Bear Spring

Bear Spring: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this attraction: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Bear Spring

Season: October to February.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Bear Spring — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.55265, -120.48999. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bear Spring

• Ochoco Summit · viewpoint · Crook · ~12 km · Must-see
• John Day Fossil Beds - Painted Hills Unit · sanctuary · Wheeler · ~26 km · Must-see
• Ochoco Dam · lake · Crook · ~42 km · Must-see
• Barnes Butte · viewpoint · Crook · ~45 km · Must-see
• Ochoco National Forest · sanctuary · Crook · ~47 km · Must-see
• Grizzly Mountain · viewpoint · Crook · ~49 km · Must-see
• A. R. Bowman Memorial Museum · museum · Crook · ~50 km · Must-see
• Crooked River Park · viewpoint · Crook · ~51 km · Must-see
• John Day Fossil Beds National Monument · sanctuary · Wheeler · ~51 km · Must-see
• Ochoco State Scenic Viewpoint · park · Crook · ~52 km · Must-see
• Tittie Butte · viewpoint · Wheeler · ~53 km · Must-see
• Skull Hollow · park · Jefferson · ~61 km · Must-see
• Prineville Reservoir · lake · Crook · ~63 km · Must-see
• Gray Butte Trail · viewpoint · Jefferson · ~65 km · Must-see
• Haystack Dam · lake · Jefferson · ~66 km · Must-see
• Ericson Aircraft Collection · museum · Jefferson · ~67 km · Must-see
• Smith Rock State Park · sanctuary · Deschutes · ~70 km · Must-see
• Powell Buttes · viewpoint · Crook · ~70 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Bear Spring

Other other attractions near Bear Spring

• Oregon Observatory · attraction · Deschutes · ~133 km · Must-see
• Masterson Spring · attraction · Wheeler · ~28 km
• Soda Spring · attraction · Deschutes · ~140 km
• Blacktail Spring · attraction · Deschutes · ~149 km
• Rooster Rock Spring · attraction · Crook · ~5 km
• Jackalope Spring · attraction · Crook · ~6 km
• Stove Spring · attraction · Crook · ~8 km
• Skull Spring · attraction · Crook · ~8 km
• Whistler Spring · attraction · Crook · ~8 km
• Grant Spring · attraction · Crook · ~9 km

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