Bear Lake Dam

Bear Lake Dam: 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 Dam

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 Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 30.86326, -86.83497. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bear Lake Dam

• Blackwater River State Forest · sanctuary · Santa Rosa · ~8 km · Must-see
• Blackwater River State Forest · sanctuary · Escambia · ~19 km · Must-see
• Blackwater River State Park · park · Santa Rosa · ~22 km · Must-see
• Blackwater Heritage Trail State Park · park · Baldwin · ~39 km · Must-see
• East Brewton Church of God · church · Escambia · ~42 km · Must-see
• Second Saint Siloam Missionary Baptist Church · church · Escambia · ~44 km · Must-see
• Buck Pond · lake · Baldwin · ~44 km · Must-see
• Arcadia Sawmill and Arcadia Cotton Mill · fort · Baldwin · ~46 km · Must-see
• Alabama Hollow · viewpoint · Baldwin · ~54 km · Must-see
• Gable Lake · lake · Santa Rosa · ~60 km · Must-see
• Navarre Beach Park · beach · Santa Rosa · ~67 km · Must-see
• Gulf Breeze Zoo · sanctuary · Santa Rosa · ~67 km · Must-see
• Britton Hill · viewpoint · Walton · ~68 km · Must-see
• Britton Hill · viewpoint · Covington · ~68 km · Must-see
• Fort Walton Mound · fort · Alabama · ~69 km · Must-see
• Cantonment · church · Baldwin · ~70 km · Must-see
• Three Notch Museum · museum · Covington · ~75 km · Must-see
• Bear Lake · lake · Escambia · ~1 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Bear Lake Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Bear Lake Dam

• Buck Pond · lake · Baldwin · ~44 km · Must-see
• Gable Lake · lake · Santa Rosa · ~60 km · Must-see
• Crescent Lake · lake · Baldwin · ~76 km · Must-see
• Juniper Lake · lake · Geneva · ~85 km · Must-see
• Deer Lake State Park · lake · Walton · ~120 km · Must-see
• Choctaw Point Light · lake · Baldwin · ~140 km · Must-see
• Bear Lake · lake · Escambia · ~1 km
• Hurricane Lake · lake · Escambia · ~14 km
• Martin Lakes · lake · Covington · ~33 km
• Alligator Pond · lake · Covington · ~46 km

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