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: 45.06542, -89.18291. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bear Lake

• Dells of the Eau Claire Park · park · Marathon · ~17 km · Must-see
• Ackley State Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Langlade · ~23 km · Must-see
• Peters Marsh Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Langlade · ~34 km · Must-see
• Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum · museum · Marathon · ~45 km · Must-see
• First Universalist Unitarian Church of Wausau · church · Marathon · ~46 km · Must-see
• Wausau Dam · lake · Marathon · ~47 km · Must-see
• Lake Killian · lake · Langlade · ~47 km · Must-see
• Prairie River State Fishery Area · sanctuary · Lincoln · ~48 km · Must-see
• Otter Lake · lake · Oneida · ~53 km · Must-see
• Rib Mountain State Park · sanctuary · Marathon · ~53 km · Must-see
• Enterprise Lake · lake · Langlade · ~54 km · Must-see
• Tree Lake · lake · Portage · ~55 km · Must-see
• Penny Lake · lake · Portage · ~56 km · Must-see
• Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest - Lakewood-Laona District · sanctuary · Langlade · ~56 km · Must-see
• Council Grounds State Park · park · Lincoln · ~57 km · Must-see
• Marathon County Forest-Nine Mile Unit · sanctuary · Marathon · ~59 km · Must-see
• Lions Lake · lake · Portage · ~59 km · Must-see
• Glisezinski Lake · lake · Portage · ~59 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Bear Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Bear Lake

• Wausau Dam · lake · Marathon · ~47 km · Must-see
• Lake Killian · lake · Langlade · ~47 km · Must-see
• Otter Lake · lake · Oneida · ~53 km · Must-see
• Enterprise Lake · lake · Langlade · ~54 km · Must-see
• Tree Lake · lake · Portage · ~55 km · Must-see
• Penny Lake · lake · Portage · ~56 km · Must-see
• Lions Lake · lake · Portage · ~59 km · Must-see
• Glisezinski Lake · lake · Portage · ~59 km · Must-see
• Pelican Lake · lake · Oneida · ~61 km · Must-see
• Lake Helen · lake · Portage · ~62 km · Must-see

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