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Attractions near Bear Lake

Worth the trip from Bear Lake: Kinzua Dam, 28 mi off

Bear Lake’s list takes in 5 museums, 2 theme parks and a dam. With nothing inside Bear Lake, the list has 14 places within 40 miles. Travel 50 mi and you reach Kinzua Bridge State Park.

Attractions nearby
22
within 60 miles
The big one
13 mi
Chautauqua Lake
Ski areas
2
Holiday Valley
Lake · 13 mi northeast

Chautauqua Lake

Lake in Chautauqua County, New York, USA.

The towns around it, and where to stay →

The map

Where things are

Most of the 14 out of town lie to the west.

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Orange: Bear Lake. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors

Everything nearby

The complete list

Look within 60 miles for all 22.

Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.

Parks and trails in Bear Lake → · Bear Lake’s history →

Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits

Kinzua Dam: Niagara, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Chautauqua Lake: Banderas, Public domain · Allegheny National Forest: IvoShandor, CC BY 2.5 · Kinzua Bridge State Park: Nicholas from Pennsylvania, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Presque Isle State Park: Ruhrfisch, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Conneaut Lake Park: daveynin from United States, CC BY 2.0 · Fort Le Boeuf: Charles M. Stotz ?, Public domain · Allegany State Park: Andre Carrotflower, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Drake Well Museum: Zamoose, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Lucille Ball-Desi Arnaz Center: G. Edward Johnson, CC BY 4.0 · Erie Zoo: Pat Noble, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Foxburg Country Club: Mvincec, Public domain · Erie Art Museum: Erie Art Museum, Public domain · Erie Maritime Museum: Pnoble805 at English Wikipedia, CC BY 2.5 · Griffis Sculpture Park: Antepenultimate, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Robert H. Jackson Center: G. Edward Johnson, CC BY 4.0 · Lake Erie Arboretum: Lake Erie Arboretum at Frontier Park, Public domain · Nannen Arboretum: Antepenultimate, CC BY-SA 4.0

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