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: 34.30752, -90.30609. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bear Lake

• Moon Lake · lake · Coahoma · ~31 km · Must-see
• Delta Blues Museum · museum · Coahoma · ~34 km · Must-see
• Magnolia Grove Monastery · Buddhist site · Panola · ~36 km · Must-see
• Centennial Baptist Church · church · Phillips · ~45 km · Must-see
• Enid Lake · lake · Yalobusha · ~55 km · Must-see
• Chickasaw Hill · sanctuary · Panola · ~59 km · Must-see
• John W Kyle State Park · park · Panola · ~60 km · Must-see
• St. Francis National Forest · park · Lee · ~64 km · Must-see
• Arkabutla Lake · lake · DeSoto · ~68 km · Must-see
• Chief Chisca Lake · lake · DeSoto · ~74 km · Must-see
• Whiting Brake · sanctuary · Quitman · ~2 km
• Belmont Church · church · Quitman · ~5 km
• Harvey Howze Pond Dam · lake · Quitman · ~19 km
• Lula Baptist Church · church · Coahoma · ~28 km
• Nelsons Bluff · viewpoint · Panola · ~30 km
• Tocowa Church · church · Panola · ~31 km
• Rising Sun Church · church · Tunica · ~31 km
• Long Lake · lake · Coahoma · ~31 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Bear Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Bear Lake

• Moon Lake · lake · Coahoma · ~31 km · Must-see
• Enid Lake · lake · Yalobusha · ~55 km · Must-see
• Arkabutla Lake · lake · DeSoto · ~68 km · Must-see
• Chief Chisca Lake · lake · DeSoto · ~74 km · Must-see
• Sardis Lake · lake · Lafayette · ~76 km · Must-see
• Big Horseshoe Lake · lake · Coahoma · ~89 km · Must-see
• McNulty Lake · lake · Tunica · ~93 km · Must-see
• Mud Lake · lake · DeSoto · ~96 km · Must-see
• Mud Lake · lake · West Tennessee · ~96 km · Must-see
• Grenada Lake · lake · Grenada · ~99 km · Must-see

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