Bear Ranch Hill

Bear Ranch 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 Ranch 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 Ranch Hill — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.84572, -121.36580. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bear Ranch Hill

• Bucks Lake · lake · Plumas · ~21 km · Must-see
• Bucks Lake Wilderness · lake · Plumas · ~25 km · Must-see
• Bald Rock Dome · viewpoint · Butte · ~27 km · Must-see
• Lake Oroville State Recreational Area · lake · Butte · ~30 km · Must-see
• Lake Oroville · lake · Butte · ~32 km · Must-see
• Lake Oroville State Recreation Area · lake · Butte · ~34 km · Must-see
• Lost Lake Ridge · lake · Plumas · ~39 km · Must-see
• North Table Mountain Ecological Reserve · sanctuary · Butte · ~41 km · Must-see
• Little Grass Valley Reservoir · lake · Plumas · ~42 km · Must-see
• Oroville Dam · lake · Butte · ~45 km · Must-see
• Butterfly Valley Botanical Area · sanctuary · Plumas · ~45 km · Must-see
• Stilson Canyon · viewpoint · Butte · ~46 km · Must-see
• Plumas County Museum · museum · Plumas · ~46 km · Must-see
• Sugar Pine Peak · viewpoint · Plumas · ~50 km · Must-see
• Lower Bidwell Park · sanctuary · Butte · ~50 km · Must-see
• Oroville Chinese Temple · museum · Butte · ~51 km · Must-see
• Museum of Northern California Art · museum · Butte · ~53 km · Must-see
• Janet Turner Print Museum · museum · Butte · ~54 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Bear Ranch Hill

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Bear Ranch Hill

• Bald Rock Dome · viewpoint · Butte · ~27 km · Must-see
• Stilson Canyon · viewpoint · Butte · ~46 km · Must-see
• Sugar Pine Peak · viewpoint · Plumas · ~50 km · Must-see
• Mount Fillmore · viewpoint · Sierra · ~57 km · Must-see
• Eureka Peak · viewpoint · Plumas · ~70 km · Must-see
• Morgan Mountain · viewpoint · Tehama · ~75 km · Must-see
• Gold Canyon · viewpoint · Nevada · ~81 km · Must-see
• Mount Ingalls · viewpoint · Plumas · ~81 km · Must-see
• Sierra Buttes · viewpoint · Sierra · ~84 km · Must-see
• Mount Tehama · viewpoint · Tehama · ~86 km · Must-see

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