The community is situated on the southern shore of White Bear (Carlyle) Lake on a forested plateau called Moose Mountain Upland.

On 31 December 1972, Carlyle Lake Resort was dissolved as a village; it was restructured as a hamlet under the jurisdiction of the Reservation of White Bear Band on that date.

[5] The hamlet is located about 14 km north of the town of Carlyle on highway 9.

Carlyle Lake Resort is also home to the 18-hole White Bear Golf Course.

[6] Bear Claw Casino & Hotel is a short distance north on Highway 9.