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: 45.51239, -88.52613. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bear Lake

• Nicolet State Trail · trek · Forest · ~12 km · Must-see
• Birch Lake · lake · Forest · ~13 km · Must-see
• Sugarbush Hill · viewpoint · Forest · ~29 km · Must-see
• Lake Lucerne · lake · Forest · ~32 km · Must-see
• Winslow Lake · lake · Oconto · ~34 km · Must-see
• Metonga Lake · lake · Forest · ~37 km · Must-see
• Governor Thompson State Park · sanctuary · Marinette · ~38 km · Must-see
• Grandma Lake Wetlands State Natural Area · lake · Florence · ~43 km · Must-see
• Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest - Lakewood-Laona District · sanctuary · Langlade · ~45 km · Must-see
• Lake Killian · lake · Langlade · ~47 km · Must-see
• Little Rice Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Forest · ~47 km · Must-see
• Lindquist Lake · lake · Marinette · ~48 km · Must-see
• Long Lake Lookout Tower · lake · Florence · ~48 km · Must-see
• Daves Falls County Park · waterfall · Marinette · ~52 km · Must-see
• Headwaters Wilderness - Headwaters Of The Pine Unit · sanctuary · Forest · ~57 km · Must-see
• White Potato Lake · lake · Marinette · ~60 km · Must-see
• Peters Marsh Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Langlade · ~60 km · Must-see
• Headwaters Wilderness - Shelp Lake Unit · lake · Forest · ~60 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Bear Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Bear Lake

• Birch Lake · lake · Forest · ~13 km · Must-see
• Lake Lucerne · lake · Forest · ~32 km · Must-see
• Winslow Lake · lake · Oconto · ~34 km · Must-see
• Metonga Lake · lake · Forest · ~37 km · Must-see
• Grandma Lake Wetlands State Natural Area · lake · Florence · ~43 km · Must-see
• Lake Killian · lake · Langlade · ~47 km · Must-see
• Lindquist Lake · lake · Marinette · ~48 km · Must-see
• Long Lake Lookout Tower · lake · Florence · ~48 km · Must-see
• White Potato Lake · lake · Marinette · ~60 km · Must-see
• Headwaters Wilderness - Shelp Lake Unit · lake · Forest · ~60 km · Must-see

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