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: 53.74444, -116.15222. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bear Lake

• Chip Lake Conservation Site · lake · Yellowhead · ~69 km · Must-see
• Cadomin Cave · cave · Yellowhead · ~44 km
• Hard Luck Canyon Falls · waterfall · Woodlands · ~47 km
• Whitecourt Crater · attraction · Woodlands · ~58 km
• Sundance Provincial Park · sanctuary · Yellowhead · ~69 km
• Bear Lake (sjö i Kanada, Alberta, lat 53,74, long · lake · Yellowhead · ~0 km
• Long Lake, Yellowhead County · lake · Yellowhead · ~8 km
• McComb Ministry · church · Yellowhead · ~12 km
• Shiningbank Lake · lake · Yellowhead · ~20 km
• Yates Natural Area · sanctuary · Yellowhead · ~22 km
• Shiningbank Ridge · viewpoint · Yellowhead · ~24 km
• Sang Lake · lake · Yellowhead · ~25 km
• Tom Hill Fire Lookout · viewpoint · Yellowhead · ~30 km
• Christian Reformed Church · church · Yellowhead · ~31 km
• Kinsmen Park · park · Yellowhead · ~31 km
• Millenium Park · park · Yellowhead · ~32 km
• Red Brick Arts Centre and Museum · museum · Yellowhead · ~32 km
• Jasper National Park · sanctuary · Yellowhead · ~33 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Bear Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Bear Lake

• Chip Lake Conservation Site · lake · Yellowhead · ~69 km · Must-see
• McLeod Lake · lake · Woodlands · ~87 km · Must-see
• Smoke Lake Provincial Recreation Area · lake · Municipal District of Greenview · ~106 km · Must-see
• Iosegun Lake Provincial Recreation Area · lake · Municipal District of Greenview · ~113 km · Must-see
• Brazeau Dam · lake · Brazeau · ~118 km · Must-see
• Isle Lake Natural Area · lake · Parkland · ~120 km · Must-see
• Lessard Lake · lake · Lac Ste. Anne · ~124 km · Must-see
• Thunder Lake · lake · County of Barrhead · ~126 km · Must-see
• Thunder Lake Provincial Park · lake · County of Barrhead · ~128 km · Must-see
• Wabamun Lake · lake · Parkland · ~132 km · Must-see

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