Big Bear Lake

Big 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 Big 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 Big Bear Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 35.14216, -90.64705. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Big Bear Lake

• Beaty Lake · lake · St. Francis · ~12 km · Must-see
• Beaty Lake · lake · Tunica · ~12 km · Must-see
• Parkin Archeological State Park · park · Cross · ~21 km · Must-see
• Mud Lake · lake · DeSoto · ~54 km · Must-see
• Mud Lake · lake · West Tennessee · ~54 km · Must-see
• Riverside International Speedway · attraction · Crittenden · ~58 km · Must-see
• C.H. Nash Museum · museum · West Tennessee · ~60 km · Must-see
• T.O. Fuller State Park · park · West Tennessee · ~62 km · Must-see
• The Metal Museum · museum · West Tennessee · ~65 km · Must-see
• Fort Assumption · fort · West Tennessee · ~66 km · Must-see
• St. Francis National Forest · park · Lee · ~67 km · Must-see
• Tom Lee Park · park · West Tennessee · ~67 km · Must-see
• Mississippi River Model Walk · church · West Tennessee · ~67 km · Must-see
• Fort Prudhomme · fort · West Tennessee · ~67 km · Must-see
• The Cotton Museum at the Memphis Cotton Exchange · museum · West Tennessee · ~67 km · Must-see
• Chief Chisca Lake · lake · DeSoto · ~67 km · Must-see
• Memphis Rock 'N Soul Museum · museum · West Tennessee · ~68 km · Must-see
• Calvary Parrish House · church · West Tennessee · ~68 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Big Bear Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Big Bear Lake

• Beaty Lake · lake · St. Francis · ~12 km · Must-see
• Beaty Lake · lake · Tunica · ~12 km · Must-see
• Mud Lake · lake · DeSoto · ~54 km · Must-see
• Mud Lake · lake · West Tennessee · ~54 km · Must-see
• Chief Chisca Lake · lake · DeSoto · ~67 km · Must-see
• McNulty Lake · lake · Tunica · ~70 km · Must-see
• Arkabutla Lake · lake · DeSoto · ~85 km · Must-see
• Crow Lake · lake · Tunica · ~98 km · Must-see
• Moon Lake · lake · Coahoma · ~100 km · Must-see
• Lake Frierson State Park · lake · Greene · ~116 km · Must-see

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