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: 40.55088, -110.63664. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bear Lake

• Upper Stillwater Reservoir · lake · Duchesne · ~7 km · Must-see
• Moon Lake Dam · lake · Duchesne · ~16 km · Must-see
• Kweeyahgut Peak · viewpoint · Duchesne · ~21 km · Must-see
• Dean Lake · lake · Duchesne · ~22 km · Must-see
• Explorer Peak · viewpoint · Duchesne · ~23 km · Must-see
• Uintah Lake · lake · Duchesne · ~26 km · Must-see
• Jordan Lake · lake · Duchesne · ~27 km · Must-see
• Dead Horse Peak · viewpoint · Duchesne · ~27 km · Must-see
• Mount Lovenia · viewpoint · Duchesne · ~29 km · Must-see
• Yard Peak · viewpoint · Duchesne · ~29 km · Must-see
• Mount Agassiz · viewpoint · Duchesne · ~30 km · Must-see
• Ostler Peak · viewpoint · Summit · ~31 km · Must-see
• High Uintas Wilderness · sanctuary · Duchesne · ~32 km · Must-see
• Wasatch Mountain · viewpoint · Summit · ~32 km · Must-see
• Hayden Peak · viewpoint · Summit · ~34 km · Must-see
• Mirror Lake · lake · Duchesne · ~34 km · Must-see
• Mount Beulah · viewpoint · Summit · ~34 km · Must-see
• Bald Mountain · viewpoint · Duchesne · ~35 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Bear Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Bear Lake

• Upper Stillwater Reservoir · lake · Duchesne · ~7 km · Must-see
• Moon Lake Dam · lake · Duchesne · ~16 km · Must-see
• Dean Lake · lake · Duchesne · ~22 km · Must-see
• Uintah Lake · lake · Duchesne · ~26 km · Must-see
• Jordan Lake · lake · Duchesne · ~27 km · Must-see
• Mirror Lake · lake · Duchesne · ~34 km · Must-see
• Cuberant Lake · lake · Summit · ~39 km · Must-see
• Cliff Lake · lake · Summit · ~41 km · Must-see
• Big Sand Wash Dam · lake · Duchesne · ~56 km · Must-see
• Cutthroat Lake · lake · Uintah · ~69 km · Must-see

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