You can ride over the rim and down Bear Creek.
While not a navigable waterway, Bear Creek does have a bit of history associated with it.
As floods ravaged the road along Bear Creek through the early 20th century, measures were taken to prevent further damage.
About 360 people lived in Bear Creek as of the year 2000.
They had Bear Creek's 51 acres of ski terrain all to themselves.
Nevertheless, a party got through to Bear Creek and burned one of the schooners.
A post office operated at Bear Creek from 1871 to 1872.
In the early years of Bear Creek, the men's track and field teams were strong.
Those townships, along with Bear Creek, experienced numerous boundary changes.
It is similar to Little Bear Creek in the southeast.
