Bear Lake, Pennsylvania

About Bear Lake

Bear Lake, PA is a tiny community located in northwestern Pennsylvania counting 143 people who proudly call it home.

Bear Lake holds the status of a borough — a form of municipal government most common in the Northeast. The community covers 0.69 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 207 residents per square mile.

📰 Bear Lake News Today

• UPDATE: Woman didn’t seek help after 8-year-old ingested bleach at Preston County campground, police say WDTV 5 · Jul 15
• Pennsylvania woman arrested as girl, 8, found in car suffering seizure after ‘drinking bleach’ The Independent · Jul 15
• Pennsylvania woman neglected care for her unresponsive daughter who allegedly drank bleach, state police say CBS News · Jul 14
• Jeannette Haskins, 74 | Obituaries thecorryjournal.com · Feb 4
• Bear Lake, PA Weather Forecast AccuWeather · Jul 24

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Bear Lake Unique

• Positioned in northwestern Pennsylvania, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Pennsylvania — one of 2,002 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 9 miles.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Bear Lake

• Brokenstraw State Forest · Nature reserve reviews ★
• State Game Lands Number 306 · Nature reserve reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Bear Lake

🏘️ Nearby Communities