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: 39.31118, -86.35413. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bear Lake Dam

• Lake Lemon · lake · Monroe · ~8 km · Must-see
• Tecumseh Trail · trek · Brown · ~13 km · Must-see
• Yellowwood State Forest · sanctuary · Brown · ~15 km · Must-see
• Morgan-Monroe State Forest · sanctuary · Monroe · ~15 km · Must-see
• Lamb Lake · lake · Johnson · ~19 km · Must-see
• Griffy Reservoir · lake · Monroe · ~23 km · Must-see
• Selma N. Steele State Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Brown · ~25 km · Must-see
• Weed Patch Hill · viewpoint · Brown · ~25 km · Must-see
• Brown County State Park · sanctuary · Brown · ~26 km · Must-see
• Indiana University Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology · museum · Monroe · ~27 km · Must-see
• Seminary Square Park · park · Monroe · ~29 km · Must-see
• Browning Hill · viewpoint · Monroe · ~31 km · Must-see
• Story Monument · attraction · Brown · ~33 km · Must-see
• Lake Monroe · lake · Monroe · ~36 km · Must-see
• Hickory Ridge Lookout Tower · viewpoint · Monroe · ~39 km · Must-see
• Charles C. Deam Wilderness · sanctuary · Monroe · ~39 km · Must-see
• Johnson County Museum of History · museum · Johnson · ~40 km · Must-see
• CCC Recreation Building · fort · Owen · ~40 km · Must-see

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

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Bear Lake Dam

• Lake Lemon · lake · Monroe · ~8 km · Must-see
• Lamb Lake · lake · Johnson · ~19 km · Must-see
• Griffy Reservoir · lake · Monroe · ~23 km · Must-see
• Lake Monroe · lake · Monroe · ~36 km · Must-see
• Cagles Mill Lake · lake · Owen · ~60 km · Must-see
• Central Indiana Canal · lake · Marion · ~67 km · Must-see
• Bench Around the Lake · lake · Marion · ~74 km · Must-see
• Indian Lake · lake · Marion · ~89 km · Must-see
• Geist Reservoir · lake · Hamilton · ~97 km · Must-see
• Hardy Lake · lake · Scott · ~103 km · Must-see

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