Bear Wallows

Bear Wallows: 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 sanctuary: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Bear Wallows

Season: November to March for sightings; sanctuaries may close in peak monsoon.

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 Wallows — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.38737, -121.58778. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bear Wallows

• Bly Mountain · viewpoint · Klamath · ~17 km · Must-see
• Hogback Mountain · viewpoint · Klamath · ~23 km · Must-see
• Modoc Point · viewpoint · Klamath · ~29 km · Must-see
• Klamath Falls Veterans Memorial Park · waterfall · Klamath · ~31 km · Must-see
• Moore Park · park · Klamath · ~31 km · Must-see
• Lake Ewauna · lake · Klamath · ~32 km · Must-see
• Nuss Lake · lake · Klamath · ~34 km · Must-see
• Yainax Butte · viewpoint · Klamath · ~34 km · Must-see
• Upper Klamath Lake · lake · Klamath · ~37 km · Must-see
• Eagle Ridge County Park · park · Klamath · ~38 km · Must-see
• Botens Reservoir · lake · Klamath · ~39 km · Must-see
• Upper Klamath National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Klamath · ~39 km · Must-see
• Train Mountain · museum · Klamath · ~40 km · Must-see
• Agency Lake · lake · Klamath · ~42 km · Must-see
• Collier Memorial State Park · museum · Klamath · ~46 km · Must-see
• Aspen Lake · lake · Klamath · ~47 km · Must-see
• Aspen Butte · viewpoint · Klamath · ~52 km · Must-see
• Lower Klamath National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Klamath · ~54 km · Must-see

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Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Bear Wallows

• Upper Klamath National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Klamath · ~39 km · Must-see
• Lower Klamath National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Klamath · ~54 km · Must-see
• Mountain Lakes Wilderness · sanctuary · Klamath · ~54 km · Must-see
• Fremont-Winema National Forest · sanctuary · Klamath · ~62 km · Must-see
• Sky Lakes Wilderness · sanctuary · Klamath · ~72 km · Must-see
• Klamath Marsh National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Klamath · ~78 km · Must-see
• Gearhart Mountain Wilderness · sanctuary · Lake · ~79 km · Must-see
• Winema National Forest · sanctuary · Klamath · ~80 km · Must-see
• Butte Valley National Grassland · sanctuary · Siskiyou · ~80 km · Must-see
• Fremont National Forest · sanctuary · Lake · ~81 km · Must-see

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