Bear Hill

Bear Hill: 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 Hill

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 Hill — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 43.59654, -70.60878. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bear Hill

• Lake Arrowhead · lake · York · ~16 km · Must-see
• Lake Arrowhead · lake · Carroll · ~16 km · Must-see
• Funtown Splashtown USA · park · York · ~20 km · Must-see
• Old Red Church · church · Cumberland · ~20 km · Must-see
• Saint Andre Church · church · York · ~22 km · Must-see
• First Parish Meetinghouse · church · York · ~26 km · Must-see
• Seashore Trolley Museum · museum · York · ~26 km · Must-see
• Cascade Falls, Old Orchard Beach · waterfall · Cumberland · ~28 km · Must-see
• Saco Bay · beach · York · ~30 km · Must-see
• F.O.J. Smith Tomb · fort · Cumberland · ~32 km · Must-see
• Fore River Parkway Trail · trek · Cumberland · ~33 km · Must-see
• Wilson Lake · lake · York · ~34 km · Must-see
• Mayor Baxter Woods · sanctuary · Cumberland · ~34 km · Must-see
• Higgins Beach · beach · Cumberland · ~34 km · Must-see
• Wood Island Light Station · fort · York · ~34 km · Must-see
• Bauneg Beg Mountain · viewpoint · Strafford · ~34 km · Must-see
• Great Falls Historic District (Windham, Maine) · waterfall · Cumberland · ~35 km · Must-see
• Deering Oaks Park · park · Cumberland · ~35 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Bear Hill

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Bear Hill

• Bauneg Beg Mountain · viewpoint · Strafford · ~34 km · Must-see
• Douglas Mountain · viewpoint · Carroll · ~39 km · Must-see
• Blue Job Mountain · viewpoint · Strafford · ~63 km · Must-see
• Nickerson Mountains · viewpoint · Carroll · ~68 km · Must-see
• Mount Major · viewpoint · Belknap · ~69 km · Must-see
• Bayle Mountain · viewpoint · Carroll · ~70 km · Must-see
• Mount Shaw · viewpoint · Carroll · ~70 km · Must-see
• Turtleback Mountain · viewpoint · Carroll · ~71 km · Must-see
• Mount Whittier · viewpoint · Carroll · ~72 km · Must-see
• Mount Roberts · viewpoint · Carroll · ~75 km · Must-see

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