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: 38.77616, -86.75083. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bear Hill

• Martin County State Forest · park · Martin · ~11 km · Must-see
• Jug Rock · sanctuary · Martin · ~14 km · Must-see
• Rise at Orangeville · sanctuary · Orange · ~29 km · Must-see
• M60 · attraction · Lawrence · ~30 km · Must-see
• Indiana Railway Museum · museum · Orange · ~34 km · Must-see
• Otis Park · park · Lawrence · ~34 km · Must-see
• Baseline Road · attraction · Greene · ~36 km · Must-see
• Spring Mill State Park · sanctuary · Lawrence · ~37 km · Must-see
• Donaldson Cave · cave · Lawrence · ~37 km · Must-see
• INRD Indianapolis Subdivision · attraction · Greene · ~43 km · Must-see
• Hoosier National Forest · sanctuary · Orange · ~50 km · Must-see
• Lake Monroe · lake · Monroe · ~53 km · Must-see
• Patoka Lake · lake · Orange · ~54 km · Must-see
• Browning Hill · viewpoint · Monroe · ~57 km · Must-see
• Charles C. Deam Wilderness · sanctuary · Monroe · ~57 km · Must-see
• Seminary Square Park · park · Monroe · ~58 km · Must-see
• Hickory Ridge Lookout Tower · viewpoint · Monroe · ~59 km · Must-see
• Indiana University Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology · museum · Monroe · ~60 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Bear Hill

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Bear Hill

• Browning Hill · viewpoint · Monroe · ~57 km · Must-see
• Hickory Ridge Lookout Tower · viewpoint · Monroe · ~59 km · Must-see
• Weed Patch Hill · viewpoint · Brown · ~79 km · Must-see
• Hanging Rock · viewpoint · Knox · ~117 km · Must-see
• Ohio Valley in Kentucky · viewpoint · Clark · ~149 km · Must-see
• McBrides Bluff · viewpoint · Martin · ~8 km
• Old Mans Nose · viewpoint · Martin · ~9 km
• Buck Knob · viewpoint · Martin · ~10 km
• Cedar Bluff · viewpoint · Martin · ~13 km
• Gobbler Knob · viewpoint · Martin · ~14 km

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