Bear Lake
Home of the Legendry "Bear Lake Monster"

Bear Lake is a natural fresh water lake formed from a portion of former Lake Bonneville. The lake at its peak capacity has approximately 58,000 surface acres at an elevation of 5,964 feet. Surface acres fluctuate because the lake is used as a storage for downstream water users in irrigation and hydroelectric power.

Bear Lake is 7.5 miles wide and 20 miles long. The deepest part of the lake is 213-feet with an average depth of 104-feet. It is located on the border of Idaho & Utah with 33,000 surface acres in the Gem state.

Bear Lake has become one of the prime recreational areas of the Intermountain west, offering fishing, boating, water skiing, scuba diving and other aquatic activities. During the fur trading days of the early 1800's, Bear Lake was the site of two fur trader rendezvous and has a rich historical heritage.

The Most Anticipated Upcoming Idaho Events Are: Christmas in St. Maries St. Maries December 5 Winter Holidays Antiques Show Ketchum December 28 thru December 30 Christmas in the City Boise November 28 thru December 25 Festa Italiana Post Falls continuing thru October 4 Sun Valley Jazz Jamboree Sun Valley continuing thru October 18

Other upcoming events include: Tree Lighting & Caroling Party Ketchum December 2 Christmas in St. Maries St. Maries December 5 Christmas in the Night Time Skies Pocatello November 29 Holidays in Sandpoint Sandpoint November 27 thru December 31 Festival of Lights Parade Twin Falls December 4