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: 53.43338, -106.35053. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bear Lake

• Sturgeon Lake Regional Park · lake · Shellbrook No. 493 · ~16 km · Must-see
• Emma Lake · lake · Lakeland No. 521 · ~44 km · Must-see
• Isbister Lake · lake · Spiritwood No. 496 · ~45 km · Must-see
• Anglin Lake · lake · Saskatchewan · ~46 km · Must-see
• Christopher Lake · lake · Lakeland No. 521 · ~48 km · Must-see
• Prince Albert Arts Centre · church · Prince Albert · ~59 km · Must-see
• Keyhole Castle National Historic Site of Canada · fort · Prince Albert · ~60 km · Must-see
• Memorial Lake Regional Park · lake · Spiritwood No. 496 · ~61 km · Must-see
• Iroquois Lake · lake · Spiritwood No. 496 · ~67 km · Must-see
• McPhee Lake · lake · Lakeland No. 521 · ~69 km · Must-see
• Kings Island · river spot · Saskatchewan · ~69 km · Must-see
• Waskesiu Lake · lake · Saskatchewan · ~74 km · Must-see
• Kapesiwin Lake · lake · Saskatchewan · ~34 km
• Witsukitshak Lake · lake · Saskatchewan · ~34 km
• Elk Lake · lake · Saskatchewan · ~36 km
• Halkett Lake · lake · Saskatchewan · ~37 km
• Owaa Lake · lake · Saskatchewan · ~38 km
• LeRoy Lake · lake · Saskatchewan · ~40 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Bear Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Bear Lake

• Sturgeon Lake Regional Park · lake · Shellbrook No. 493 · ~16 km · Must-see
• Emma Lake · lake · Lakeland No. 521 · ~44 km · Must-see
• Isbister Lake · lake · Spiritwood No. 496 · ~45 km · Must-see
• Anglin Lake · lake · Saskatchewan · ~46 km · Must-see
• Christopher Lake · lake · Lakeland No. 521 · ~48 km · Must-see
• Memorial Lake Regional Park · lake · Spiritwood No. 496 · ~61 km · Must-see
• Iroquois Lake · lake · Spiritwood No. 496 · ~67 km · Must-see
• McPhee Lake · lake · Lakeland No. 521 · ~69 km · Must-see
• Waskesiu Lake · lake · Saskatchewan · ~74 km · Must-see
• Nesslin Lake Recreation Site · lake · Big River No. 555 · ~79 km · Must-see

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