Fantastic experience here two days in a row. We bought parking passes in advance so no worries about finding parking, and had an easy time parking and finding a spot to set up around 10:30 am on weekend days. Beautiful beach! read more

First time visiting Bear Lake and definitely will be planning a return trip! Idaho is a beautiful summertime location and Bear Lake offers a nice sandy beach getaway without having to go to a coast. Only reason for 4/5 stars is that the information on the website was not clear on reservations. Signage at the park could be improved on, as far as letting people know occupancy levels or closures. Restroom facilities could be updated and cleaned more regularly. read more

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This is by far our favorite place at Bear lake. The parking fee is only $5 and is worth every penny. This area is great for families (shallow water and lots of sand). We could go out quite a ways and still touch the bottom (I'll try to post a picture). The lake was also very clear and absolutely beautiful, even on rainy days! We visited this beach on a Monday and Tuesday and felt like it wasn't overly crowded. You'll definitely want to get there by 10:00 to get a good spot though. There are bathrooms onsite, but they are a little gross. It's pretty much just a large outhouse (bring hand sanitizer). I wish the bathroom was a bit more decent, but I'm just grateful they have some. All in all, this is our preferred spot. read more

Of all the beaches at Bear Lake this is probably my favorite. It offers the most actual beach, though "sand" was pretty hard. It looks like the water was recently higher than what it is now, so the beach is really just the hard packed lakebed. That being said, it was actually very clean, and definitely much bigger than say Rendezvous Beach. The fee is also 5 dollars less than Rendezvous beach at just 5 dollars a vehicle. There's a boat ramp on site if that's what you're here to do, and I believe rentals, but don't quote me on that. There was a random floating burger shack that was making its way down the beach, that was kind of fun. The only reasons I don't like North Beach is that it's crowded, which can't be prevented because most people think it's the best option, and it only has one bathroom with two toilets. For the whole beach containing hundreds of people. Seems flawed. read more

Mid September and the weather was perfect and the lake was still warm. We had a great time. Beautiful area will def be back next summer.