Big Bear Lake Southern California, in the San Bernardino Mountains
San Bernardino National Forest, or San Berdoo for short.
This mountain region is the epic outdoor playground for the Los Angeles region, which offers – snow skiing, snow boarding, snow sledding, cabin rentals, boating, kayaking, horseback riding, fishing, hiking, backpacking, campground camping, rock climbing, mountain biking, dirt biking, off roading routes, and a hike-in hot springs.
Big Bear dirt roads
see also –
San Berdu National Forest Map USDA
San Bernardino Topo Atlas
Big Bear Trail Guide
San Gorgonio Wilderness Trail Map
San Jacinto Wilderness Trail Map
Forest Falls, California
San Bernardino Mountains
The forested, higher elevations cover the Lake Arrowhead, Silverwood Lake and Big Bear Lake area, as well as the San Jacinto mountains – with the adorable village of Idyllwild. All is located in Southern California, in between all the suburban development and cities.
The backside of the of San Berdu National Forest faces the Mojave Desert and the front faces the L.A. Basin. On the Idyllwild side, Hemet lies to the west and Palm Springs desert on the east side.
The famous Palm Springs tram can take you from the desert terrain @ 2463′ elevation, up to the pine forest of San Jacinto State Park @ 8516′ elevation, in a matter of minutes. Totally worth a trip, (a full day outing). Bring a jacket for the cooler temps and extra cash for meals and/or horseback rides.
Inland Empire Google Map
nearby attractions:
Deep Creek Hot Springs
Forest Falls
Green Valley Lake
Heart Bar Camp
Holcomb Valley
Palm Springs Aerial Tramway
San Gorgonio Wilderness
San Jacinto Camping
San Jacinto Wilderness
Silverwood SRA
Wildhorse Meadows 2N93
Yellow Post Campsites
towns nearby:
- Angeles Oaks
- Arrowbear, CA
- Big Bear City
- Big Bear Lake
- Crestline, CA
- Fawnskin, CA
- Forest Falls, CA
- Green Valley Lake
- Idyllwild, CA
- Lake Arrowhead
- Moonridge
- Pine Cove, CA
- Running Springs
- Sky Forest, CA
- Twin Peaks, CA
Ironwood Group Campground
