Bear Valley, a small community in the High Sierra Mountain range, is located on the far Western border of Alpine County, the least populated county in California. No matter from where you come in the last leg of travel is usually easy and goes by quick. Because the only road leading in and out of Bear Valley is Highway 4, a super picturesque road officially recognized by the US Department of Transportation as national scenic byway.

Travel-times to Bear Valley obviously depend on time of the day, weather and road conditions.

Distance to Bear Valley from:

• South Lake Tahoe, 67 mi - 107 km
  (HWY 4, closed in winter)

• Reno, 104 mi - 167 km
  (HWY 4, closed in winter)

• Sacramento, 124 mi - 199 km

• Oakland Airport (OAK), 161 mi - 259 km

• San Francisco Airport (SFO) , 180 mi - 290 km

• Monterey, 237 mi - 381 km

• Los Angeles, 383 mi - 616 km

• Las Vegas, 443 mi - 713 km

• New York, 2,785 mi - 4,482 km

Show, don’t tell.

All images on this website were taken by us in and around Bear Valley! Use the arrows or swipe left and right to scroll through the picture gallery below.