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: 28.98015, -81.43486. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bear Lake

• Hontoon Island State Park · sanctuary · Volusia · ~9 km · Must-see
• Blue Spring State Park · lake · Volusia · ~11 km · Must-see
• Thursby House · fort · Volusia · ~13 km · Must-see
• Alexander Springs Wilderness · sanctuary · Lake · ~13 km · Must-see
• Stetson Mansion · fort · Volusia · ~15 km · Must-see
• Lake Norris Conservation Area · lake · Lake · ~16 km · Must-see
• African American Museum of the Arts · museum · Volusia · ~17 km · Must-see
• Lake Woodruff Wilderness Refuge · lake · Volusia · ~17 km · Must-see
• DeLand House Museum · museum · Volusia · ~17 km · Must-see
• Ocala National Forest · sanctuary · Lake · ~17 km · Must-see
• Museum of Florida Art · museum · Volusia · ~18 km · Must-see
• Lake Murphy · lake · Lake · ~21 km · Must-see
• Gemini Springs Park · park · Volusia · ~22 km · Must-see
• De Leon Springs State Park · park · Volusia · ~23 km · Must-see
• Billies Bay Wilderness · sanctuary · Lake · ~24 km · Must-see
• Lake George State Forest · lake · Volusia · ~25 km · Must-see
• Lake Helen · lake · Volusia · ~25 km · Must-see
• Central Florida Zoo & Botanical Garden · sanctuary · Seminole · ~26 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Bear Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Bear Lake

• Blue Spring State Park · lake · Volusia · ~11 km · Must-see
• Lake Norris Conservation Area · lake · Lake · ~16 km · Must-see
• Lake Woodruff Wilderness Refuge · lake · Volusia · ~17 km · Must-see
• Lake Murphy · lake · Lake · ~21 km · Must-see
• Lake George State Forest · lake · Volusia · ~25 km · Must-see
• Lake Helen · lake · Volusia · ~25 km · Must-see
• Pioneer Park Lake · lake · Volusia · ~27 km · Must-see
• Beakman Lake Recreation Area · lake · Lake · ~31 km · Must-see
• Monroe Harbour Marina · lake · Seminole · ~31 km · Must-see
• Lake Jennie · lake · Seminole · ~34 km · Must-see

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