Bear Cliffs Overlook

Bear Cliffs Overlook: 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 viewpoint: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Bear Cliffs Overlook

Season: October to February for cool, clear air; July to September for mist and greenery.

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 Cliffs Overlook — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.35891, -80.51878. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bear Cliffs Overlook

• Mountain Lake Wilderness Cluster · lake · Monroe · ~2 km · Must-see
• Clover Hollow Natural Area Preserve · viewpoint · Monroe · ~7 km · Must-see
• Clover Hollow Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Giles · ~7 km · Must-see
• Salt Pond Mountain · viewpoint · Monroe · ~7 km · Must-see
• Mountain Lake Wilderness · lake · Craig · ~9 km · Must-see
• Peters Mountain Wilderness · sanctuary · Giles · ~15 km · Must-see
• Allegheny Trail · trek · Monroe · ~18 km · Must-see
• Brush Mountain Wilderness · sanctuary · Montgomery · ~21 km · Must-see
• Hahn Horticultural Garden · sanctuary · Montgomery · ~22 km · Must-see
• Moteshard Mountain · viewpoint · Monroe · ~24 km · Must-see
• Brush Mountain East Wilderness · sanctuary · Craig · ~31 km · Must-see
• Calders Peak · viewpoint · Monroe · ~36 km · Must-see
• Pedlar Hills Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Monroe · ~36 km · Must-see
• Bickett Knob · viewpoint · Monroe · ~38 km · Must-see
• Sinking Creek Mountain · sanctuary · Monroe · ~39 km · Must-see
• Fort Lewis Mountain · fort · Monroe · ~40 km · Must-see
• Forest Hill United Methodist Church · church · Summers · ~42 km · Must-see
• Spring Hollow Reservoir · lake · Monroe · ~42 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Bear Cliffs Overlook

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Bear Cliffs Overlook

• Clover Hollow Natural Area Preserve · viewpoint · Monroe · ~7 km · Must-see
• Salt Pond Mountain · viewpoint · Monroe · ~7 km · Must-see
• Moteshard Mountain · viewpoint · Monroe · ~24 km · Must-see
• Calders Peak · viewpoint · Monroe · ~36 km · Must-see
• Bickett Knob · viewpoint · Monroe · ~38 km · Must-see
• Twelve O'clock Knob · viewpoint · Monroe · ~50 km · Must-see
• McAfee Knob · viewpoint · Roanoke · ~53 km · Must-see
• Tallery Mountain · viewpoint · Summers · ~56 km · Must-see
• Keeney Knob · viewpoint · Summers · ~61 km · Must-see
• Kates Mountain · viewpoint · Greenbrier · ~61 km · Must-see

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