Bear Valley
- 1.4 mi
- round trip
- 347 ft
- climb
- 8,116 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- May–Jun, Aug–Sep
- best months
Is Bear Valley open right now?
Alert in the area
The Forest Service lists 3 alerts for Dixie National Forest.
Duck Creek OHV Trail Closure
Agency alert covering Dixie National Forest · Order 0407-26-11 · USFS · Dixie National Forest
Pine Valley Ranger District Area and Trail and Road Closure
Agency alert covering Dixie National Forest · Order 0407-26-01 · USFS · Dixie National Forest
Cedar City Temporary Road Closure Webster Flat Road (Order 0407-25-02)
Agency alert covering Dixie National Forest · Order 0407-25-02 · USFS · Dixie National Forest
As of · Source: USFS · Dixie National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Bear Valley is an easy out-and-back hike in the Cedar City Ranger District of Dixie National Forest in southern Utah. The trail is about 1.4 miles long, with a total elevation gain of 347 feet, and it starts at the Willow Creek Trailhead, which is open year-round. The route rises from a low point of about 7,751 feet to a high of about 8,116 feet. The climb is gentle, and the trail surface is natural, so it works well for a short outing on foot or on a bike. Bikes are allowed. For comfortable weather, late spring and early fall are the best bets. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Panguitch show May highs around 69°F and September highs around 77°F, while July averages about 86°F and winter highs hover near 39°F. Willow Creek is about 0.7 miles away, and the Sandy-Caddy Creek Loop is about 1.3 miles off. Willow Creek Trail and Little Creek are also within a few miles.
Local outfitters
- Henrie's Hitch-N-Post12 mi away
- Red Canyon Village19 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
- Willow CreekHiking0.7 mi
- SANDY-CADDY CREEK LOOPHiking1.3 mi
- Willow Creek TrailHiking2 mi
- LITTLE CREEKHiking3.3 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
HAYCOCK MOUNTAINHiking · ~24 min drivePhoto: A. E. Crane, Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)- COOPER LOOPHiking · ~25 min drivePhoto: A. E. Crane, Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Bear ValleyHiking · ~1 min drive
- SANDY-CADDY CREEK LOOPHiking · ~2 min drive
- Willow Creek TrailHiking · ~4 min drive
- Willow CreekHiking · ~5 min drive
- Willow CreekHiking · ~2 min drive
- Mud Springs ATV TrailHiking · ~21 min drive
- North Fork Three Mile TrailHiking · ~6 min drive
- LITTLE CREEKHiking · ~6 min drive
Best time to visit Bear Valley
Best months: May–June and August–September. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
39° / 8°
5 wet · 3 snow
Feb
44° / 11°
5 wet · 3 snow
Mar
52° / 19°
5 wet · 2 snow
Apr
60° / 23°
4 wet · 1 snow
May
69° / 31°
5 wet
Jun
81° / 39°
4 wet
Jul
86° / 47°
7 wet
Aug
83° / 44°
9 wet
Sep
77° / 35°
6 wet
Oct
64° / 25°
5 wet
Nov
50° / 16°
4 wet · 1 snow
Dec
39° / 7°
4 wet · 3 snow
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Panguitch, UT, 12.7 mi away at 6,647 ft. The station sits about 1,500 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
