Bears Head

Bears Head: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. 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 Bears Head

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

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

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

How to reach Bears Head — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.85009, -76.07965. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bears Head

• Tuscarora State Park · sanctuary · Schuylkill · ~9 km · Must-see
• Locust Lake State Park · lake · Schuylkill · ~11 km · Must-see
• Lake Choctaw · lake · Luzerne · ~12 km · Must-see
• Buck Mountain · viewpoint · Luzerne · ~19 km · Must-see
• Weiser State Forest · sanctuary · Schuylkill · ~20 km · Must-see
• Broad Run Reservoir · lake · Carbon · ~22 km · Must-see
• State Game Lands Number 329 · sanctuary · Schuylkill · ~23 km · Must-see
• Mary Queen of Peace Catholic Chapel · church · Schuylkill · ~25 km · Must-see
• McCauley Mountain · viewpoint · Columbia · ~26 km · Must-see
• Catawissa Mountain · viewpoint · Columbia · ~27 km · Must-see
• Yuengling Bicentennial Park and Gardens · park · Schuylkill · ~27 km · Must-see
• Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Ukrainian Catholic Church · church · Columbia · ~28 km · Must-see
• Nescopeck Mountain · viewpoint · Columbia · ~29 km · Must-see
• Mauch Chunk Dam · lake · Carbon · ~30 km · Must-see
• Broad Mountain · viewpoint · Carbon · ~30 km · Must-see
• State Game Lands Number 58 · sanctuary · Columbia · ~31 km · Must-see
• Hawk Mountain · viewpoint · Berks · ~34 km · Must-see
• Pisgah Vista · viewpoint · Carbon · ~35 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Bears Head

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Bears Head

• Buck Mountain · viewpoint · Luzerne · ~19 km · Must-see
• McCauley Mountain · viewpoint · Columbia · ~26 km · Must-see
• Catawissa Mountain · viewpoint · Columbia · ~27 km · Must-see
• Nescopeck Mountain · viewpoint · Columbia · ~29 km · Must-see
• Broad Mountain · viewpoint · Carbon · ~30 km · Must-see
• Hawk Mountain · viewpoint · Berks · ~34 km · Must-see
• Pisgah Vista · viewpoint · Carbon · ~35 km · Must-see
• The Pinnacle · viewpoint · Berks · ~37 km · Must-see
• Bake Oven Knob · viewpoint · Lehigh · ~39 km · Must-see
• Bear Mountain · viewpoint · Carbon · ~40 km · Must-see

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