Big Bear
 Photo: A Jeep climbs a rocky hill in Big Bear. | |
| Off-Road Information | |
| Other Names: | San Bernardino National Forest, Fawnskin, Big Bear City |
|---|---|
| Terrain: | Mountains, forest |
| Off-Road Use: | Trails |
| Difficulty: | Easy to Difficult |
| Camping: | In developed campsites |
| Geography | |
| County: | San Bernardino County, California |
| Nearest Cities: | Big Bear City, CA |
| Map Links: | Google Map Yahoo Map |
| Satellite Map: | Google Satellite |
| Special Map: | Forest Service Map |
| GPS Coords: | 34.259025,-116.893845 |
| Google Earth: | Holcomb_Valley_and_Trails.kmz |
| Climate: | |
| Area Size: | 900 miles of road |
| Elevation: | 6,750 to 9,000 ft. |
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Part of the San Bernardino National Forest, the Big Bear area has dozens of off-road trails. Some of them are well-maintained, while others can be rugged and challenging.
The high elevation of Big Bear makes for great summertime off-roading in Southern California, when other destinations are too hot. If you like 'wheeling in the snow, there's plenty of that in the winter. If you're up for a long trail ride, you can even start your trip down in the desert and off-road all the way up to the top of the mountains.
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Trails in Big Bear[edit]
- Big Pine Flat Trail
- 3N16, this trail follows a winding route from Green Valley to Big Bear City - Burns Canyon Trail - 3N03, From Yucca Valley to Big Bear City
- Burnt Flats Trail - 3N02
- Butler Peak Trail - 2N13C
- Cactus Flats - 3N03
- Clarks Grade
- 1N54 - Coxey Truck Trail - 3N14
- Deep Creek - Near Dishpan Springs
- Delamar Mountain Road - 3N12
- Dishpan Springs Trail - 3N34, goes through Dishpan Springs from Lake Arrowhead to Big Bear
- Gold Fever Trail - 2N09, Follow the historic route.
- Gold Mountain Trail
- 3N69 - Green Valley - The starting point for several Big Bear trails.
- Jacoby Canyon - 3N61
- John Bull Trail
- 3N10, the toughest trail in Holcomb Valley - Heartbreak Ridge - 2N61YA, aka Pontiac Sluice
- Holcomb Creek Trail - 3N93, Travel up Holcomb Creek towards Holcomb Valley
- Holcomb Creek Road - 3N08
- Horsethief Flat Trail - 3N03A
- Knickerbocker - 2N08
- Lower Larga Trail - 2N06X, connects 3N16 to 3N93 (Holcomb Creek Trail) at mid point
- Pioneer Town Trail - 2N02
- Polique Canyon Road - 2N71
- Radford - 2N06
- Rattlesnake Canyon Trail - The second half of Burns Canyon
- Redonda Ridge Trail - 1W17
- Sand Canyon - 2N27
- Skyline Drive - 2N10
- Snow Slide Trail - 2N13
- Tip Top Mountain Trail - 2N90
- Van Dusen Road - 3N09
- White Mountain Trail - 3N17
- Wild Horse Trail - 2N93
Big Bear Ranger Stations[edit]
Before planning an off-road outing, please contact one of the District Ranger Offices for more details.
Arrowhead Ranger District
28104 Hwy. 18
Skyforest, California 92385
Telephone: (909) 337-2444
Big Bear Ranger District
P.O. Box 290
Fawnskin, California 92333
Telephone: (909) 866-3437,3438,3439
San Gorgonio Ranger District
34701 Mill Creek Rd.
Mentone, California 92359
Telephone: (909) 794-1123
Big Bear Photo Gallery[edit]
Hummer in the Snow
Samurai on the rocks
A rocky hill in Big Bear
Trail map
Maps and GPS Coordinates[edit]
Big Bear Coordinates: 34.259025° -116.893845°
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- Topographic map from TopoZone
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