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: 40.35766, -77.59466. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bear Pond

• Conococheague Mountain · viewpoint · Perry · ~4 km · Must-see
• Tuscarora State Forest · sanctuary · Perry · ~10 km · Must-see
• Tuscarora Mountain · viewpoint · Perry · ~10 km · Must-see
• Fowlers Hollow State Park · sanctuary · Perry · ~12 km · Must-see
• Big Spring State Park · sanctuary · Perry · ~15 km · Must-see
• Colonel Denning State Park · sanctuary · Cumberland · ~22 km · Must-see
• Standing Stone Trail · trek · Huntingdon · ~29 km · Must-see
• Jacks Mountain · viewpoint · Mifflin · ~30 km · Must-see
• Blue Mountain · viewpoint · Perry · ~31 km · Must-see
• Fort Granville · fort · Mifflin · ~32 km · Must-see
• Stone Mountain · viewpoint · Mifflin · ~36 km · Must-see
• Rockhill Trolley Museum · museum · Huntingdon · ~36 km · Must-see
• Lewistown Armory · attraction · Mifflin · ~37 km · Must-see
• Rothrock State Forest · sanctuary · Huntingdon · ~37 km · Must-see
• Blue Mountain · viewpoint · Franklin · ~39 km · Must-see
• Butler Knob · viewpoint · Huntingdon · ~40 km · Must-see
• Fort Morris · fort · Cumberland · ~43 km · Must-see
• Greenwood Furnace State Park · park · Huntingdon · ~44 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Bear Pond

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Bear Pond

• Warrior Ridge Dam · lake · Huntingdon · ~53 km · Must-see
• University Dam · lake · Huntingdon · ~54 km · Must-see
• Fuller Lake · lake · Cumberland · ~55 km · Must-see
• Raystown Lake · lake · Huntingdon · ~56 km · Must-see
• Laurel Lake · lake · Cumberland · ~56 km · Must-see
• Italian Lake Park · lake · Dauphin · ~74 km · Must-see
• Walker Lake (Pennsylvania) · lake · Snyder · ~76 km · Must-see
• Meadow Grounds Lake · lake · Fulton · ~79 km · Must-see
• Reservoir Park · lake · Dauphin · ~79 km · Must-see
• Lake Altoona Dam · lake · Blair · ~93 km · Must-see

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