Bear Canyon

Bear Canyon: 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 Canyon

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 Canyon — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 35.14891, -106.44618. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bear Canyon

• Sandia Mountain Wilderness · sanctuary · Bernalillo · ~5 km · Must-see
• TWA Flight 260 · attraction · Bernalillo · ~6 km · Must-see
• Albuquerque New Mexico Temple · church · Bernalillo · ~9 km · Must-see
• Tinkertown Museum · museum · Bernalillo · ~9 km · Must-see
• San Antonito Catholic Mission · church · Bernalillo · ~11 km · Must-see
• Sandia Man Cave · cave · Sandoval · ~15 km · Must-see
• Cliff's Amusement Park · park · Bernalillo · ~16 km · Must-see
• Sabino Canyon East Trail · viewpoint · Bernalillo · ~19 km · Must-see
• KKOB-AM (Albuquerque) · attraction · Bernalillo · ~20 km · Must-see
• ATLAS-1 Termination Tower · attraction · Bernalillo · ~21 km · Must-see
• Monte Largo · viewpoint · Bernalillo · ~21 km · Must-see
• University Art Museum · museum · Bernalillo · ~22 km · Must-see
• Two Lines Oblique Variation '3' · attraction · Bernalillo · ~22 km · Must-see
• The Center of the Universe · attraction · Bernalillo · ~22 km · Must-see
• Museum of Southwestern Biology · museum · Bernalillo · ~22 km · Must-see
• Maxwell Museum of Anthropology · museum · Bernalillo · ~22 km · Must-see
• Roosevelt Park · park · Bernalillo · ~23 km · Must-see
• Los Tomases Chapel · church · Bernalillo · ~23 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Bear Canyon

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Bear Canyon

• Sabino Canyon East Trail · viewpoint · Bernalillo · ~19 km · Must-see
• Monte Largo · viewpoint · Bernalillo · ~21 km · Must-see
• Vulcan Volcano · viewpoint · Bernalillo · ~37 km · Must-see
• Black Volcano · viewpoint · Bernalillo · ~37 km · Must-see
• J A Volcano · viewpoint · Bernalillo · ~37 km · Must-see
• Bosque Peak · viewpoint · Torrance · ~53 km · Must-see
• Cat Hills Volcanic Field · viewpoint · Valencia · ~62 km · Must-see
• La Mesita Blanca · viewpoint · Bernalillo · ~68 km · Must-see
• Gallo Peak · viewpoint · Torrance · ~71 km · Must-see
• Manzano Peak · viewpoint · Torrance · ~78 km · Must-see

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