Bear Cave Ridge

Bear Cave Ridge: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

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

Best time to visit Bear Cave Ridge

Season: Year-round; October to March is most comfortable, some caves flood in heavy rain.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

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

How to reach Bear Cave Ridge — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 46.19819, -117.52542. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bear Cave Ridge

• Mount Horrible · viewpoint · Asotin · ~16 km · Must-see
• Camp Wooten Retreat Center · sanctuary · Columbia · ~17 km · Must-see
• Fields Spring State Park · sanctuary · Asotin · ~37 km · Must-see
• Milk Shakes · viewpoint · Columbia · ~45 km · Must-see
• Joseph Canyon · sanctuary · Asotin · ~53 km · Must-see
• Lewis & Clark Trail State Park · sanctuary · Columbia · ~54 km · Must-see
• Lower Granite Lake Dam · lake · Garfield · ~65 km · Must-see
• Jubilee Lake · lake · Columbia · ~66 km · Must-see
• Count Chute Ridge · waterfall · Garfield · ~5 km
• Sheep Falls · waterfall · Columbia · ~10 km
• South Tucannon Spring · attraction · Garfield · ~12 km
• Beaver Lake · lake · Garfield · ~12 km
• Deer Lake · lake · Garfield · ~16 km
• Big Four Lake · lake · Columbia · ~16 km
• Big Four Lake Dam · lake · Columbia · ~16 km
• Curl Lake · lake · Columbia · ~16 km
• Curl Lake Dam · lake · Columbia · ~16 km
• Watson Lake · lake · Columbia · ~17 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Bear Cave Ridge

Other caves near Bear Cave Ridge

• Hole in the Rock · cave · Asotin · ~42 km
• Cave Gulch · cave · Nez Perce · ~67 km

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