20 Things to do in the Bear Lake Area

*Thank you to the Bear Lake Rendezvous Chamber of Commerce for the list below*

1. Play a round of golf at one of three golf courses...all within 30 minutes of each other.

Bear Lake Golf Course - (435)946-8742

Bear Lake West Golf Course - (208)945-2744

Montpelier City Municipal Golf Course - (208)847-1981

2. Explore dozens of canyons and back country trails by

 ATV, Snowmobile, or Bicycle.

3. Visit the Paris Mormon Tabernacle, constructed of red sandstone quarried from the east side of Bear Lake.

4. Visit Minnetonka Cave, Idaho's largest limestone cave,

 located in St. Charles Canyon.

5. Find the Burgoyne Cafe and hear the story of how two bandits were killed in a gun battle.

6. Journey the trails with experienced guides in period costume, 

all inside the National Oregon/California Trail Center.

7. Get buried in the sand at a public beach.

8. Take pictures of beautiful fall colors while exploring the Bear Lake country.

9. Go ice fishing on one of the best ice fishing lakes in the state.

10. Go for an old fashioned hay ride.

11. Identify 25 different species of birds at the Bear Lake National Wildlife Refuge.

12. Hike parts of the Highline Trail, a 55 mile long National Recreation Trail.

13. Locate Peg Leg Smith's Golden Cairn, rumored to be a cache of gold dust, nuggets and coins. The loot was supposedly buried with his Indian wife, Fawn, in the mountains East of Bear Lake.

14. Soak in the Hot Springs on the North side of Bear Lake.

15. Go cross country skiing and spend the night in a yurt.

16. Go scuba diving in over 200 feet of water.

17. Walk the Limber Pine Trail and see a pine tree that is over 500 years old.

18. Look for the Bear Lake Monster

Rumored to thrive during the Raspberry Days festival.

19. View Bear Lake and the foothills while on a horseback ride.

20. Have a famous raspberry milk shake.