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: 38.01937, -120.58381. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bear Mountain

• Angels Camp Museum · museum · Calaveras · ~9 km · Must-see
• New Melones Dam · lake · Calaveras · ~12 km · Must-see
• New Melones Lake · lake · Calaveras · ~12 km · Must-see
• Moaning Cave · cave · Calaveras · ~15 km · Must-see
• Vallecito Bell Monument · fort · Calaveras · ~15 km · Must-see
• Tulloch Reservoir · lake · Calaveras · ~16 km · Must-see
• Table Mountain · viewpoint · Tuolumne · ~17 km · Must-see
• Salt Spring Valley Reservoir · lake · Calaveras · ~18 km · Must-see
• Columbia State Historic Park · park · Tuolumne · ~19 km · Must-see
• Tulloch 62-006 Dam · lake · Tuolumne · ~20 km · Must-see
• Jamestown Methodist Church · church · Tuolumne · ~20 km · Must-see
• Mercer Caverns · cave · Calaveras · ~22 km · Must-see
• Sonora United Methodist Church · church · Tuolumne · ~22 km · Must-see
• California Caverns · cave · Calaveras · ~27 km · Must-see
• New Hogan Lake · lake · Calaveras · ~28 km · Must-see
• Knights Ferry Covered Bridge · church · Stanislaus · ~29 km · Must-see
• New Hogan Dam · lake · Calaveras · ~31 km · Must-see
• Chili Hill · viewpoint · Calaveras · ~34 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Bear Mountain

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Bear Mountain

• Table Mountain · viewpoint · Tuolumne · ~17 km · Must-see
• Chili Hill · viewpoint · Calaveras · ~34 km · Must-see
• Ackerson Mountain · viewpoint · Tuolumne · ~83 km · Must-see
• Drunken Gulch · viewpoint · Mineral · ~83 km · Must-see
• Ackerson Mountain · viewpoint · Lyon · ~83 km · Must-see
• Corral Ridge · viewpoint · Douglas · ~85 km · Must-see
• Bartlett Peak · viewpoint · Lyon · ~89 km · Must-see
• Central Valley · viewpoint · San Joaquin · ~89 km · Must-see
• Mokelumne Peak · viewpoint · Amador · ~90 km · Must-see
• Baltic Peak · viewpoint · El Dorado · ~94 km · Must-see

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