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Bear Statues (page 2)

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Golden Bear
Sacramento, CA		 Grizzly Bears
Mariposa, CA
The Golden Bear statue in Sacramento is one of about four installed at the entrances to the Cal Expo Center. They are about 3 1/2 feet tall and have been there since at least 1963. [map]

There are two Grizzly Bears installed next to the pumps at the Grizzly gas station. They have been there since at least 2012. The gas station opened in 2010 so the statues might have been installed there then. [map]

Penny Bear and Cubs
Tahoe City, CA
This 12-foot-tall Penny Bear and Cubs sculpture is covered with 200,000 pennies. "Ursa Mater" was built by Robert and Lisa Ferguson for the Burning Man festival in 2017. It was installed at its current location in Heritage Plaza Park in 2018. [map]

Bear
Los Osos, CA
There are two of these cast concrete Bear statues at the entrances to the town. The translation of "Los Osos" is "The Bears." They were created by Paula Zima in 1992. The statues are lit at night and are dressed up for certain holidays. They are about three feet long. [map]

Golden Bear
Stockton, CA		 Golden Bear
Klamath, CA
The Golden Bear in Stockton is one of two statues installed in front of the Stockton Memorial Civic Auditorium. They have been there since the building was completed in 1925. [map]

This Golden Bear in Klamath is installed at the foot of the Klamath River Bridge. There are four of these cast-metal bears, two at each end of the bridge. They have been there since 1926. The statues were originally brown but have been painted gold since the late 1950s or early 1960s. The California Golden Bear is now extinct though it still appears on the state's flag. [map]

There are two other bear statues in Klamath, CA.

Bear
Berkeley, CA
This 10-foot-tall, cast bronze Bear sculpture is known as "Sturdy the Bear." It was created by Douglas Van Howd in 1996. It is installed in front of the California Memorial Stadium and the University of California at Berkeley. The school's sports teams are known as the California Golden Bears. [map]

Bear
Los Angeles, CA
This bronze Bear sculpture was created by Billy Fitzgerald and installed at the University of California at Los Angeles in 1984. The school's mascot is the Bruin. [map]

Grumpy Bear's Retreat
Inyokern, CA
Grumpy Bear's Retreat features this concrete bear reclining while fishing.

Bear
Exeter, CA		 Mother Bear and Cubs
Santa Paula, CA
This bronze Bear sculpture was installed in Exeter in 2019. These statues have been mass-produced. [map]

These Mother Bear and Cubs sculptures carved by Eric Richards and then reproduced in granite in China. They were installed in 2008. [map]

Bear [gone]
Sonora, CA		 Bears
Coarsegold, CA
This Bear statue in Sonora stood in front of Jeb's Hill Country Cooking restaurant. By 2021, the building was housing the Brooks Ranch restaurant and the statue was gone.

These Bear sculptures in Coarsegold are installed in a fountain in front of the Chukchansi Gold Resort & Casino. There bear shown on the left used to swat at a leaping salmon. I did not see the fish when these photos were taken in 2014. The sculptures were made by Mario Chiodo for the resort which opened in 2003. For more, see this website. [map]

Bear
Weaverville, CA		 Bear Fountain
Berkeley, CA
The chainsaw wood-carved Bear statue in Weaverville is installed in front of the Whispering Pines Mobile Home Park. It has been there since at least 2007. [map]

This Bear Fountain was built in 1911. It was destroyed in 1958 when it was hit by a truck. It was recreated in 1996. The bears were decorated for the Christmas/Hanukkah season when these photos were taken in 2014. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2. [map]

Bears
Santa Cruz, CA		 Grizzly Bear
Lee Vining, CA		 Bear
Bakersfield, CA
This pair of Bears in Santa Cruz are located at the entrance to the Clearview Court mobile home park. [map]

This Grizzly Bear in Lee Vining is installed in front of Bronze Bear Outpost. It appears to be from the same mold as the one in Richland. [map]

This wood-carved Bear in Bakersfield is located at the Kern County Museum.

Bear
Los Angeles, CA
2016: 2019: 2024:
This Bear is installed on the roof of the parking garage for American Rag Cie, a clothing store. The statue appears to be a wood carving. It has been there since at least 2014 when it was painted pink. In 2017, the statue was painted red. In 2022, it was painted white. [map]

Bear
Kenwood, CA
This 28-foot-tall Bear sculpture was installed in front of the St. Anne's Crossing Winery in 2022. It was created by Bryan Tedrick from recycled steel from the Soda Rock Winery which was destroyed by a fire in 2019. For more, see this website. [map]

Big Bear
Indio, CA (now Coachella, CA)

2017:
2025:
The Big Bear sculpture was created by Don Kennell in 2015 for the Coachella Music Festival. The grizzly bear is 20 feet tall and made of steel plates. The bear holds a swing in his left hand. He held a disco ball lantern in his right hand originally. The sculpture was located at the El Dorado Polo Club when these photos were taken in 2017. It was soon thereafter moved to Shady Lane Park in Coachella. For more, see this website. [map]

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