Bear Lake, Central Cascade Range, Hood River County, Oregon     Custom Search User input for Bear Lake, Central Cascade Range, Hood River County, Oregon: 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       Beautiful Bear Lake has much to offer visitors. Bear Lake is a beautiful lake in the Central Cascade Range. There's just no way anybody can get bored here at Bear Lake. This lake is so wonderful. Warren Lake is a great lake next to Bear Lake, and get your pulse rate up on the delightful whitewater of Hood River - West Fork. Bear Lake is a wet place that gets much precipitation; the month with most of the rain is December, and July on the other hand is the       driest. That right there is a load of cool stuff already but it goes on, the Central Cascade Range has it all. Have a tremendous hiking adventure along the Wyeth Trail; Best Western Columbia River Inn is a good place to get some rest. The best way to spend a winter day is on the slopes of nearby Mt. Hood Meadows, and needless to say Gate Creek is a beautiful stream that is worth visiting. You'll truly wish for more hours in a day to enjoy all the cool stuff                  in the Central Cascade Range. Stay the night at Wind Mountain Resort, and there are other spots here than Bear Lake, for example North Lake. For the duration of the warm days of summer here at Bear Lake, high temperatures ordinarily reach the 70's with night lows in the 50's. The wintertime brings highs down to the 40's while Bear Lake overnight low temperatures during the winter are in the 30's. Any time is a good time at Bear Lake if you fancy the outdoors. While you're here at Bear Lake you can take a hike along the Pacific Crest Trail - section 23, and whitewater paddling is not for everyone but if it's for you then, we recommend Hood River - Lake Branch. This lake is so wonderful. Cooper Spur is a very popular ski area in close proximity, and you obtain a good view of Mount Defiance from here. If the weather is tremendous here at Bear Lake, you can go for a hike along the Herman Creek Trail, and lots of folks from Hood River come here. Dry warm beds await you at Skamania Lodge. You'll need more than a day to discover everything Bear Lake has to offer, you can camp at Timberlake Campground.   Best Western Columbia River Inn, Cascade Locks 11 miles away Enjoy the spectacular scenery of the Columbia River Gorge at this Cascade Locks hotel. The Best Western Columbia River Inn is a fully non-smoking property located only 45 miles from Portland, Oregon ... Skamania Lodge, Stevenson 12 miles away Skamania Lodge is located in the beautiful Columbia River Gorge just 45 minutes from Portland International Airport. Discover all the luxuries of this Pacific Northwest style resort, including 18-hole... Current weather conditions at Bear Lake, Central Cascade Range, Hood River County, Oregon Local climate location: BONNEVILLE DAM 17 miles away   Coordinates: Latitude: 45.65 Longitude: -121.7328 Central Cascade Range Lakes Complete list of all the lakes in the Central Cascade Range. Central Cascade Range Outdoors Info Complete outdoors info for the Central Cascade Range. Oregon Lakes Complete list of all lakes in Oregon Hood River County Lakes Complete list of all lakes in Hood River County Books about Bear Lake List of books available on Amazon.com about Bear Lake, Central Cascade Range, Hood River County, Oregon. Outdoors Recreation Near Hood River, Oregon Very comprehensive list of a variety of outdoors recreation in the vicinity of Hood River, Oregon, the metro area neareast to Bear Lake. Find info on campgrounds, hiking trails, ski resorts, lakes, beaches, parks, whitewater and more. Oregon Outdoors Index This is a very comprehensive index of outdoors activities in the great state of Oregon.     These outdoors activities are available near Bear Lake.   Hotels Near Bear Lake: Best Western Columbia River Inn, Cascade Locks, 11 miles away Skamania Lodge, Stevenson, 12 miles away Comfort Suites Hood River, Hood River, 14 miles away Best Western Hood River Inn, Hood River, 16 miles away Bonneville Hot Springs Resort, North Bonneville, 16 miles away   Camp Grounds Near Bear Lake: Wind Mountain Resort, Stevenson, 4 miles away Timberlake Campground, Home Valley, 5 miles away Cascade Locks Koa Kampground, Cascade Locks, 8 miles away Ladd Creek Campground, Hood River County, 9 miles away   Hiking Trails Near Bear Lake: Wyeth Trail, Hood River County, 2 miles away        11.2 hiking miles, 4054 feet elevation difference Pacific Crest Trail - section 23, County, 4 miles away       122.4 hiking miles, 6078 feet elevation difference Herman Creek Trail, Hood River County, 5 miles away       7.4 hiking miles, 3514 feet elevation difference   Ski Areas Near Bear Lake: Cooper Spur, Oregon, 14 miles away       500 vertical feet Mt. Hood Meadows, Oregon, 16 miles away       2777 vertical feet Timberline Lodge, Oregon, 17 miles away       3590 vertical feet   Whitewater Near Bear Lake: Hood River - Lake Branch, Hood River CountyCounty, 5 miles away       Class IV-V - 3 miles long (3 miles above West Fork to Confluence with West Fork) Hood River - West Fork, Hood River CountyCounty, 6 miles away       Class IV-V - 6.5 miles long (White Bridge Park to East Fork Hood River) Little White Salmon River, Skamania CountyCounty, 8 miles away       Class IV-V+ - 5.5 miles long (Willard to Columbia River)   National Parks Near Bear Lake: Mount Rainier National Park, Ashford - WA, 55 miles away   Lakes Near Bear Lake: North Lake, Hood River CountyCounty, 2 miles away Warren Lake, Hood River CountyCounty, 2 miles away