Bear Lakes

Bear Lakes: 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 Lakes

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 Lakes — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.94409, -80.27979. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bear Lakes

• Wyit Sprowls Covered Bridge · attraction · Washington · ~19 km · Must-see
• Ryerson Station State Park · sanctuary · Greene · ~19 km · Must-see
• Dunkard Fork Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Marshall · ~26 km · Must-see
• Beth Israel Congregation · attraction · Washington · ~33 km · Must-see
• Bear Rocks Lake Wildlife Management Area · lake · Ohio · ~33 km · Must-see
• Burches Run Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Marshall · ~37 km · Must-see
• Sugar Grove Church · church · Greene · ~37 km · Must-see
• Pedlar Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Monongalia · ~42 km · Must-see
• Berry Hollow · viewpoint · Greene · ~42 km · Must-see
• Saint Peter's Church · church · Fayette · ~44 km · Must-see
• Friendship Hill National Historic Site · sanctuary · Fayette · ~45 km · Must-see
• Oglebay Park · sanctuary · Belmont · ~46 km · Must-see
• Oglebay Park · park · Ohio · ~46 km · Must-see
• Canonsburg Lake · lake · Washington · ~48 km · Must-see
• West Virginia State Penitentiary Tours · attraction · Marshall · ~49 km · Must-see
• Grave Creek Mound · fort · Belmont · ~50 km · Must-see
• Mingo Church · church · Washington · ~50 km · Must-see
• National Imperial Glass Museum · museum · Belmont · ~50 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Bear Lakes

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Bear Lakes

• Bear Rocks Lake Wildlife Management Area · lake · Ohio · ~33 km · Must-see
• Canonsburg Lake · lake · Washington · ~48 km · Must-see
• Cheat Lake · lake · Fayette · ~58 km · Must-see
• Cheat Lake · lake · Monongalia · ~58 km · Must-see
• Hannibal Locks and Dam · lake · Wetzel · ~73 km · Must-see
• Panther Hollow Lake · lake · Allegheny · ~77 km · Must-see
• Mary Schenley Memorial Fountain · lake · Allegheny · ~77 km · Must-see
• Belmont Lake · lake · Belmont · ~80 km · Must-see
• Emsworth Dam · lake · Allegheny · ~80 km · Must-see
• Dashields Locks and Dam · lake · Allegheny · ~85 km · Must-see

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