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: 41.32250, -85.51837. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bear Lake

• Merry Lea Environmental Learning Center · sanctuary · Noble · ~1 km · Must-see
• Knapp Lake · lake · Noble · ~10 km · Must-see
• Chain O'Lakes State Park · sanctuary · Noble · ~14 km · Must-see
• Tri-County State Fish And Game Area · sanctuary · Kosciusko · ~16 km · Must-see
• Webster Lake · lake · Kosciusko · ~17 km · Must-see
• Papakeechie Lake · lake · Kosciusko · ~17 km · Must-see
• Big Barbee Lake · lake · Kosciusko · ~20 km · Must-see
• Shoe Lake · lake · Kosciusko · ~24 km · Must-see
• Tippecanoe Lake · lake · Kosciusko · ~25 km · Must-see
• Dewart Lake · lake · Kosciusko · ~27 km · Must-see
• Syracuse Lake Control Structure Dam · lake · Kosciusko · ~28 km · Must-see
• Lake Everett · lake · Allen · ~32 km · Must-see
• Witmer Lake · lake · LaGrange · ~32 km · Must-see
• Lake Waubee · lake · Kosciusko · ~34 km · Must-see
• M3 Light Tank · attraction · Kosciusko · ~37 km · Must-see
• Butler Community Mausoleum · fort · Elkhart · ~38 km · Must-see
• Little Cedar Creek Wildlife Sanctuary Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Allen · ~40 km · Must-see
• Sand Hill · viewpoint · Noble · ~41 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Bear Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Bear Lake

• Knapp Lake · lake · Noble · ~10 km · Must-see
• Webster Lake · lake · Kosciusko · ~17 km · Must-see
• Papakeechie Lake · lake · Kosciusko · ~17 km · Must-see
• Big Barbee Lake · lake · Kosciusko · ~20 km · Must-see
• Shoe Lake · lake · Kosciusko · ~24 km · Must-see
• Tippecanoe Lake · lake · Kosciusko · ~25 km · Must-see
• Dewart Lake · lake · Kosciusko · ~27 km · Must-see
• Syracuse Lake Control Structure Dam · lake · Kosciusko · ~28 km · Must-see
• Lake Everett · lake · Allen · ~32 km · Must-see
• Witmer Lake · lake · LaGrange · ~32 km · Must-see

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