Bear Canyon

Bear Canyon: 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 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.

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 Canyon — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 34.99509, -112.23423. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bear Canyon

• Lonesome Valley · viewpoint · Yavapai · ~18 km · Must-see
• Sycamore Canyon Wilderness · sanctuary · Coconino · ~24 km · Must-see
• Perkins Tank · lake · Coconino · ~25 km · Must-see
• J. D. Dam · lake · Coconino · ~25 km · Must-see
• Bill Williams Mountain · viewpoint · Coconino · ~29 km · Must-see
• White Horse Lake · lake · Coconino · ~30 km · Must-see
• McClelland Lake · lake · Coconino · ~32 km · Must-see
• Dogtown Reservoir · lake · Coconino · ~32 km · Must-see
• Woodchute Wilderness · sanctuary · Yavapai · ~34 km · Must-see
• Santa Fe Reservoir · lake · Coconino · ~35 km · Must-see
• Cataract Lake · lake · Coconino · ~36 km · Must-see
• First Methodist Episcopal Church and Parsonage · church · Coconino · ~36 km · Must-see
• Poozeum · museum · Coconino · ~36 km · Must-see
• Pecks Lake · lake · Yavapai · ~37 km · Must-see
• Ashfork Bainbridge Steel Dam · lake · Coconino · ~38 km · Must-see
• Williamson Valley · viewpoint · Yavapai · ~39 km · Must-see
• Palatki Heritage Site · fort · Yavapai · ~39 km · Must-see
• Kaibab Lake · lake · Coconino · ~41 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Bear Canyon

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Bear Canyon

• Lonesome Valley · viewpoint · Yavapai · ~18 km · Must-see
• Bill Williams Mountain · viewpoint · Coconino · ~29 km · Must-see
• Williamson Valley · viewpoint · Yavapai · ~39 km · Must-see
• Bear Mountain · viewpoint · Yavapai · ~42 km · Must-see
• Mingus Mountain · viewpoint · Yavapai · ~44 km · Must-see
• Aztec Pass · viewpoint · Yavapai · ~46 km · Must-see
• Capitol Butte · viewpoint · Yavapai · ~51 km · Must-see
• East Pocket Knob · viewpoint · Coconino · ~53 km · Must-see
• House Mountain · viewpoint · Yavapai · ~53 km · Must-see
• Sitgreaves Mountain · viewpoint · Coconino · ~55 km · Must-see

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