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: 45.29538, -117.44885. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bear Lake

• Maxwell Lake · lake · Wallowa · ~7 km · Must-see
• Legore Lake · lake · Wallowa · ~10 km · Must-see
• Twin Peaks · viewpoint · Wallowa · ~10 km · Must-see
• Sawtooth Peak · viewpoint · Wallowa · ~11 km · Must-see
• Elkhorn Peak · viewpoint · Wallowa · ~11 km · Must-see
• Billy Jones Lake · lake · Wallowa · ~12 km · Must-see
• Sacajawea Peak · viewpoint · Wallowa · ~17 km · Must-see
• Matterhorn · viewpoint · Wallowa · ~17 km · Must-see
• Chief Joseph Mountain · viewpoint · Wallowa · ~18 km · Must-see
• Minam Lake · lake · Wallowa · ~18 km · Must-see
• Ice Falls · waterfall · Wallowa · ~20 km · Must-see
• Craig Mountain · viewpoint · Wallowa · ~21 km · Must-see
• Mirror Lake · lake · Wallowa · ~21 km · Must-see
• Iwetemlaykin State Heritage Site · sanctuary · Wallowa · ~23 km · Must-see
• Nez Perce National Historical Park · park · Wallowa · ~23 km · Must-see
• Old Chief Joseph Gravesite · sanctuary · Wallowa · ~23 km · Must-see
• Chief Joseph Falls, Wallowa Lake · waterfall · Wallowa · ~23 km · Must-see
• Benson Glacier · viewpoint · Union · ~23 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Bear Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Bear Lake

• Maxwell Lake · lake · Wallowa · ~7 km · Must-see
• Legore Lake · lake · Wallowa · ~10 km · Must-see
• Billy Jones Lake · lake · Wallowa · ~12 km · Must-see
• Minam Lake · lake · Wallowa · ~18 km · Must-see
• Mirror Lake · lake · Wallowa · ~21 km · Must-see
• Aneroid Lake · lake · Wallowa · ~27 km · Must-see
• Roger Lake · lake · Wallowa · ~28 km · Must-see
• Dollar Lake · lake · Wallowa · ~29 km · Must-see
• Bonny Lakes · lake · Wallowa · ~32 km · Must-see
• Thief Valley Reservoir · lake · Baker · ~51 km · Must-see

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