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: 41.00654, -85.90049. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bear Lake

• Roann Covered Bridge · attraction · Wabash · ~13 km · Must-see
• Lake Manitou · lake · Fulton · ~30 km · Must-see
• Nyona Lake · lake · Fulton · ~30 km · Must-see
• Hanging Rock and Wabash Reef National Natural Landmark · sanctuary · Wabash · ~32 km · Must-see
• M3 Light Tank · attraction · Kosciusko · ~33 km · Must-see
• Salamonie River State Forest · sanctuary · Wabash · ~34 km · Must-see
• Salamonie Dam · lake · Wabash · ~36 km · Must-see
• Potawatomi Wildlife Park · sanctuary · Marshall · ~38 km · Must-see
• Historic Forks of the Wabash · museum · Huntington · ~43 km · Must-see
• Big Barbee Lake · lake · Kosciusko · ~43 km · Must-see
• Shoe Lake · lake · Kosciusko · ~45 km · Must-see
• Sunken Gardens · park · Huntington · ~45 km · Must-see
• Tippecanoe Lake · lake · Kosciusko · ~47 km · Must-see
• Webster Lake · lake · Kosciusko · ~50 km · Must-see
• Dewart Lake · lake · Kosciusko · ~52 km · Must-see
• Lake Waubee · lake · Kosciusko · ~54 km · Must-see
• Tri-County State Fish And Game Area · sanctuary · Kosciusko · ~55 km · Must-see
• Knapp Lake · lake · Noble · ~56 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Bear Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Bear Lake

• Lake Manitou · lake · Fulton · ~30 km · Must-see
• Nyona Lake · lake · Fulton · ~30 km · Must-see
• Salamonie Dam · lake · Wabash · ~36 km · Must-see
• Big Barbee Lake · lake · Kosciusko · ~43 km · Must-see
• Shoe Lake · lake · Kosciusko · ~45 km · Must-see
• Tippecanoe Lake · lake · Kosciusko · ~47 km · Must-see
• Webster Lake · lake · Kosciusko · ~50 km · Must-see
• Dewart Lake · lake · Kosciusko · ~52 km · Must-see
• Lake Waubee · lake · Kosciusko · ~54 km · Must-see
• Knapp Lake · lake · Noble · ~56 km · Must-see

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