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    It's always fun to stop by Great Bear Lake. This lake is so wonderful. Fireside Campground is a nice local campground, and Bittersweet is a very popular ski area close at hand. Lots of people from Allegan come to Great Bear Lake, and you can hit the slopes at Timber Ridge in the neighborhood. The amount of rainfall that falls at Great Bear Lake is close to the national average; during the month of September you get the most rain around here, and February on  
   the other hand is the driest.
If you came for an overnight stay Spring Valley Recreation Area is a great place to camp, and Econo Lodge Paw Paw is a fine site to get some rest. After a long day outdoors Comfort Inn & Suites is a good spot to spend a night or two, and why not a little side tour to Haven And Max Lake Drain. Not enough hours in a day to enjoy this site. Upper Jeptha Lake is a nearby lake that you could check out; near Great Bear Lake you hit
 
               upon a golf course called Jeptha Lake Golf Course.
A lake nearby is Lake Fourteen. During the summertime highs here at Great Bear Lake reach the 80's, and the overnight is quite chillier of course, regularly in the 50's. Daytime highs through the winter are in the 20's, and night lows during the winter for Great Bear Lake tend to be in the 10's.

 
Econo Lodge Paw Paw, Paw Paw
11 miles away
The Econo Lodge of Paw Paw, MI (renovated summer 2006) is located just North of I-94 at Exit 60(hwy M-40). There are two fine restaurants located less than 1 mile North of the hotel, Gallagher's Eater...

Comfort Inn & Suites, Paw Paw
11 miles away
Free wireless high-speed Internet access and voicemail available in all rooms. Fitness room. Indoor pool. Daily newspaper. Deluxe continental breakfast. Free local calls. Whirlpool suites, fireplace s...

Current weather conditions at Great Bear Lake, Van Buren County, Michigan
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Local climate location: HOLLAND 7 miles away


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  Coordinates:
Latitude: 42.3725
Longitude: -85.99167

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These outdoors activities are available near Great Bear Lake.
 Hotels Near Great Bear Lake:
Econo Lodge Paw Paw, Paw Paw, 11 miles away
Comfort Inn & Suites, Paw Paw, 11 miles away
Super 8 Paw Paw, Paw Paw, 11 miles away
Budget Host Sunset Motel, Allegan, 12 miles away
Ramada Inn & Lighthouse Conference Centeramp, South Haven, 18 miles away
 Camp Grounds Near Great Bear Lake:
Spring Valley Recreation Area, Bloomingdale, 1 miles away
Fireside Campground, Allegan, 5 miles away
Swan Lake Campground, Allegan, 6 miles away
Warner Camp, South Haven, 7 miles away
 Ski Areas Near Great Bear Lake:
Timber Ridge, Michigan, 8 miles away
      240 vertical feet
Bittersweet, Michigan, 20 miles away
      350 vertical feet
Swiss Valley, Michigan, 27 miles away
      225 vertical feet
 Golf Courses Near Great Bear Lake:
Jeptha Lake Golf Course, Bloomingdale, 2 miles away
Cheshire Hills Golf Course, Allegan, 6 miles away
 Lakes Near Great Bear Lake:
Upper Jeptha Lake, Van Buren CountyCounty, 2 miles away
Lake Fourteen, Van Buren CountyCounty, 2 miles away

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Timber Ridge
It is not very big, but all of the employees are cool and you never have to wait in line to get on the lift. They sometimes seem to overestimate the amount of snow that they have also. I sometimes wonder if they actually measure the snowpiles that have been plowed in the parking lot instead of what is actually on the hill....

Buell Lake
11 miles away
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South Haven Family Campground
12 miles away
Tent Sites, RV Hookups, Pets OK, Fires OK, Store, Nearby Grocery, Gameroom... - 26 RV hookups, FIRES:No firewood is allowed to be brought in, due to the Emerald Ash Borer Quarantine., GROCERY:Grocery/Gifts/Toys/RV Supplies...Whether you are an RV'er, a back-to-basics ''tenter'' or appreciate the convenience and comfort of cabins, South Haven Family Campground will provide the relaxing vacation setting. Our landscaped campground sits on 50 acres in South Haven, Michigan and is located ¼ mile from the Kal-Haven Trail.

The South Haven area offers a wide range of attractions, activities and events. Whether your interest is fishing, golfing, bike riding, horseback riding, racing, relaxing on the shores of Lake Michigan, or just camping, South Haven Family Campground, makes a great ''home base'' for exploring the area.

South Haven Family Campground is located from the north junction of Business I-196 & I-196 (exit 20): Go 4. 2 miles east on Phoenix Road (CR 388), left on 64th Street, campground on right. Our camping destination is only 5. 5 miles east of the sandy beaches of Lake Michigan!
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Tri-ponds Family Camp Resort
12 miles away
Nice clean campground for young families, older kids might be bored except for using the pool.  (…) wireless internet is a pay service after 30 minutes (…).  Rates run $25 -$35 a night....Tri Ponds is a wonderful place! There are many fun things you can do at Tri Ponds!!There are many cemented paths through Tri Ponds for all you joggers, skaters, and skateboarders!!I've camped there all my life and it is an awesome place!...

Rush Lake Campgrounds
16 miles away
Rush Lake Campgrounds is really no longer a campgrounds....

Camp Ronora
18 miles away
Ronora has plenty of beautiful cabins with overlooks and more right there on the land.  Check out the website at: RonoraLodge.com...

Bittersweet
19 miles away
Bittersweet has enormous snow-making capacity and is consistently the first to open in SW Michigan. Their vertical is only 350 ft, but that's about 100 more than any other resort in SW Michigan. As noted, their lift system is impressive, particularly the high speed detachable quad, but lines can get a little long on late December weekends. Their terrain park has a good variety of boxes, jumps, etc. Very friendly people....Yea you guys rock i love the snow...Ahh yes, Bittersweet Ski Area... Michigan skiing at it's very best. The drops in these part of the country are not that impressive but I think Bittersweet makes the most of it. I do recommend this ski area....

Swiss Valley
27 miles away
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Swiss Valley is a great place to ski or snowboard, dedicated to keeping the terrain interesting and excellently groomed. Snowmaking and deicated staff also provide the best kept terrain parks in southwest Michigan. The facilities offer a full service restaurant with food, spirits and live enteratinment most weekends, a cafeteria, group gathering areas and a separate learning area.
Swiss Valley also has very affordable learn to ski and snowboard programs for the entire family....

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