Bear Lake Trail
Photo: NPS Photo- 1.7 mi
- round trip
- 21 ft
- climb
- 4 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- Nov–Apr
- best months
Is Bear Lake Trail open right now?
Closure in the area
There's a closure order in Everglades National Park. It doesn't name Bear Lake Trail, so check the source for the area it covers.
Current Alerts and Conditions
Park closure covering Everglades National Park · NPS · Everglades National Park
Roadwork may cause delays on US 41/Tamiami Trail
Park alert covering Everglades National Park · NPS · Everglades National Park
As of · Source: NPS · Everglades National Park. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Bear Lake Trail is an easy, flat out-and-back hike in Everglades National Park in Florida, managed by the National Park Service. The route is about 3.3 miles long, and the entire trip adds up to about 21 feet of elevation gain and loss, so it's a gentle walk with almost no climb. The most comfortable time to go is winter and early spring. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at Flamingo show January highs around 76°F with lows near 58°F and only about seven wet days. Summer is hotter and wetter, with highs near 90°F and around 15 wet days a month in July and August. A fee is charged for the visit. The hike takes about an hour, and the trailhead is within the park's boundaries. Christian Point Trail and Christian Point Hiking Trail both start about 0.3 miles away, and Eco Pond is about a mile off. Paddlers can reach the Mud Lake Canoe Trail about 2.4 miles away.
Christian Point TrailHikingPhoto: paulsmithrj, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)0.3 mi
Christian Point Hiking TrailHikingPhoto: NPS Photo / R. DiPietro0.3 mi
Eco PondHikingPhoto: Paul and Jill, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)1 mi- Coastal Prairie TrailHiking1.8 mi
- Mud Lake Canoe TrailCanoeing2.4 mi
- Coot Bay Pond Canoe TrailCanoeing2.7 mi
- Bear Lake Canoe TrailCanoeing4.5 mi
- West Lake Canoe TrailCanoeing7.6 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Christian Point TrailHiking · Next doorPhoto: paulsmithrj, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Long Pine Key TrailHiking · ~42 min drivePhoto: SridharSaraf, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)- Red Bird LaneHiking · ~1h 1m drive
- Christian Point Hiking TrailHiking · Next door
Fr#6Hiking · ~42 min drivePhoto: daveynin, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)- Eco PondHiking · ~2 min drivePhoto: Paul and Jill, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
- Coastal Prairie TrailHiking · ~3 min drive
- Rowdy Bend Hiking TrailHiking · ~4 min drive
- Z4 Need Name 4Hiking · ~59 min drive
Rowdy Bend TrailHiking · ~7 min drivePhoto: Guillaume Capron, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)
Also worth it near here
- Everglades Flamingo Everglades Canoe/Kayak AccessBoat launch · Next door
- Everglades National Park: Flamingo BeachBeach · ~2 min drive
Flamingo CampgroundCamping · ~2 min drivePhoto: Everglades NPS from Homestead, Florida, United States, Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)- Bear Lake MoundSummit · ~3 min drive
Best time to visit Bear Lake Trail
Best months: November–April. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
76° / 58°
7 wet
Feb
78° / 60°
5 wet
Mar
81° / 62°
5 wet
Apr
84° / 66°
5 wet
May
87° / 70°
8 wet
Jun
89° / 75°
13 wet
Jul
90° / 76°
15 wet
Aug
90° / 76°
14 wet
Sep
89° / 75°
15 wet
Oct
87° / 71°
11 wet
Nov
82° / 65°
7 wet
Dec
78° / 61°
7 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Flamingo Rs, FL, 0.7 mi away at 3 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Route details
- Distance
- 1.7 mi round trip
- Climbing
- About 21 ft
- Summit
- 6 ft
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Time
- About 0.5 hours
Other routes up Bear Lake Mound
Questions about this route
How long is the Bear Lake Trail on Bear Lake Mound?
About 1.7 mi round trip.
How much elevation gain is on the Bear Lake Trail?
About 21 ft of climbing round trip.
How hard is the Bear Lake Trail?
It is rated easy.
How long does the Bear Lake Trail take?
About 0.5 hours round trip.
How many routes go up Bear Lake Mound?
2: Bear Lake Trail and Bear Lake Trail.
Conditions and forecast on Bear Lake Mound
Daily highs and lows, wind and the chance of precipitation at the summit and route start for the next 7 days, from the Open-Meteo model.
