Bear Wallow

Bear Wallow: 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 sanctuary: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Bear Wallow

Season: November to March for sightings; sanctuaries may close in peak monsoon.

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 Wallow — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.70844, -120.60348. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bear Wallow

• Plumas-Eureka State Park · sanctuary · Plumas · ~12 km · Must-see
• Eureka Peak · viewpoint · Plumas · ~14 km · Must-see
• Schroeder Mountain · viewpoint · Sierra · ~14 km · Must-see
• Sierra Buttes · viewpoint · Sierra · ~17 km · Must-see
• Western Pacific Railroad Museum · museum · Plumas · ~19 km · Must-see
• Portola Church of the Nazarene · church · Plumas · ~20 km · Must-see
• Mount Fillmore · viewpoint · Sierra · ~27 km · Must-see
• Sierra Valley Preserve · viewpoint · Plumas · ~28 km · Must-see
• Lake Davis · lake · Plumas · ~30 km · Must-see
• Plumas National Forest · sanctuary · Plumas · ~30 km · Must-see
• Downieville United Methodist · church · Sierra · ~32 km · Must-see
• Henness Pass · sanctuary · Sierra · ~37 km · Must-see
• Loyalton Park · park · Sierra · ~38 km · Must-see
• Mount Ingalls · viewpoint · Plumas · ~40 km · Must-see
• French Lake Dam · lake · Nevada · ~41 km · Must-see
• Little Grass Valley Reservoir · lake · Plumas · ~43 km · Must-see
• Tahoe National Forest · sanctuary · Nevada · ~43 km · Must-see
• Gold Canyon · viewpoint · Nevada · ~45 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Bear Wallow

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Bear Wallow

• Plumas-Eureka State Park · sanctuary · Plumas · ~12 km · Must-see
• Plumas National Forest · sanctuary · Plumas · ~30 km · Must-see
• Henness Pass · sanctuary · Sierra · ~37 km · Must-see
• Tahoe National Forest · sanctuary · Nevada · ~43 km · Must-see
• Sagehen Experimental Forest · sanctuary · Nevada · ~53 km · Must-see
• Butterfly Valley Botanical Area · sanctuary · Plumas · ~59 km · Must-see
• Granite Chief Wilderness · sanctuary · Placer · ~85 km · Must-see
• Huffaker Hills Open Space · sanctuary · Washoe · ~97 km · Must-see
• North Table Mountain Ecological Reserve · sanctuary · Butte · ~105 km · Must-see
• Ed Z'berg Sugar Pine Point State Park · sanctuary · El Dorado · ~105 km · Must-see

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