Bear Lake
Its sites are first-come, first-served (no reservations), and camping costs Single Site: $20 per night. Bear Lake is a National Forest campground near Yampa, Colorado.
First-come, first-served
- National Forest
- Managed by
Bear Lake sits inside Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest. Its dispersed-camping rule, ranger offices, and boundary are on publiclandsdb.com.
Getting a site
- Managed by
- National Forest
- Reservations
- None, first-come
- Fee
- Single Site: $20 per night
Source: apps.fs.usda.gov, accessed 2026-09-30
What's there
- ✓ Toilets
On site: Toilets.
Access and cell service
- Elevation
- 9,600 ft
40.0460, -107.0700 in Garfield. Open in OpenStreetMap. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Common questions
Do you need a reservation at Bear Lake?
No. Bear Lake is first-come, first-served: there is no reservation system, so arrive early to claim an open site.
How much does it cost to camp at Bear Lake?
Camping at Bear Lake costs Single Site: $20 per night.
Who manages Bear Lake?
Bear Lake is managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Around Bear Lake
- Sites
- Not on record
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Single Site: $20 per night
- Sites
- Not on record
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Single Site: $10 per night
- Sites
- Not on record
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Single Site: $20 per night
- Sites
- 6
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Single Site: $14 per night
More campgrounds: camping near Yampa and campgrounds in Garfield.
Sources
- apps.fs.usda.gov (all fields), accessed 2026-09-30