Bear Dam

Bear Dam: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. 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 Dam

Season: August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Bear Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.36755, -120.22705. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bear Dam

• Bridalveil Falls- Yosemite National Park · sanctuary · Merced · ~23 km · Must-see
• Merced Bethel Seventh Day Adventist Church · church · Merced · ~32 km · Must-see
• California State Mining and Mineral Museum · museum · Mineral · ~34 km · Must-see
• H. V. Eastman Lake · lake · Mineral · ~34 km · Must-see
• Chowchilla New Life Apostolic Church · church · Madera · ~35 km · Must-see
• Drunken Gulch · viewpoint · Mineral · ~35 km · Must-see
• Lake McClure · lake · Mariposa · ~37 km · Must-see
• Atwater Baptist Church · church · Merced · ~41 km · Must-see
• Coulterville Park · sanctuary · Mariposa · ~48 km · Must-see
• New Don Pedro Dam · lake · Tuolumne · ~51 km · Must-see
• Madera Lake · church · Mineral · ~55 km · Must-see
• Wassama Roundhouse State Historic Park · park · Madera · ~56 km · Must-see
• Don Pedro Reservoir · lake · Tuolumne · ~60 km · Must-see
• Oakhurst · church · Mineral · ~64 km · Must-see
• Hetch Hetchy Railroad Number 6 · attraction · Mariposa · ~65 km · Must-see
• San Joaquin Experimental Range · sanctuary · Madera · ~65 km · Must-see
• El Portal · lake · Mineral · ~65 km · Must-see
• Hilmar Christian Tabernacle · church · Merced · ~69 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Bear Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Bear Dam

• H. V. Eastman Lake · lake · Mineral · ~34 km · Must-see
• Lake McClure · lake · Mariposa · ~37 km · Must-see
• New Don Pedro Dam · lake · Tuolumne · ~51 km · Must-see
• Don Pedro Reservoir · lake · Tuolumne · ~60 km · Must-see
• El Portal · lake · Mineral · ~65 km · Must-see
• Kesterson Reservoir · lake · Merced · ~75 km · Must-see
• Millerton Lake · lake · Mineral · ~78 km · Must-see
• Tulloch 62-006 Dam · lake · Tuolumne · ~82 km · Must-see
• Ostrander Lake · lake · Mineral · ~83 km · Must-see
• Ostrander Lake · lake · Mariposa · ~83 km · Must-see

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