Bear Valley Meadows

Bear Valley Meadows: 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 Valley Meadows

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 Valley Meadows — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.98454, -123.07626. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bear Valley Meadows

• Thompson Peak · viewpoint · Trinity · ~4 km · Must-see
• Sapphire Lake · lake · Trinity · ~7 km · Must-see
• Emerald Lake · lake · Trinity · ~9 km · Must-see
• Granite Peak · viewpoint · Trinity · ~24 km · Must-see
• Ycatapom Peak · viewpoint · Trinity · ~30 km · Must-see
• Trinity Lake · lake · Trinity · ~35 km · Must-see
• Whiskeytown-Shasta-Trinity National Recreation Area - Trinity Unit · sanctuary · Trinity · ~37 km · Must-see
• Weaverville Joss House State Historic Park · sanctuary · Trinity · ~38 km · Must-see
• Trinity Dam · lake · Trinity · ~42 km · Must-see
• Russian Peak · viewpoint · Siskiyou · ~43 km · Must-see
• Lewiston Lake · lake · Trinity · ~43 km · Must-see
• Salmon Mountain · viewpoint · Humboldt · ~45 km · Must-see
• Statue Lake · lake · Siskiyou · ~46 km · Must-see
• Bigfoot Trail · trek · Humboldt · ~46 km · Must-see
• Trinity National Forest · sanctuary · Trinity · ~47 km · Must-see
• Six Rivers National Forest · sanctuary · Humboldt · ~56 km · Must-see
• Hoosimbim Mountain · viewpoint · Trinity · ~59 km · Must-see
• Shasta-Trinity National Forest · sanctuary · Shasta · ~59 km · Must-see

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Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Bear Valley Meadows

• Whiskeytown-Shasta-Trinity National Recreation Area - Trinity Unit · sanctuary · Trinity · ~37 km · Must-see
• Weaverville Joss House State Historic Park · sanctuary · Trinity · ~38 km · Must-see
• Trinity National Forest · sanctuary · Trinity · ~47 km · Must-see
• Six Rivers National Forest · sanctuary · Humboldt · ~56 km · Must-see
• Shasta-Trinity National Forest · sanctuary · Shasta · ~59 km · Must-see
• Whiskeytown-Shasta-Trinity National Recreation Area - Whiskeytown Unit · sanctuary · Shasta · ~71 km · Must-see
• Klamath National Forest · sanctuary · Siskiyou · ~88 km · Must-see
• Whiskeytown-Shasta-Trinity National Recreation Area - Shasta Unit · sanctuary · Shasta · ~90 km · Must-see
• Mount Shasta · sanctuary · Shasta · ~91 km · Must-see
• McConnell Botanical Gardens · sanctuary · Shasta · ~91 km · Must-see

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