Bear Lake
- May–Oct
- best months
Is Bear Lake open right now?
Closure in the area
There's a closure order in Detroit Ranger District. It doesn't name Bear Lake, so check the source for the area it covers (2 listed).
Beachie Creek and Lionshead Fires Closure
Agency closure covering Detroit Ranger District · Order 06-18-04-26-14 · USFS · Detroit Ranger District
Cedar Creek Fire Closure
Agency closure covering Willamette National Forest · Order 06-18-10-26-04 · USFS · Willamette National Forest
FIRE CLOSURES: Current wildfire closures on the Willamette National Forest
Agency alert covering Willamette National Forest · USFS · Willamette National Forest
As of · Source: USFS · Detroit Ranger District. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Bear Lake is a 7-acre lake near Detroit, Oregon, at about 5,249 feet. It is managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Local outfitters
- Lower Deschutes Outfitters28 mi away
- The Fly Fishers Place35 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
- Bear PointSummit0.4 mi
- South Fork North Fork Breitenbush RiverCanoeing1 mi
- South Fork Breitenbush RiverCanoeing2 mi
- CragHiking2.1 mi
- Pyramid ButteSummit2.3 mi
- Crown LakeHiking2.3 mi
- Breitenbush LakeCamping3.2 mi
- Horseshoe Lake (Olallie)Camping3.6 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Upper LakeLake fishing · ~6 min drive
- Suttle LakeLake fishing · ~40 min drive
- Metolius RiverRiver fishing · ~31 min drive
- Deschutes RiverRiver fishing · ~1h 22m drive
- Whitewater LakeLake fishing · ~7 min drive
- Lake SarahLake fishing · ~8 min drive
- Francis LakeLake fishing · ~8 min drive
- Triangle LakeLake fishing · ~13 min drive
- Hunts LakeLake fishing · ~14 min drive
- Marion LakeLake fishing · ~23 min drive
Also worth it near here
PCT: Mt HoodMountain biking · ~4 min drivePhoto: EncMstr (talk · contribs), CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Ruddy HillHiking · ~5 min drivePhoto: Forest Service Pacific Northwest Region, Public Domain Mark (via Flickr)- Breitenbush LakeCamping · ~6 min drive
North Fork Breitenbush RiverCanoeing · ~6 min drivePhoto: EncMstr, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Best time to visit Bear Lake
Best months: May–October. 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
38° / 24°
Feb
41° / 24°
Mar
44° / 26°
Apr
49° / 29°
May
58° / 35°
Jun
65° / 38°
Jul
76° / 42°
Aug
76° / 42°
Sep
69° / 39°
Oct
56° / 33°
Nov
42° / 28°
Dec
36° / 23°
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Santiam Junction, OR, 22.2 mi away at 3,750 ft. The station sits about 1,500 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
