Bear Pond

Bear Pond: 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 Pond

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 Pond — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 45.30215, -69.29848. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bear Pond

• Borestone Mountain East Peak · viewpoint · Piscataquis · ~15 km · Must-see
• Monson Community Church · church · Piscataquis · ~20 km · Must-see
• Katahdin Iron Works State Historic Site · fort · Piscataquis · ~23 km · Must-see
• Elephant Mountain · viewpoint · Piscataquis · ~32 km · Must-see
• Saddleback Mountain · viewpoint · Piscataquis · ~33 km · Must-see
• White Cap Mountain · viewpoint · Piscataquis · ~35 km · Must-see
• Schoodic Lake · lake · Piscataquis · ~38 km · Must-see
• Baker Mountain · viewpoint · Piscataquis · ~39 km · Must-see
• The First Dexter Universalist Church · church · Penobscot · ~39 km · Must-see
• Hundred-Mile Wilderness · trek · Piscataquis · ~39 km · Must-see
• Seboeis Lake · lake · Piscataquis · ~44 km · Must-see
• Big Moose Mountain · viewpoint · Piscataquis · ~48 km · Must-see
• Cedar Lake · lake · Penobscot · ~58 km · Must-see
• Stetson Meetinghouse · church · Penobscot · ~59 km · Must-see
• Moxie Mountain · viewpoint · Somerset · ~60 km · Must-see
• South Twin Lake · lake · Penobscot · ~62 km · Must-see
• Moxie Falls · waterfall · Somerset · ~63 km · Must-see
• Moosehead Lake · lake · Piscataquis · ~63 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Bear Pond

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Bear Pond

• Schoodic Lake · lake · Piscataquis · ~38 km · Must-see
• Seboeis Lake · lake · Piscataquis · ~44 km · Must-see
• Cedar Lake · lake · Penobscot · ~58 km · Must-see
• South Twin Lake · lake · Penobscot · ~62 km · Must-see
• Moosehead Lake · lake · Piscataquis · ~63 km · Must-see
• West Enfield Dam · lake · Penobscot · ~64 km · Must-see
• Sebasticook Lake Dam · lake · Penobscot · ~64 km · Must-see
• Nahmakanta Lake · lake · Piscataquis · ~64 km · Must-see
• Ragged Lake · lake · Piscataquis · ~72 km · Must-see
• Rainbow Lake · lake · Piscataquis · ~74 km · Must-see

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