Local favourite river spot · Blaine, Montana
Bear Rapids
Bear Rapids is a river spot in Blaine, Montana.
Bear Rapids: 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 river spot: Water flowing well · Low flow / trickle · Dry, no water · Entry closed.
Best time to visit Bear Rapids
Season: September to February; boat services pause in floods.
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 Rapids — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 47.72471, -109.45296. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Bear Rapids
- LaBarge Rock · viewpoint · Chouteau · ~62 km · Must-see
- Big John Butte · viewpoint · Hill · ~67 km · Must-see
- Birch Creek Hill · viewpoint · Blaine · ~9 km
- Chicken Dam · lake · Fergus · ~15 km
- Old McDonalds Pig Dam · lake · Fergus · ~17 km
- Jo Dam · lake · Fergus · ~20 km
- Daddy-Long Legs Number 2 Dam · lake · Fergus · ~21 km
- Kermits Dam · lake · Fergus · ~21 km
- Albert Number 2 Dam · lake · Fergus · ~22 km
- Albery Number 1 Dam · lake · Fergus · ~22 km
- North Winifred Dam · lake · Fergus · ~23 km
- Reeves Dam · lake · Fergus · ~24 km
- Ford Irrigation Dam · lake · Fergus · ~24 km
- Chip Dipper Dam · lake · Chouteau · ~25 km
- Moes Dam · lake · Chouteau · ~25 km
- PN Grazing Association Number 1 Dam · lake · Fergus · ~25 km
- Lion Butte · viewpoint · Blaine · ~26 km
- Tarzan Dam · lake · Blaine · ~27 km
Other rivers, islands & mangroves near Bear Rapids
- Cow Island · river spot · Fergus · ~48 km
- Gallatin Rapids · river spot · Blaine · ~1 km
- Little Dog Rapids · river spot · Fergus · ~3 km
- McKeevers Rapids · river spot · Fergus · ~5 km
- Iron City Islands · river spot · Fergus · ~7 km
- Dauphin Rapids · river spot · Blaine · ~7 km
- Holmes Council Islands · river spot · Fergus · ~10 km
- Holmes Rapids · river spot · Chouteau · ~12 km
- Council Island · river spot · Chouteau · ~15 km
- PN Island · river spot · Fergus · ~17 km
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Frequently asked
Are boats running today?
No visitor has reported the boating status for Bear Rapids yet. Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What is the best time to visit Bear Rapids?
September to February; boat services pause in floods. Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What are the places to visit near Bear Rapids?
Nearby: LaBarge Rock (viewpoint, 62 km), Big John Butte (viewpoint, 67 km), Birch Creek Hill (viewpoint, 9 km), Chicken Dam (lake, 15 km), Old McDonalds Pig Dam (lake, 17 km), Jo Dam (lake, 20 km).