Conococheague Mountain · viewpoint · Perry · ~58 km · Must-see
• Tuscarora Mountain · viewpoint · Perry · ~60 km · Must-see

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