Bear Mountain

Bear Mountain: 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 Bear Mountain

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 Bear Mountain — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 43.18872, -123.65314. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bear Mountain

• Safari Village · sanctuary · Douglas · ~24 km · Must-see
• Winchester Dam · lake · Douglas · ~33 km · Must-see
• Cooper Creek Dam · lake · Douglas · ~46 km · Must-see
• Logging Museum · museum · Coos · ~52 km · Must-see
• Loon Lake · lake · Douglas · ~58 km · Must-see
• Coos Art Museum · museum · Coos · ~62 km · Must-see
• Fort Umpqua · fort · Douglas · ~63 km · Must-see
• Galesville Dam · lake · Douglas · ~67 km · Must-see
• South Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve · sanctuary · Coos · ~69 km · Must-see
• Wolf Creek Inn State Heritage Site · park · Josephine · ~73 km · Must-see
• Drain Castle · church · Douglas · ~74 km · Must-see
• North Tenmile Lake · lake · Coos · ~75 km · Must-see
• Yoder Reservoir · lake · Douglas · ~16 km
• Camas Mountain · viewpoint · Douglas · ~21 km
• Douglas County Museum · museum · Douglas · ~30 km
• Templin Beach Park · beach · Douglas · ~30 km
• Mill-Pine Neighborhood Historic District · fort · Douglas · ~31 km
• Laurelwood Historic District · fort · Douglas · ~31 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Bear Mountain

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Bear Mountain

• Brandy Peak · viewpoint · Curry · ~85 km · Must-see
• Purple Mountain · viewpoint · Curry · ~98 km · Must-see
• Quartz Mountain · viewpoint · Douglas · ~100 km · Must-see
• Neathammer Gulch · viewpoint · Jackson · ~105 km · Must-see
• Braton Hollow · viewpoint · Jackson · ~107 km · Must-see
• Humbug Mountain · viewpoint · Curry · ~107 km · Must-see
• Hillis Peak · viewpoint · Jackson · ~107 km · Must-see
• McConville Peak · viewpoint · Jackson · ~110 km · Must-see
• Fielder Mountain · viewpoint · Jackson · ~112 km · Must-see
• Bohemia Mountain · viewpoint · Lane · ~114 km · Must-see

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