Local favourite lake · Valley, Idaho
Bear Lake
Bear Lake is a lake in Valley, Idaho.
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: 45.16769, -115.71325. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Bear Lake
- Williams Peak · viewpoint · Valley · ~21 km · Must-see
- Payette Lake · lake · Valley · ~47 km · Must-see
- Payette Lake Dam · lake · Valley · ~53 km · Must-see
- Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness · church · Valley · ~56 km · Must-see
- Buffalo Hump · viewpoint · Idaho · ~63 km · Must-see
- Warm Lake · lake · Valley · ~72 km · Must-see
- Split Creek Point · viewpoint · Valley · ~10 km
- Steamboat Summit · beach · Idaho · ~11 km
- China Mountain · viewpoint · Idaho · ~14 km
- Chinese Mining Camp Archeological Site · fort · Idaho · ~14 km
- Ruby Mountain · viewpoint · Idaho · ~16 km
- Chi-Sandra Garden · fort · Idaho · ~16 km
- Victor Peak · viewpoint · Valley · ~17 km
- North Loon Mountain · viewpoint · Valley · ~17 km
- Bemis Point · viewpoint · Idaho · ~18 km
- Pilot Peak · viewpoint · Valley · ~18 km
- Savage Point · viewpoint · Valley · ~18 km
- Diamond Rock · viewpoint · Valley · ~19 km
Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Bear Lake
- Payette Lake · lake · Valley · ~47 km · Must-see
- Payette Lake Dam · lake · Valley · ~53 km · Must-see
- Warm Lake · lake · Valley · ~72 km · Must-see
- Hells Canyon Dam · lake · Wallowa · ~97 km · Must-see
- Tolo Lake · lake · Idaho · ~116 km · Must-see
- Deadwood Dam · lake · Valley · ~122 km · Must-see
- Bonny Lakes · lake · Wallowa · ~142 km · Must-see
- Stanley Lake · lake · Custer · ~144 km · Must-see
- Dollar Lake · lake · Wallowa · ~144 km · Must-see
- Roger Lake · lake · Wallowa · ~145 km · Must-see
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Frequently asked
Is Bear Lake full? Are the gates open?
No visitor has reported the water level status for Bear Lake yet. Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What is the best time to visit Bear Lake?
August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open. Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What are the places to visit near Bear Lake?
Nearby: Williams Peak (viewpoint, 21 km), Payette Lake (lake, 47 km), Payette Lake Dam (lake, 53 km), Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness (church, 56 km), Buffalo Hump (viewpoint, 63 km), Warm Lake (lake, 72 km).