Bear Lake

Bear Lake: 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 lake: Full / gates open · Low water level · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Bear Lake

Season: August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open.

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 Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 35.46897, -91.31124. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bear Lake

• Jacksonport State Park · park · Jackson · ~23 km · Must-see
• 155 mm gun M1 · attraction · White · ~53 km · Must-see
• Crow Lake · lake · Tunica · ~56 km · Must-see
• Saint Pauls Episcopal Church · church · Independence · ~57 km · Must-see
• First Methodist Church · church · White · ~57 km · Must-see
• Cumberland Presbyterian Church · fort · White · ~57 km · Must-see
• Trinity Episcopal Church · fort · White · ~57 km · Must-see
• Smyrna Methodist Church · church · White · ~68 km · Must-see
• Blockade Hill · viewpoint · Woodruff · ~18 km
• Lofton Lake · lake · Jackson · ~18 km
• First Presbyterian Church · church · Jackson · ~19 km
• Remmel Park · park · Jackson · ~19 km
• First Baptist Church · church · Jackson · ~19 km
• Saint Pauls Episcopal Church · church · Jackson · ~19 km
• Rock and Roll Highway 67 Museum · museum · Jackson · ~19 km
• First United Methodist Church · church · Jackson · ~19 km
• Lockwood Park · park · Jackson · ~19 km
• Hines Park · park · Jackson · ~20 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Bear Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Bear Lake

• Crow Lake · lake · Tunica · ~56 km · Must-see
• Greers Ferry Dam · lake · Cleburne · ~78 km · Must-see
• Beaty Lake · lake · St. Francis · ~88 km · Must-see
• Beaty Lake · lake · Tunica · ~88 km · Must-see
• Lake Frierson State Park · lake · Greene · ~97 km · Must-see
• Greers Ferry Lake · lake · Cleburne · ~102 km · Must-see
• McNulty Lake · lake · Tunica · ~113 km · Must-see
• Mud Lake · lake · DeSoto · ~141 km · Must-see
• Mud Lake · lake · West Tennessee · ~142 km · Must-see
• Lake Conway Dam · lake · Faulkner · ~143 km · Must-see

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