Bear Pond

Bear Pond: 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 Pond

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 Pond — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.89905, -78.22031. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bear Pond

• Buchanan State Forest · sanctuary · Fulton · ~4 km · Must-see
• State Game Lands Number 49 · sanctuary · Bedford · ~15 km · Must-see
• Meadow Grounds Lake · lake · Fulton · ~18 km · Must-see
• State Game Lands Number 97 · sanctuary · Bedford · ~25 km · Must-see
• Tuscarora Mountain · viewpoint · Franklin · ~30 km · Must-see
• State Game Lands Number 261 · sanctuary · Bedford · ~30 km · Must-see
• Roundtop Hill · viewpoint · Washington · ~31 km · Must-see
• Big Mountain · viewpoint · Franklin · ~31 km · Must-see
• Tussey Mountain · viewpoint · Bedford · ~31 km · Must-see
• Belle Grove Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Allegany · ~32 km · Must-see
• Sideling Hill · viewpoint · Washington · ~32 km · Must-see
• Tonoloway Ridge · viewpoint · Washington · ~33 km · Must-see
• Cowans Gap State Park · sanctuary · Fulton · ~34 km · Must-see
• Cross Mountain · viewpoint · Washington · ~34 km · Must-see
• Fort Bedford Museum · museum · Bedford · ~35 km · Must-see
• Fort Loudoun · fort · Franklin · ~36 km · Must-see
• Martin Hill · viewpoint · Bedford · ~36 km · Must-see
• The Coffee Pot · attraction · Bedford · ~36 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Bear Pond

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Bear Pond

• Meadow Grounds Lake · lake · Fulton · ~18 km · Must-see
• Shawnee Lake · lake · Bedford · ~48 km · Must-see
• Lake Habeeb · lake · Allegany · ~54 km · Must-see
• Sleepy Creek Lake · lake · Berkeley · ~54 km · Must-see
• Sleepy Creek Lake · lake · Washington · ~56 km · Must-see
• Raystown Lake · lake · Huntingdon · ~62 km · Must-see
• Lake Holiday · lake · Allegany · ~83 km · Must-see
• Lake Altoona Dam · lake · Blair · ~86 km · Must-see
• Quemahoning Reservoir · lake · Somerset · ~87 km · Must-see
• Warrior Ridge Dam · lake · Huntingdon · ~91 km · Must-see

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