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: 32.99227, -114.68440. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bear Canyon

• Picacho Peak Wilderness · sanctuary · Imperial · ~6 km · Must-see
• Picacho State Recreation Area · park · Imperial · ~9 km · Must-see
• Indian Pass Wilderness · sanctuary · Imperial · ~16 km · Must-see
• Little Picacho Wilderness · sanctuary · Imperial · ~16 km · Must-see
• Imperial National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · La Paz · ~17 km · Must-see
• Tumco · attraction · Imperial · ~23 km · Must-see
• Martinez Lake · lake · Yuma · ~24 km · Must-see
• Imperial Reservoir · lake · Yuma · ~26 km · Must-see
• Senator Wash Reservoir · lake · Yuma · ~27 km · Must-see
• Trigo Mountain Wilderness · sanctuary · La Paz · ~27 km · Must-see
• Ogilby Hills · sanctuary · Arizona · ~29 km · Must-see
• Laguna Diversion Dam · lake · Yuma · ~33 km · Must-see
• Mittry Lake Wildlife Area · lake · Yuma · ~33 km · Must-see
• West Wetlands Park · park · Yuma · ~37 km · Must-see
• Yuma Quartermaster Depot State Historic Park · park · Yuma · ~38 km · Must-see
• Penitentiary Avenue · attraction · Yuma · ~38 km · Must-see
• Ocean-to-Ocean Bridge · sanctuary · Yuma · ~38 km · Must-see
• Yuma Territorial Prison State Historic Park · sanctuary · Yuma · ~38 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Bear Canyon

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Bear Canyon

• Mohawk Valley · viewpoint · Yuma · ~71 km · Must-see
• Palo Verde Valley · viewpoint · La Paz · ~81 km · Must-see
• Antelope Hill · viewpoint · Yuma · ~88 km · Must-see
• Imperial Valley · viewpoint · Imperial · ~96 km · Must-see
• Chuckwalla Valley · viewpoint · La Paz · ~98 km · Must-see
• Black Dome · viewpoint · Yuma · ~104 km · Must-see
• Cerro Prieto · viewpoint · Mexicali Municipality · ~108 km · Must-see
• Tyson Wash · viewpoint · La Paz · ~108 km · Must-see
• Red Hill · viewpoint · Imperial · ~112 km · Must-see
• San Cristobal Valley · viewpoint · Yuma · ~113 km · Must-see

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