Bear Lake, Salmon River Mountains, Valley County, Idaho     User input for Bear Lake, Salmon River Mountains, Valley County, Idaho: Be the first to submit input for Bear Lake. Help improve this web site with your great input. Submit Input: Your Name: Write or Paste Input here: Upload picture:      Review Guidelines       Go to Bear Lake if you want to go to a nice lake. For the period of the days of summer, highs mostly are in the 70's at Bear Lake. Summer night lows descend down to the 30's. For the duration of the wintertime the highs are mostly in the 30's while the cold winter nights at Bear Lake are in the 0's. This spot, the Salmon River Mountains, has so much outdoors fun things. Do set aside some time for Cougar Basin since you're here at Bear Lake. You can run the       rapids of Salmon River - East Fork of South Fork right next door to Bear Lake; a day on the slopes of Brundage Mountain is just what you need. The annual rain here at Bear Lake is about average; through the month of January you get the most snow around here, and July is when it's the driest. This is no place for people who don’t like to have fun. Go for a hike on the Mule Hill Trail, and a great spot for whitewater paddling is Johnson Creek. This lake is                  located in the wonderful Salmon River Mountains. This lake is so wonderful. Going for a hike on the Center Mountain Trail is always a brilliant adventure, and if you came for an overnight stay Yellow Pine Campground is a perfect spot to camp. Near Bear Lake you find the Cougar Basin Trail which is a nice hiking trail; camping is available at Golden Gate Campground. If you fancy the outdoors you'll fancy it here in the Salmon River Mountains. Not far from Bear Lake, you'll come across Catherine Lake which is a gorgeous lake, and Cougar Peak is clearly visible from Bear Lake.   Current weather conditions at Bear Lake, Salmon River Mountains, Valley County, Idaho Local climate location: WARREN 9 miles away   Coordinates: Latitude: 45.04306 Longitude: -115.2822 Salmon River Mountains Lakes Complete list of all the lakes in the Salmon River Mountains. Salmon River Mountains Outdoors Info Complete outdoors info for the Salmon River Mountains. Idaho Lakes Complete list of all lakes in Idaho Valley County Lakes Complete list of all lakes in Valley County Books about Bear Lake List of books available on Amazon.com about Bear Lake, Salmon River Mountains, Valley County, Idaho. Outdoors Recreation Near Mountain Home, Idaho Very comprehensive list of a variety of outdoors recreation in the vicinity of Mountain Home, Idaho, the metro area neareast to Bear Lake. Find info on campgrounds, hiking trails, ski resorts, lakes, beaches, parks, whitewater and more. Idaho Outdoors Index This is a very comprehensive index of outdoors activities in the great state of Idaho.     These outdoors activities are available near Bear Lake.   Camp Grounds Near Bear Lake: Golden Gate Campground, Valley County, 15 miles away Yellow Pine Campground, Valley County, 15 miles away Ice Hole Campground, Valley County, 17 miles away Pistol Creek Campground, Valley County, 18 miles away   Ski Areas Near Bear Lake: Brundage Mountain, Idaho, 17 miles away       1800 vertical feet   Whitewater Near Bear Lake: Salmon River - East Fork of South Fork, Valley CountyCounty, 15 miles away       Class IV - 2.5 miles long (Vibika Creek to Johnson Creek) Johnson Creek, Valley CountyCounty, 16 miles away       Class II(III) - 5 miles long (Yellow Pine airport to Johnson Creek gauge) Salmon River, Idaho CountyCounty, 18 miles away       Class III-IV - 79 miles long (Corn Creek to Vinegar Creek)   Trails Near Bear Lake: Cougar Basin Trail, Valley County, 6 miles away Center Mountain Trail, Valley County, 7 miles away Mule Hill Trail, Valley County, 9 miles away   Lakes Near Bear Lake: Catherine Lake, Valley CountyCounty, 1 miles away