Bear Lake State Park is located in a high mountain valley in the extreme
southeast corner of Idaho. At 5,900 feet elevation, the park offers a wide
variety of both summer and winter recreation opportunities. Bear Lake itself is
20 miles long and 8 miles wide with half of the lake in Idaho and half in Utah.
The lake is a water sports Mecca attracting boaters, water skiers, and beach
lovers from all over the country.
All that inviting water is hard to resist. Swimmers will enjoy a two-mile-long
beach on the north end of the lake, plus a 1-1/2 mile beach on the east side.
The gradual slope of the lake bottom provides an enormous swimming area. Ramps
are available for boaters and water skiers who want to enjoy the water, too.
Anglers can try for a native cutthroat or lake trout in the summer. In the
winter, they can come back with buckets and nets when the Bonneville cisco run.
The fish is found nowhere else on Earth.
Location: Bear Lake, ID
Southeastern Idaho, 20 miles S. of Montpelier
Mailing Address
Box 297
Paris, ID 83261
Phone: (208) 847-1045
Fax: (208) 847-1056
Toll Free: (866) 634-3246
The Park Today
The park is officially open for the summer season!
The Bear Lake State Park campground is located on the east side of the lake and
offers 47 individual, and three (3) group campsites. The North Beach unit of the
park offers over two miles of sandy beach for day use.
Prior to Memorial Day and after Labor Day, it is less busy and fishermen tend to
have the lake to enjoy for themselves. The weather in September can be some of
the nicest of the year, with temperatures in the 60’s and 70’s. The Cache
mountain range borders the lake on the western shore and offers miles of hiking,
biking, and motorized trails. Minnetonka Cave is minutes from North Beach and is
open from early June to September. During the winter, the park grooms almost 300
miles of snowmobile trails in these high mountains. The Bear Lake National
Wildlife Refuge borders the park on the north and offers great bird watching
year round. No matter what your favorite activity, you can find it at Bear Lake
State Park!
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