2.1 mi from the trailheadBig Creek
Campground
Hike
Bear Lake
- Ends at Bear Lake
- Inside Payette National Forest
2.7 mi out & back, trail only · 463 ft gain · 7,961 ft high point · Easy
Reached from Big Creek - Smith Creek Trailhead, 16.6 mi each way
In Payette National Forest · Idaho · U.S. Forest Service
About this hike
Bear Lake sits 2.7 miles out and back in Payette National Forest, near Cougar Peak.
Elevation
463 ft of gain round trip.
Camp near here
The closest places to sleep, measured from the trailhead.
- 2.1 mi from the trailhead
More hikes nearby
Ranked the same way, within twenty-five miles.
