Bear Park Dam

Bear Park 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 Park 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 Park Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.49275, -106.61386. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bear Park Dam

• Rabbit Ears Peak · viewpoint · Jackson · ~9 km · Must-see
• Buffalo Mountain · viewpoint · Routt · ~13 km · Must-see
• Mount Werner · viewpoint · Routt · ~14 km · Must-see
• Baker Mountain · viewpoint · Jackson · ~16 km · Must-see
• Fish Creek Falls · waterfall · Routt · ~17 km · Must-see
• Lake Agnes · lake · Grand · ~20 km · Must-see
• Yampa River Botanic Park · park · Routt · ~23 km · Must-see
• Whiteley Peak · viewpoint · Grand · ~27 km · Must-see
• Grannys Nipple · viewpoint · Grand · ~34 km · Must-see
• Sarvis Creek Wilderness · sanctuary · Routt · ~35 km · Must-see
• Elk Mountain · viewpoint · Routt · ~39 km · Must-see
• Stagecoach State Park · sanctuary · Routt · ~39 km · Must-see
• Mount Zirkel Wilderness · sanctuary · Routt · ~39 km · Must-see
• Mount Zirkel · viewpoint · Jackson · ~47 km · Must-see
• Pearl Lake State Park · lake · Routt · ~50 km · Must-see
• Parkview Mountain · viewpoint · Grand · ~55 km · Must-see
• Wolford Mountain Reservoir · lake · Grand · ~57 km · Must-see
• Steamboat Lake State Park · lake · Routt · ~57 km · Must-see

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

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Bear Park Dam

• Lake Agnes · lake · Grand · ~20 km · Must-see
• Pearl Lake State Park · lake · Routt · ~50 km · Must-see
• Wolford Mountain Reservoir · lake · Grand · ~57 km · Must-see
• Steamboat Lake State Park · lake · Routt · ~57 km · Must-see
• Williams Fork Dam · lake · Grand · ~77 km · Must-see
• Elkhead Creek Dam · lake · Moffat · ~82 km · Must-see
• Chambers Lake · lake · Larimer · ~82 km · Must-see
• La Poudre Pass Lake · lake · Grand · ~83 km · Must-see
• Poudre Lake · lake · Larimer · ~86 km · Must-see
• Windy Gap Dam · lake · Grand · ~86 km · Must-see

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