Bear Lake

Stayed at a BEAR LAKE House near the Eastern Shore Rd. Most Wonderful hosts!!! Kind, loving people! Great stories (real stories.) Relaxing winter weekend. Much needed rest, at tail end of cold. Lovely, kind people on both the Utah and Idaho side of the lake. Met a Mrs Hemmert and had a famous Raspberry milk shake with real Bear Lake Raspberries. Delicious!

This place is stunning, even in winter. The lake views with snow covered mountains, calm water, and scenic drive make it feel peaceful and refreshing.

We come here a lot. Cold water, blazing blue waters and delicious raspberry shakes are a core family memory. This summer I caught glimpse of Utah’s state flower, the Sego Lily, a rare siting. If you are lucky you'll be impressed with an epic Utah summer sunset. Great for summer boating, campfires, smores, watching fireworks, and chocolate covered raspberries!! Winter is a totally frozen landscape, great time for snowmobiling.

Beautiful lake with an incredible blue hue and clear water

This is one grand lake, 20 miles long, 8 miles wide, and 208' at its deepest point. Half of Bear Lake stretches across the border into Utah. The water is a very unique turquoise color caused by the limestone deposits that are suspended in the lake and reflecting the natural blue color back to the surface of the water. Bear Lake is great for all kinds of water sports, fishing, sightseeing, and hiking on one of the many trails around the lake. Camp along its shores and let Mother Nature put on one of her spectacular sunrises or sunsets. It truly is a stay and play destination and worth the trip to see for yourself why it's called the "Caribbean of the Rockies." While you're here, search for some of the seashells that are between 6000 and 10000 years old and lived in the lake when it was 60 - 80 feet deeper and filled the entire valley. This area is also known for its raspberries and are some of the best I've had. As always, leave no trace, leave it better than you found it, and enjoy 😉.

Man I wanted to love this lake, because I'm looking for a destination to meet friends from out of state for a boat-centric vacation. I drove past the lake on my way from CO to Boise in December so it was overcast and trees were barren. But there aren't many trees around the lake and almost no homes on the lake have docks because I was told that winter freezing will destroy them. (Lake-homeowners in McCall deal with the same issue and there are lots of boat docks.) It's a long drive from Boise and (seemingly) not much appeal. I HAVE NOT vacationed there yet, so many others may disagree.

So beautiful. It actually looks like water that you would see in the Caribbean. We took a ride there on July 4, 2023. The lake was full. We went in for a swim and thought it would be really cold but it was perfect. It was a super hot day, and a chill in the water made it refreshing. We went into Garden City to get a famous raspberry shake. Just so you’re not disappointed. Their shakes are more like ice cream in a cup and not a milkshake. I highly recommend taking a trip to Bear Lake.

Nice place to spend your weekend. A lot of water activities including jet skiing, speed boat or kayaking. Although prices are a little higher than the other places.