Lost Bear Lake

Lost 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 Lost 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 Lost Bear Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 35.95086, -105.53363. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Lost Bear Lake

• Truchas Peak · viewpoint · Rio Arriba · ~13 km · Must-see
• Morphy Lake State Park · lake · Mora · ~15 km · Must-see
• Morphy Lake · lake · Mora · ~15 km · Must-see
• Cleveland Roller Mill Museum · museum · Mora · ~20 km · Must-see
• Santa Fe Baldy · viewpoint · Santa Fe · ~30 km · Must-see
• Hermit Peak · viewpoint · San Miguel · ~32 km · Must-see
• El Rito Presbyterian Church · church · Mora · ~33 km · Must-see
• San Antonio de Padua del Quemado Chapel · church · Rio Arriba · ~38 km · Must-see
• Cantonment Burgwin-1852-1860 Historical Marker · park · Taos · ~45 km · Must-see
• Archbishop Lamy's Chapel · church · Santa Fe · ~52 km · Must-see
• Black Lakes · lake · Colfax · ~54 km · Must-see
• Poeh Cultural Center · museum · Santa Fe · ~55 km · Must-see
• San Francisco De Asissi Church · church · Taos · ~57 km · Must-see
• Cristo Rey Catholic Church · church · Santa Fe · ~57 km · Must-see
• Atalaya Park · viewpoint · Santa Fe · ~58 km · Must-see
• Fort Marcy (ruins) · fort · Santa Fe · ~58 km · Must-see
• The Cathedral Basilica of Saint Francis of Assisi · church · Santa Fe · ~58 km · Must-see
• Palace of the Governors · fort · Santa Fe · ~58 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Lost Bear Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Lost Bear Lake

• Morphy Lake State Park · lake · Mora · ~15 km · Must-see
• Morphy Lake · lake · Mora · ~15 km · Must-see
• Black Lakes · lake · Colfax · ~54 km · Must-see
• Blue Lake · lake · Taos · ~83 km · Must-see
• Lake Fork Peak · lake · Taos · ~84 km · Must-see
• Williams Lake · lake · Taos · ~85 km · Must-see
• Cochiti Lake · lake · Sandoval · ~98 km · Must-see
• Cochiti Dam · lake · Sandoval · ~100 km · Must-see
• Abiquiu Dam · lake · Rio Arriba · ~108 km · Must-see
• Abiquiu Lake · lake · Rio Arriba · ~114 km · Must-see

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