Bean Canyon

Bean 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 Bean 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 Bean Canyon — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 35.31994, -120.33233. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bean Canyon

• Los Padres National Forest · sanctuary · San Luis Obispo · ~12 km · Must-see
• Santa Margarita Lake · lake · San Luis Obispo · ~15 km · Must-see
• La Panza Canyon · viewpoint · San Luis Obispo · ~20 km · Must-see
• Long Canyon · viewpoint · San Luis Obispo · ~21 km · Must-see
• Lopez Lake · lake · San Luis Obispo · ~23 km · Must-see
• Islay Hill · viewpoint · San Luis Obispo · ~35 km · Must-see
• The P · sanctuary · San Luis Obispo · ~36 km · Must-see
• Leaning Pine Arboretum · park · San Luis Obispo · ~37 km · Must-see
• Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa · church · San Luis Obispo · ~38 km · Must-see
• Cuesta Ridge Botanical Special Interest Area · sanctuary · San Luis Obispo · ~39 km · Must-see
• Cerro San Luis Obispo · viewpoint · San Luis Obispo · ~40 km · Must-see
• Calvary Chapel of Arroyo Grande · church · San Luis Obispo · ~41 km · Must-see
• Bishop Peak · viewpoint · San Luis Obispo · ~42 km · Must-see
• Laguna Lake Park · lake · San Luis Obispo · ~42 km · Must-see
• Chumash Peak · viewpoint · San Luis Obispo · ~43 km · Must-see
• Atascadero Lake Park · lake · San Luis Obispo · ~43 km · Must-see
• Charles Paddock Zoo · sanctuary · San Luis Obispo · ~43 km · Must-see
• Twitchell Reservoir · lake · Santa Barbara · ~44 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Bean Canyon

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Bean Canyon

• La Panza Canyon · viewpoint · San Luis Obispo · ~20 km · Must-see
• Long Canyon · viewpoint · San Luis Obispo · ~21 km · Must-see
• Islay Hill · viewpoint · San Luis Obispo · ~35 km · Must-see
• Cerro San Luis Obispo · viewpoint · San Luis Obispo · ~40 km · Must-see
• Bishop Peak · viewpoint · San Luis Obispo · ~42 km · Must-see
• Chumash Peak · viewpoint · San Luis Obispo · ~43 km · Must-see
• Cerro Romauldo · viewpoint · San Luis Obispo · ~45 km · Must-see
• Cerro Alto · viewpoint · San Luis Obispo · ~47 km · Must-see
• Hollister Peak · viewpoint · San Luis Obispo · ~52 km · Must-see
• Cerro Cabrillo · viewpoint · San Luis Obispo · ~55 km · Must-see

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