Bear Mountain

Bear Mountain: 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 Mountain

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 Mountain — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.67006, -69.75144. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bear Mountain

• Ten Lots Chapel · church · Somerset · ~12 km · Must-see
• L C Bates Museum · museum · Somerset · ~12 km · Must-see
• Colby College Museum of Art · museum · Kennebec · ~17 km · Must-see
• First Baptist Church · church · Kennebec · ~20 km · Must-see
• Redington Museum · museum · Kennebec · ~21 km · Must-see
• Great Pond · lake · Kennebec · ~21 km · Must-see
• Fort Halifax · fort · Kennebec · ~22 km · Must-see
• Messalonskee Lake · lake · Kennebec · ~25 km · Must-see
• China Lake Dam · lake · Kennebec · ~34 km · Must-see
• Parker Pond · lake · Kennebec · ~38 km · Must-see
• Webber Pond Dam · lake · Kennebec · ~38 km · Must-see
• Pittsfield Universalist Church · church · Somerset · ~40 km · Must-see
• Unity Pond · lake · Waldo · ~42 km · Must-see
• Echo Lake · lake · Kennebec · ~43 km · Must-see
• Carlton Pond Waterfowl Production Area · sanctuary · Waldo · ~48 km · Must-see
• Staples Pond · lake · Franklin · ~48 km · Must-see
• Maranacook Lake · lake · Kennebec · ~49 km · Must-see
• South Parish Congregational Church UCC · church · Kennebec · ~49 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Bear Mountain

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Bear Mountain

• Puzzle Mountain · viewpoint · Franklin · ~55 km · Must-see
• Mount Pisgah · viewpoint · Kennebec · ~57 km · Must-see
• Mount Blue · viewpoint · Franklin · ~59 km · Must-see
• Grays Mountain · viewpoint · Franklin · ~63 km · Must-see
• Mount Abraham · viewpoint · Franklin · ~71 km · Must-see
• Spaulding Mountain · viewpoint · Franklin · ~74 km · Must-see
• Sugarloaf Mountain · viewpoint · Franklin · ~75 km · Must-see
• Clark Mountain · viewpoint · Androscoggin · ~76 km · Must-see
• Moxie Mountain · viewpoint · Somerset · ~76 km · Must-see
• Tumbledown Mountain · viewpoint · Franklin · ~80 km · Must-see

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