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: 36.53417, -105.42248. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bear Lake

• Williams Lake · lake · Taos · ~3 km · Must-see
• Wheeler Peak · viewpoint · Taos · ~3 km · Must-see
• Lake Fork Peak · lake · Taos · ~3 km · Must-see
• Blue Lake · lake · Taos · ~4 km · Must-see
• Mount Walter · viewpoint · Taos · ~4 km · Must-see
• Vallecito Mountain · viewpoint · Taos · ~4 km · Must-see
• Pueblo Peak · viewpoint · Taos · ~9 km · Must-see
• Columbine-Hondo Wilderness · sanctuary · Taos · ~14 km · Must-see
• Gold Hill · viewpoint · Taos · ~16 km · Must-see
• Palo Flechado Pass Historical Marker · park · Taos · ~19 km · Must-see
• Millicent Rogers Museum · museum · Taos · ~23 km · Must-see
• Kit Carson Memorial State Park · sanctuary · Taos · ~24 km · Must-see
• Bobcat Pass · viewpoint · Taos · ~25 km · Must-see
• Baldy Mountain · viewpoint · Colfax · ~27 km · Must-see
• Mount Phillips · viewpoint · Colfax · ~30 km · Must-see
• San Francisco De Asissi Church · church · Taos · ~32 km · Must-see
• Black Rock Hot Spring · attraction · Taos · ~32 km · Must-see
• Manby Hot Springs · attraction · Taos · ~34 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Bear Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Bear Lake

• Williams Lake · lake · Taos · ~3 km · Must-see
• Lake Fork Peak · lake · Taos · ~3 km · Must-see
• Blue Lake · lake · Taos · ~4 km · Must-see
• Black Lakes · lake · Colfax · ~40 km · Must-see
• Morphy Lake State Park · lake · Mora · ~82 km · Must-see
• Morphy Lake · lake · Mora · ~82 km · Must-see
• Mountain Home Dam · lake · Costilla · ~119 km · Must-see
• Abiquiu Dam · lake · Rio Arriba · ~120 km · Must-see
• Smith Reservoir · lake · Costilla · ~120 km · Must-see
• Abiquiu Lake · lake · Rio Arriba · ~124 km · Must-see

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