Little Bear Spring

Little Bear Spring: 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 Little Bear Spring

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 Little Bear Spring — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 35.37550, -108.60155. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Little Bear Spring

• Fort Wingate Historical Marker · fort · McKinley · ~14 km · Must-see
• Roy T. Herman's Garage · attraction · McKinley · ~43 km · Must-see
• El Morro National Monument · sanctuary · Cibola · ~55 km · Must-see
• Mount Sedgwick · viewpoint · Cibola · ~64 km · Must-see
• Navajo Nation Museum · museum · McKinley · ~65 km · Must-see
• Window Rock Dam · church · McKinley · ~66 km · Must-see
• Haystack Mountain · viewpoint · McKinley · ~74 km · Must-see
• Red Mesa · viewpoint · McKinley · ~8 km
• McGaffey Camp and Picnic Grounds · park · McKinley · ~9 km
• Aspen Drop Structure · lake · McKinley · ~9 km
• McGaffey Lake Dam · lake · McKinley · ~10 km
• Umbrella Rock · viewpoint · McKinley · ~14 km
• Nutria Spring · lake · McKinley · ~14 km
• Mexican Hill · viewpoint · McKinley · ~16 km
• Vanderwagen Reservoir Number One · lake · McKinley · ~18 km
• Red Rock Hill · viewpoint · McKinley · ~19 km
• Remnant Mesa · viewpoint · McKinley · ~21 km
• Barometer Mountain · viewpoint · McKinley · ~22 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Little Bear Spring

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Little Bear Spring

• Red Lake · lake · McKinley · ~92 km · Must-see
• Todacheene Dam · lake · San Juan · ~105 km · Must-see
• Zuni Salt Lake · lake · Catron · ~130 km · Must-see
• Bekihatso · lake · Apache · ~146 km · Must-see
• Aspen Drop Structure · lake · McKinley · ~9 km
• McGaffey Lake Dam · lake · McKinley · ~10 km
• Nutria Spring · lake · McKinley · ~14 km
• Vanderwagen Reservoir Number One · lake · McKinley · ~18 km
• Ramah Reservoir Dam · lake · McKinley · ~34 km
• Thurlow Tank · lake · McKinley · ~36 km

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