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: 40.30173, -106.93236. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bear Lake

• Stagecoach State Park · sanctuary · Routt · ~9 km · Must-see
• Sarvis Creek Wilderness · sanctuary · Routt · ~25 km · Must-see
• Yampa River Botanic Park · park · Routt · ~26 km · Must-see
• Mount Werner · viewpoint · Routt · ~30 km · Must-see
• Fish Creek Falls · waterfall · Routt · ~30 km · Must-see
• Dunckley Flat Tops · viewpoint · Routt · ~30 km · Must-see
• Buffalo Mountain · viewpoint · Routt · ~36 km · Must-see
• Lake Agnes · lake · Grand · ~36 km · Must-see
• Baker Mountain · viewpoint · Jackson · ~37 km · Must-see
• Elk Mountain · viewpoint · Routt · ~37 km · Must-see
• Rabbit Ears Peak · viewpoint · Jackson · ~38 km · Must-see
• Flat Top Mountain · viewpoint · Garfield · ~43 km · Must-see
• Whiteley Peak · viewpoint · Grand · ~47 km · Must-see
• Ripple Creek Overlook · viewpoint · Rio Blanco · ~49 km · Must-see
• Grannys Nipple · viewpoint · Grand · ~50 km · Must-see
• Trappers Lake · lake · Garfield · ~54 km · Must-see
• Elkhead Creek Dam · lake · Moffat · ~59 km · Must-see
• Elkhead State Park · sanctuary · Routt · ~60 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Bear Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Bear Lake

• Lake Agnes · lake · Grand · ~36 km · Must-see
• Trappers Lake · lake · Garfield · ~54 km · Must-see
• Elkhead Creek Dam · lake · Moffat · ~59 km · Must-see
• Wolford Mountain Reservoir · lake · Grand · ~61 km · Must-see
• Pearl Lake State Park · lake · Routt · ~67 km · Must-see
• Steamboat Lake State Park · lake · Routt · ~69 km · Must-see
• Deep Lake · lake · Garfield · ~83 km · Must-see
• Williams Fork Dam · lake · Grand · ~86 km · Must-see
• Lake Avery · lake · Rio Blanco · ~88 km · Must-see
• Harker Park Lake · lake · Rio Blanco · ~90 km · Must-see

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