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: 39.29634, -106.41527. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bear Lake

• Hagerman Pass · viewpoint · Pitkin · ~9 km · Must-see
• Leadville National Fish Hatchery · park · Lake · ~11 km · Must-see
• Homestake Project Dam · lake · Eagle · ~11 km · Must-see
• Healy House Museum & Dexter Cabin · museum · Lake · ~15 km · Must-see
• Mount Massive · viewpoint · Lake · ~16 km · Must-see
• Mount Massive Wilderness · viewpoint · Lake · ~17 km · Must-see
• Mount Oklahoma · viewpoint · Pitkin · ~19 km · Must-see
• French Mountain · viewpoint · Lake · ~24 km · Must-see
• Mosquito Pass · viewpoint · Lake · ~25 km · Must-see
• Mount of the Holy Cross · viewpoint · Eagle · ~25 km · Must-see
• Mount Elbert · viewpoint · Lake · ~25 km · Must-see
• West Sheridan · viewpoint · Lake · ~25 km · Must-see
• Mount Champion · viewpoint · Lake · ~26 km · Must-see
• Notch Mountain · viewpoint · Eagle · ~26 km · Must-see
• Lost Man Lake · lake · Pitkin · ~26 km · Must-see
• Mount Arkansas · viewpoint · Lake · ~26 km · Must-see
• Dyer Mountain · viewpoint · Lake · ~26 km · Must-see
• Mount Tweto · viewpoint · Lake · ~27 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Bear Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Bear Lake

• Homestake Project Dam · lake · Eagle · ~11 km · Must-see
• Lost Man Lake · lake · Pitkin · ~26 km · Must-see
• Independence Lake · lake · Pitkin · ~27 km · Must-see
• Linkins Lake · lake · Pitkin · ~30 km · Must-see
• Clinton Gulch Reservoir · lake · Summit · ~31 km · Must-see
• Twin Lakes Dam · lake · Lake · ~33 km · Must-see
• Lake Charles Trail · lake · Eagle · ~33 km · Must-see
• Pacific Tarn · lake · Summit · ~36 km · Must-see
• Grizzly Reservoir Dam · lake · Pitkin · ~37 km · Must-see
• Montgomery Dam · lake · Park · ~38 km · Must-see

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