Editors' picks across 8categories — the dock with the deepest channel, the winery with the view, the restaurant with the right wine list, the trail nobody's on at sunrise.
A Bear Lake favorite since 1981 on Bear Lake Boulevard — breakfast, burgers, and the valley's famous fresh raspberry shake. A second location, LaBeau's Too, sits across the street with the same menu when the line is long.
Visit ↗A full-menu restaurant in Fish Haven, Idaho — fresh fish and lobster, thick-cut steaks, and raspberry-stuffed French toast, with seating in the dining room, sunroom, sports bar, or outdoor deck overlooking the lake.
A sheltered harbor on the lake's west side, a mile north of Garden City — hundreds of boat slips, a five-lane boat ramp, and boat rentals.
Visit ↗A rental operator inside Sun Outdoors Resort in Garden City — pontoon boats, ski boats, Sea-Doos, stand-up paddleboards, kayaks, and non-motorized water toys.
Visit ↗Limestone deposits from the Bear River Range suspend calcium carbonate in the lake, refracting sunlight into the bright turquoise the lake is known for. Bear Lake is estimated to be more than 250,000 years old — one of the oldest lakes in North America — and the Shoshone, who summered here for centuries, called it Sweet Lake.