Bear Meadow

Bear Meadow: 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 Meadow

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 Meadow — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 46.31083, -122.02955. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bear Meadow

• Mount Margaret · viewpoint · Skamania · ~10 km · Must-see
• Mount Whittier · viewpoint · Skamania · ~10 km · Must-see
• Spirit Lake · lake · Skamania · ~12 km · Must-see
• The Dome · viewpoint · Skamania · ~12 km · Must-see
• Coldwater Peak · viewpoint · Skamania · ~15 km · Must-see
• Minnie Peak · viewpoint · Skamania · ~16 km · Must-see
• Mount Saint Helens National Volcanic Monument · sanctuary · Skamania · ~19 km · Must-see
• Coldwater Lake · lake · Skamania · ~20 km · Must-see
• Shoestring Glacier · viewpoint · Skamania · ~21 km · Must-see
• Crater Glacier · viewpoint · Skamania · ~22 km · Must-see
• Mount Saint Helens · viewpoint · Skamania · ~23 km · Must-see
• Castle Lake · lake · Cowlitz · ~25 km · Must-see
• Jumbo Peak · viewpoint · Skamania · ~25 km · Must-see
• Sunrise Peak · viewpoint · Skamania · ~26 km · Must-see
• Layser Cave · cave · Lewis · ~26 km · Must-see
• Castle Peak · viewpoint · Cowlitz · ~27 km · Must-see
• Goat Marsh Research Natural Area · sanctuary · Cowlitz · ~31 km · Must-see
• Gifford Pinchot National Forest · sanctuary · Skamania · ~36 km · Must-see

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Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Bear Meadow

• Mount Saint Helens National Volcanic Monument · sanctuary · Skamania · ~19 km · Must-see
• Goat Marsh Research Natural Area · sanctuary · Cowlitz · ~31 km · Must-see
• Gifford Pinchot National Forest · sanctuary · Skamania · ~36 km · Must-see
• Indian Heaven Wilderness · sanctuary · Skamania · ~49 km · Must-see
• Mount Adams Wilderness · sanctuary · Skamania · ~49 km · Must-see
• Lower Butte · sanctuary · Skamania · ~54 km · Must-see
• Mount Adams Recreation Area · sanctuary · Yakima · ~62 km · Must-see
• Goat Rocks Wilderness · sanctuary · Yakima · ~64 km · Must-see
• Glacier View Wilderness · sanctuary · Pierce · ~68 km · Must-see
• Monte Cristo Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Klickitat · ~72 km · Must-see

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