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: 51.73220, -100.94668. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bear Lake

• Swan · viewpoint · Rural Municipality of Swan Valley West · ~58 km · Must-see
• Madge Lake · lake · St. Philips No. 301 · ~60 km · Must-see
• Wasyl Negrych Pioneer Homestead · fort · Gilbert Plains Municipality · ~73 km · Must-see
• Shell Lake · lake · Unorganized Division No. 20 (South) · ~8 km
• Duck Mountain Provincial Park · sanctuary · Unorganized Division No. 20 (South) · ~11 km
• East Shell Lake · lake · Unorganized Division No. 20 (South) · ~12 km
• Wellman Lake · lake · Unorganized Division No. 20 (South) · ~14 km
• Robinson Lake · lake · Unorganized Division No. 20 (South) · ~28 km
• Sedgewick Lake · lake · Unorganized Division No. 20 (South) · ~29 km
• Baldy Mountain · viewpoint · Unorganized Division No. 20 (South) · ~41 km
• Mile 168W · fort · Rural Municipality of Swan Valley West · ~44 km
• Mile 168W · fort · Rural Municipality of Swan Valley West · ~48 km
• Mile 192N · fort · Rural Municipality of Swan Valley West · ~50 km
• Rattlesnake Lake · lake · Unorganized Division No. 20 (South) · ~51 km
• Benito Beach · beach · St. Philips No. 301 · ~57 km
• Jubilee Beach · beach · Cote No. 271 · ~59 km
• Ministik Beach · beach · Cote No. 271 · ~61 km
• Kamsack Beach · beach · Cote No. 271 · ~62 km

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Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Bear Lake

• Madge Lake · lake · St. Philips No. 301 · ~60 km · Must-see
• Whitefish Lake · lake · Hudson Bay No. 394 · ~101 km · Must-see
• Lake Winnipegosis · lake · Unorganized Division No. 19 · ~101 km · Must-see
• Whitefish Lake · lake · Unorganized Division No. 20 (North) · ~101 km · Must-see
• Swan Lake · lake · Unorganized Division No. 19 · ~108 km · Must-see
• Smallfish Lake · lake · Hudson Bay No. 394 · ~111 km · Must-see
• Pelican Lake · lake · Unorganized Division No. 19 · ~115 km · Must-see
• Bell Lake Provincial Park · lake · Unorganized Division No. 20 (North) · ~115 km · Must-see
• Dauphin Lake · lake · Rural Municipality of Dauphin · ~120 km · Must-see
• Woody Lake · lake · Hudson Bay No. 394 · ~121 km · Must-see

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