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: 32.48958, -91.27678. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bear Lake

• Tensas River National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Madison Parish · ~17 km · Must-see
• Poverty Point National Monument · sanctuary · West Carroll Parish · ~26 km · Must-see
• Julice Mound · fort · Issaquena · ~29 km · Must-see
• Big Lake Wildlife Management Area · lake · Claiborne · ~43 km · Must-see
• Lower Mississippi River Museum · museum · Warren · ~50 km · Must-see
• Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church · church · Warren · ~50 km · Must-see
• Old Court House Museum · museum · Warren · ~50 km · Must-see
• Episcopal Church of the Holy Trinity · church · Warren · ~51 km · Must-see
• USS Cairo · museum · Warren · ~51 km · Must-see
• Michigan Memorial · fort · Warren · ~54 km · Must-see
• Fort St. Pierre Site · fort · Warren · ~56 km · Must-see
• Buckhorn Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Jefferson · ~63 km · Must-see
• Vicksburg National Military Park · park · Warren · ~70 km · Must-see
• Delta National Forest · sanctuary · Sharkey · ~74 km · Must-see
• Raffman Site · fort · Warren · ~8 km
• Hermione Museum · museum · Madison Parish · ~15 km
• Schicker Mound · fort · Warren · ~16 km
• Poverty Point Reservoir Dam · lake · Richland Parish · ~25 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Bear Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Bear Lake

• Big Lake Wildlife Management Area · lake · Claiborne · ~43 km · Must-see
• Lake Washington · lake · Washington · ~86 km · Must-see
• Black Bayou Lake · lake · Ouachita Parish · ~91 km · Must-see
• Kickapoo Lake Dam · lake · Hinds · ~110 km · Must-see
• Lake Chicot · lake · Washington · ~116 km · Must-see
• Lake Chicot · lake · Chicot · ~117 km · Must-see
• Lake Chicot State Park · lake · Chicot · ~123 km · Must-see
• Chautauqua Lake · lake · Copiah · ~127 km · Must-see
• Lake Hico · lake · Hinds · ~127 km · Must-see
• Sandy Lake · lake · Catahoula Parish · ~133 km · Must-see

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