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: 39.99364, -121.39480. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bear Lake

• Lost Lake Ridge · lake · Plumas · ~18 km · Must-see
• Bucks Lake Wilderness · lake · Plumas · ~22 km · Must-see
• Bucks Lake · lake · Plumas · ~27 km · Must-see
• Butterfly Valley Botanical Area · sanctuary · Plumas · ~43 km · Must-see
• Lake Almanor · lake · Plumas · ~44 km · Must-see
• Lake Oroville State Recreational Area · lake · Butte · ~46 km · Must-see
• Chester Park · park · Plumas · ~47 km · Must-see
• Bald Rock Dome · viewpoint · Butte · ~48 km · Must-see
• Plumas County Museum · museum · Plumas · ~48 km · Must-see
• Lake Oroville · lake · Butte · ~52 km · Must-see
• Lake Oroville State Recreation Area · lake · Butte · ~54 km · Must-see
• Lassen National Park Headquarters · sanctuary · Tehama · ~54 km · Must-see
• Stilson Canyon · viewpoint · Butte · ~54 km · Must-see
• Morgan Mountain · viewpoint · Tehama · ~54 km · Must-see
• Little Grass Valley Reservoir · lake · Plumas · ~56 km · Must-see
• Lower Bidwell Park · sanctuary · Butte · ~57 km · Must-see
• North Table Mountain Ecological Reserve · sanctuary · Butte · ~59 km · Must-see
• Mountain Meadows Reservoir · lake · Lassen · ~59 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Bear Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Bear Lake

• Lost Lake Ridge · lake · Plumas · ~18 km · Must-see
• Bucks Lake Wilderness · lake · Plumas · ~22 km · Must-see
• Bucks Lake · lake · Plumas · ~27 km · Must-see
• Lake Almanor · lake · Plumas · ~44 km · Must-see
• Lake Oroville State Recreational Area · lake · Butte · ~46 km · Must-see
• Lake Oroville · lake · Butte · ~52 km · Must-see
• Lake Oroville State Recreation Area · lake · Butte · ~54 km · Must-see
• Little Grass Valley Reservoir · lake · Plumas · ~56 km · Must-see
• Mountain Meadows Reservoir · lake · Lassen · ~59 km · Must-see
• Oroville Dam · lake · Butte · ~64 km · Must-see

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