Bear Lake

Bear Lake: 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 Lake

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 Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 47.23279, -88.59484. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bear Lake

• McLain State Park · sanctuary · Houghton · ~1 km · Must-see
• Keweenaw Waterway Upper Entrance Light · fort · Michigan · ~3 km · Must-see
• North Canal Township Park · park · Houghton · ~4 km · Must-see
• Italian Hall Memorial Park · park · Houghton · ~13 km · Must-see
• Upper Peninsula Firefighters Museum · museum · Houghton · ~13 km · Must-see
• Big Annie Statue · attraction · Houghton · ~13 km · Must-see
• Carnegie Museum of the Keweenaw · museum · Houghton · ~16 km · Must-see
• Trinity Episcopal Church · church · Houghton · ~16 km · Must-see
• Saint Ignatius Loyala Church · church · Houghton · ~16 km · Must-see
• Black Creek Nature Sanctuary · sanctuary · Keweenaw · ~18 km · Must-see
• Torch Lake · lake · Houghton · ~18 km · Must-see
• Redridge Steel Dam · lake · Houghton · ~20 km · Must-see
• Torch Bay · beach · Houghton · ~24 km · Must-see
• Sand Hills Lighthouse · fort · Keweenaw · ~31 km · Must-see
• Robert T. Brown Plant Preserve · sanctuary · Houghton · ~31 km · Must-see
• Thayer Lake · lake · Keweenaw · ~32 km · Must-see
• Church of the Assumption · church · Keweenaw · ~37 km · Must-see
• Eagle River Lighthouse · beach · Keweenaw · ~38 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Bear Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Bear Lake

• Torch Lake · lake · Houghton · ~18 km · Must-see
• Redridge Steel Dam · lake · Houghton · ~20 km · Must-see
• Thayer Lake · lake · Keweenaw · ~32 km · Must-see
• Lake Gratiot · lake · Keweenaw · ~47 km · Must-see
• Lac La Belle · lake · Keweenaw · ~60 km · Must-see
• Lake Medora · lake · Keweenaw · ~65 km · Must-see
• Prickett Lake · lake · Vilas · ~74 km · Must-see
• Lake Superior · lake · Michigan · ~75 km · Must-see
• Lake Fanny Hooe · lake · Keweenaw · ~76 km · Must-see
• Worm Lake · lake · Florence · ~97 km · Must-see

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