Bear Valley Trail

Bear Valley Trail: 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 trek: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Bear Valley Trail

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 Valley Trail — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.01514, -122.80346. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bear Valley Trail

• Pelican Lake · lake · Marin · ~10 km · Must-see
• Bass Lake · lake · Marin · ~10 km · Must-see
• Nicasio Dam · lake · Marin · ~10 km · Must-see
• Point Reyes National Seashore · sanctuary · Marin · ~10 km · Must-see
• Kent Lake · lake · Marin · ~13 km · Must-see
• Copper Mine Gulch · viewpoint · Marin · ~14 km · Must-see
• San Geronimo Commons · viewpoint · Marin · ~16 km · Must-see
• Wilkins Gulch · viewpoint · Marin · ~16 km · Must-see
• Pike County Gulch · viewpoint · Marin · ~17 km · Must-see
• Martin Griffin Preserve · sanctuary · Marin · ~18 km · Must-see
• Bolinas Lagoon Preserve · sanctuary · Marin · ~19 km · Must-see
• Soulajule Dam · lake · Marin · ~19 km · Must-see
• Morses Gulch · viewpoint · Marin · ~20 km · Must-see
• Cataract Waterfalls/alpine Lake/ Mt. Tamalpais · waterfall · Marin · ~21 km · Must-see
• Abbotts Lagoon · lake · Marin · ~21 km · Must-see
• Stinson Gulch · viewpoint · Marin · ~22 km · Must-see
• KDX54 · attraction · Marin · ~23 km · Must-see
• Bon Tempe Lake · lake · Marin · ~23 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Bear Valley Trail

Other treks near Bear Valley Trail

• Bay Area Ridge Trail - 02 - East Bay · trek · Sonoma · ~51 km · Must-see
• The Barbary Coast Trail · trek · San Francisco · ~52 km · Must-see
• Philosopher's Way · trek · San Francisco · ~59 km · Must-see
• Briones to Mt. Diablo Regional Trail · trek · Contra Costa · ~86 km · Must-see
• Skyline To The Sea Trail · trek · Santa Cruz · ~134 km · Must-see
• San Francisco Crosstown Trail - Hiking - Section 5 · trek · San Francisco · ~47 km
• San Francisco Crosstown Trail - Hiking - Section 4 · trek · San Francisco · ~50 km
• San Francisco Crosstown Trail - Hiking - Section 3 · trek · San Francisco · ~52 km
• San Francisco Crosstown Trail - Hiking - Section 2 · trek · San Francisco · ~54 km
• San Francisco Crosstown Trail - Hiking - Section 1 · trek · San Francisco · ~60 km

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