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: 44.11949, -111.18806. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bear Lake

• Bechler Falls · waterfall · Teton · ~18 km · Must-see
• Winegar Hole Wilderness · sanctuary · Teton · ~22 km · Must-see
• Lake of the Woods · lake · Teton · ~34 km · Must-see
• Survey Peak · viewpoint · Teton · ~35 km · Must-see
• Grassy Lake Dam · lake · Teton · ~37 km · Must-see
• Red Mountain · viewpoint · Teton · ~37 km · Must-see
• Forellen Peak · viewpoint · Teton · ~39 km · Must-see
• Rammell Mountain · viewpoint · Teton · ~42 km · Must-see
• Moose Mountain · viewpoint · Teton · ~42 km · Must-see
• Douglas Knob · viewpoint · Teton · ~43 km · Must-see
• Elk Mountain · viewpoint · Teton · ~43 km · Must-see
• Trischman Knob · viewpoint · Teton · ~43 km · Must-see
• Owl Peak · viewpoint · Teton · ~44 km · Must-see
• John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Memorial Parkway · sanctuary · Teton · ~46 km · Must-see
• Dry Ridge Mountain · viewpoint · Teton · ~46 km · Must-see
• Green Lakes Mountain · viewpoint · Teton · ~47 km · Must-see
• The Wall · viewpoint · Teton · ~48 km · Must-see
• Yellowstone Caldera · viewpoint · Teton · ~49 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Bear Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Bear Lake

• Lake of the Woods · lake · Teton · ~34 km · Must-see
• Grassy Lake Dam · lake · Teton · ~37 km · Must-see
• Talus Lake · lake · Teton · ~49 km · Must-see
• Dudley Lake · lake · Teton · ~53 km · Must-see
• Cirque Lake · lake · Teton · ~54 km · Must-see
• Mink Lake · lake · Teton · ~55 km · Must-see
• Lake Solitude · lake · Teton · ~57 km · Must-see
• Shoshone Lake · lake · Teton · ~58 km · Must-see
• Grizzly Bear Lake · lake · Teton · ~58 km · Must-see
• Mica Lake · lake · Teton · ~58 km · Must-see

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