Photo: Adam Moss from East Amherst, New York, United States · CC BY-SA 2.0Few parks or trails are on the map in Bear Lake
OpenStreetMap doesn’t show named parks or mapped trails in Bear Lake yet. Know a trail or a town park? Anyone can add it to OpenStreetMap, and it shows up here on the next refresh.
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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The best walking months in Bear Lake: May, August and September
NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals for the town and the daylight at its latitude. Outlined months have long days, highs of 59 to 86 °F and little rain for the place.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 9.4 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.2 | 14.9 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.7 | 9.1 |
| High (°F) | 31 | 34 | 43 | 57 | 68 | 76 | 79 | 78 | 71 | 59 | 47 | 36 |
| Rain (in) | 3.5 | 2.7 | 3.2 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 3.9 |
February is the driest month (2.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 79 °F). 4.6 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Bear Lake →
Bear Lake and its neighbors
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| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bear Lake | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Freehold Township | 1% | 0.1 | under 1 | under 1% | D |
| Columbus Township | 11% | under 0.1 | 6 | 27% | C |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Bear Lake
Is there public land near Bear Lake?
18,499 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Bear Lake or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Bear Lake neighbors.
Where this page comes from
Conserved and public land: USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US), service updated July 2026. Parks, trails, playgrounds, beaches and other places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), map data as of 2026-10-28. Land and water area: Census 2025 Gazetteer. Residents near a park: 2020 Census blocks. National Register: National Park Service. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →