Biking & Hiking Trails

As spring makes its way into Bear Lake, early leaves and flowers welcome you as you ride or walk a lake or mountain trail. Temperatures are mild, even during the middle of the summer, so hiking is pleasant. The fall months of September and October are some of the prettiest and most scenic with the brightly colored leaves and the tranquility of the lake. The canyons on the west side of Bear Lake offer challenging and fun trails through mountain wilderness.

• The Bear Trail
  A 4.2 mile paved trail from Harbor Village to Ideal Beach.
• Bear Lake Road
  A 45- mile paved roadway that encircles the lake.
• Swan Creek
  A 4.5 mile loop trail, accessed off of US 89, from Lakota, just north of Garden City.
• Little Creek Reservoir
  A 2.5 mile trail, accessed from downtown Randolph.
• Laketown Canyon
  A 3.5 mile trail, accessed at the rodeo arena in Laketown.
• Bear Lake Summit/Meadowville
  A 15.5 mile one-way trail, accessed via the Bear Lake summit or Meadowville.
• Randolph/Crawford
  Note the numerous mine shafts along the east face of the Crawford Mountains.
• St. Charles Canyon
  At the top, you can visit the Minnetonka Cave. It is a nine room cave full of stalactites, stalagmites and banded travertine. Guided tours available during the summer.
• Bloomington Canyon
  At the top of the trail is Bloomington lake, a glacier-fed mountain lake surrounded by limestone cliffs.
• Hodges Canyon
  The trail passes through the South Sinks area, near the top. The sinks are indentations in the earth caused by water eroding the limestone beneath.
• Laketown / Meadowville
  There is a pioneer cemetary and ghost town along the way. An elaborate old mansion and an old wood frame schoolhouse are all that remain.

Other Bear Lake Area Trails

• Bloomington Lake Trail
  Hike or drive via a rough, unpaved road. This small glacial lake is located in a spectacular setting of cliffs and waterfalls. During the summer, wildflowers surround this clear mountain lake.
• Garden City Park Walkway
  A raised wooden walkway to the lake at Garden City Park.
  Great Western Trail
  A trail that extends from the Arizona border all the way to the Canadian border. The trail passes through the Wasatch/Cache National Forest and Bear Lake area.
• Highline Trail
  A 55-mile trail accessible from Bloomington Canyon, Paris Canyon, Emigration Canyon and Logan Canyon. Open to hiking, horseback riding, motor bikes and mountain bikes.
• Limber Pine Trail
  This easy walk winds through forests of fir and aspen to a huge 500 year old Limber Pine tree. With a circumference of 25 feet it was thought to be the largest such pine in the world, but was later discovered to be 5 trees grown together.