What animals live around Bear Lake?

Terrestrial Birds Many other animal species use the areas surrounding Bear Lake as habitat. The big game species include mule deer, elk, moose, North American pronghorn, mountain lion and coyote.



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Top: This bull moose swims easily in Bear Lake. Bottom: Bulls grow palmate antlers with velvety skin each year.

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Bear Lake History Whereas grizzlies have now been extinct in the area for a century, about 30 black bears still live in Rocky Mountain National Park.

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Located near St. Charles, Idaho, Bear Lake North Beach just might be the best beach at Bear Lake. It's definitely one of the most popular, so make sure you get there early before they stop letting people in. Spend your time with friends and family swimming, kayaking, or water skiing.

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Bear Lake is beautiful -- but resist the urge to jump in, or else you may come face to face with an alligator! Swimming is prohibited here for this reason, so keep your pupper well away from the shores at all times.

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The lake is home to alligators and crocodiles, and while fishing is allowed, getting a permit is the least of your worries.

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Summer recreational activities abound as sailing, waterskiing, and boating attract thousands to the lake. Bear Lake is also noted for its surrounding natural habitat and the production of succulent red raspberries, as well as cisco and lake trout from within the lake itself.

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Endangered, threatened, and species of special concern use Bear Lake and its surrounding habitats. Bald eagles and white pelicans stop near the lakeshore to fish and rest during migrations. Grey wolves are expected to be returning to the area as they expand outward from Yellowstone National Park.

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The Bear Lake Monster is a regional legend from the Bear Lake Valley (Utah and Idaho), home to a large, deep lake where the monster purportedly resides.

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If you plan to camp overnight, please use one of the many public and private camping areas around the lake (see map). No camping after 10 p.m. on the public beaches or exposed bed of Bear Lake.

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It was formed by fault subsidence that continues today, slowly deepening the lake along the eastern side. In 1911 the majority of the flow of the Bear River was diverted into Bear Lake via Mud Lake and a canal from Stewart Dam, ending 11,000 years of separation between the lake and that river system.

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Bear Lake is a natural freshwater lake on the Idaho–Utah border in the Western United States. About 109 square miles in size, it is split about equally between the two states; its Utah portion comprises the second-largest natural freshwater lake in Utah, after Utah Lake.



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Specifically, a lack of nitrogen and phosphorous severely limits algal growth in Bear Lake, keeping its water clean and blue.

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Despite weighing more than 400 pounds, sumo wrestler, Kelly Gneiting, becomes only the fourth person to swim across Utah's Bear Lake and then back again.

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