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: 41.86924, -84.68081. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bear Lake

• Slayton Arboretum · park · Hillsdale · ~11 km · Must-see
• Grosvenor House Museum · museum · Hillsdale · ~16 km · Must-see
• Lake Seneca · lake · Williams · ~28 km · Must-see
• Coldwater Lake · lake · Steuben · ~31 km · Must-see
• Coldwater Lake State Park · lake · Branch · ~31 km · Must-see
• Coldwater Lake · lake · Branch · ~31 km · Must-see
• First Presbyterian Church · church · Branch · ~35 km · Must-see
• Lake George · lake · Branch · ~37 km · Must-see
• McCourtie Park · park · Hillsdale · ~38 km · Must-see
• Lake George Dam · lake · Steuben · ~39 km · Must-see
• Lake Lavine · lake · Steuben · ~40 km · Must-see
• Lake Lavine · lake · Branch · ~40 km · Must-see
• Lake James · lake · Steuben · ~43 km · Must-see
• Devils Lake · lake · Lenawee · ~43 km · Must-see
• Lake Hudson State Recreation Area · lake · Lenawee · ~43 km · Must-see
• Harrison Lake State Park · lake · Fulton · ~45 km · Must-see
• Lake Hudson State Recreation Area · lake · Fulton · ~46 km · Must-see
• Goose Creek Grasslands Nature Sanctuary · sanctuary · Lenawee · ~46 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Bear Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Bear Lake

• Lake Seneca · lake · Williams · ~28 km · Must-see
• Coldwater Lake · lake · Steuben · ~31 km · Must-see
• Coldwater Lake State Park · lake · Branch · ~31 km · Must-see
• Coldwater Lake · lake · Branch · ~31 km · Must-see
• Lake George · lake · Branch · ~37 km · Must-see
• Lake George Dam · lake · Steuben · ~39 km · Must-see
• Lake Lavine · lake · Steuben · ~40 km · Must-see
• Lake Lavine · lake · Branch · ~40 km · Must-see
• Lake James · lake · Steuben · ~43 km · Must-see
• Devils Lake · lake · Lenawee · ~43 km · Must-see

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