![]() ![]() The Pacific Crest Trail skirts the Valley, and there are miles of trails for mountain bikers in the forest and on the ski slopes. With a National Forest on all sides, Big Bear is a destination for mountain biking, hiking, camping, and other outdoor pursuits. When the snow is deep enough, Baldwin Lake (a dry lake) is ideal for cross-country skiing. Big Bear has two world-class ski resorts, Bear Mountain and Snow Summit. Skiing is a major draw in the wintertime. During the summer the lake is used for water sports and fishing. It is a completely snow-fed lake, having no other means of tributary or mechanical replenishment. At a surface elevation of 6,750 ft, it has an east–west length of approximately 7 mi and is approximately 2.5 mi at its widest measurement, though the lake’s width mostly averages a little more than 1 mi. In the two towns one can find all the necessities like grocery stores, restaurants, and lodging.īig Bear Lake is a large recreational reservoir in the Valley. There are also the residential areas further east (considered parts of Big Bear City) called Sugarloaf, Erwin Lake, and Baldwin Lake. Within the valley lies the City of Big Bear Lake, an incorporated city, Big Bear City, an unincorporated town, and across the lake the small hamlet of Fawnskin. The community is surrounded by the San Bernardino National Forest. The Big Bear Valley is a four-season recreational destination that lies 100 miles northeast of Los Angeles, in the San Bernardino Mountains. Listen to excellent presentations covering observing, telescopes, and getting started in astronomyĮnjoy all the swap meet astro-goodies on both Saturday and Sunday, and Learn of new developments in amateur telescope makingĬheck out commercial telescopes and equipment brought by vendors for observers See the stars from the clear air of YMCA Camp Oakes
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