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: 45.87730, -90.25554. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bear Lake

• Foulds Creek State Natural Area · sanctuary · Price · ~18 km · Must-see
• Round Lake Logging Dam · lake · Price · ~18 km · Must-see
• Little Falls · waterfall · Iron · ~28 km · Must-see
• Turtle-Flambeau Flowage · lake · Iron · ~29 km · Must-see
• Flambeau River State Forest · sanctuary · Price · ~33 km · Must-see
• Flambeau Lake · lake · Vilas · ~34 km · Must-see
• Squirrel Lake Dam · lake · Oneida · ~34 km · Must-see
• Crawling Stone Lake · lake · Vilas · ~37 km · Must-see
• Willow Rapids · lake · Oneida · ~37 km · Must-see
• Kimberly Clark Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Price · ~40 km · Must-see
• Frog Lake And Pines State Natural Area · lake · Iron · ~40 km · Must-see
• Fence Lake · lake · Vilas · ~41 km · Must-see
• Spring Creek Flowage · lake · Price · ~44 km · Must-see
• Powell Marsh Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Vilas · ~46 km · Must-see
• Connors Lake Lookout Tower · lake · Sawyer · ~47 km · Must-see
• Ike Walton Lake · lake · Vilas · ~48 km · Must-see
• Patricia Lake · lake · Oneida · ~49 km · Must-see
• Gobler Lake State Natural Area · lake · Oneida · ~49 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Bear Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Bear Lake

• Round Lake Logging Dam · lake · Price · ~18 km · Must-see
• Turtle-Flambeau Flowage · lake · Iron · ~29 km · Must-see
• Flambeau Lake · lake · Vilas · ~34 km · Must-see
• Squirrel Lake Dam · lake · Oneida · ~34 km · Must-see
• Crawling Stone Lake · lake · Vilas · ~37 km · Must-see
• Willow Rapids · lake · Oneida · ~37 km · Must-see
• Frog Lake And Pines State Natural Area · lake · Iron · ~40 km · Must-see
• Fence Lake · lake · Vilas · ~41 km · Must-see
• Spring Creek Flowage · lake · Price · ~44 km · Must-see
• Connors Lake Lookout Tower · lake · Sawyer · ~47 km · Must-see

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