Bear Knob

Bear Knob: 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 Knob

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 Knob — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 35.21065, -83.07403. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bear Knob

• Little Rocky Mountain · viewpoint · Oconee · ~19 km · Must-see
• Whiteside Mountain · viewpoint · Jackson · ~19 km · Must-see
• Tanasee Bald · viewpoint · East Tennessee · ~21 km · Must-see
• Richland Balsam · viewpoint · East Tennessee · ~24 km · Must-see
• Devil's Courthouse · viewpoint · East Tennessee · ~24 km · Must-see
• Gorges State Park · sanctuary · Transylvania · ~25 km · Must-see
• Cliffside Lake Recreation Area · lake · Oconee · ~26 km · Must-see
• Harris Lake · lake · Oconee · ~26 km · Must-see
• Harris Lake · lake · Macon · ~26 km · Must-see
• Black Balsam Knob · viewpoint · East Tennessee · ~28 km · Must-see
• Lower Whitewater Falls Trail · waterfall · Oconee · ~28 km · Must-see
• Tennent Mountain · viewpoint · East Tennessee · ~29 km · Must-see
• Ellicott's Rock · viewpoint · Jackson · ~29 km · Must-see
• Ellicott Rock Wilderness · sanctuary · Oconee · ~29 km · Must-see
• Graveyard Fields · viewpoint · East Tennessee · ~30 km · Must-see
• Glade Mountain · viewpoint · Oconee · ~31 km · Must-see
• Balsam Gap · viewpoint · East Tennessee · ~31 km · Must-see
• Lake Jocassee · lake · Oconee · ~32 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Bear Knob

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Bear Knob

• Little Rocky Mountain · viewpoint · Oconee · ~19 km · Must-see
• Whiteside Mountain · viewpoint · Jackson · ~19 km · Must-see
• Tanasee Bald · viewpoint · East Tennessee · ~21 km · Must-see
• Richland Balsam · viewpoint · East Tennessee · ~24 km · Must-see
• Devil's Courthouse · viewpoint · East Tennessee · ~24 km · Must-see
• Black Balsam Knob · viewpoint · East Tennessee · ~28 km · Must-see
• Tennent Mountain · viewpoint · East Tennessee · ~29 km · Must-see
• Ellicott's Rock · viewpoint · Jackson · ~29 km · Must-see
• Graveyard Fields · viewpoint · East Tennessee · ~30 km · Must-see
• Glade Mountain · viewpoint · Oconee · ~31 km · Must-see

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