Yellow Post #30
Campground
Campground · 0.9 mi from the trail
California · Lake fishing · Fawnskin · Near Lucerne Valley
Big Bear Lake
- May–Oct
- best months
Caution today
Agency alerts are in effect for this area; weather is good · USFS, OpenWeather · checked 1 h ago
Is Big Bear Lake open right now?
Closure in the area
There's a closure order in Mountaintop Ranger District. It doesn't name Big Bear Lake, so check the source for the area it covers.
Radford Fire Closure Area
Agency closure covering Mountaintop Ranger District · Order 05-12-52-24-06 · USFS · Mountaintop Ranger District
Safety Alert - Falling Rocks at Bonita Falls
Agency alert covering San Bernardino National Forest · USFS · San Bernardino National Forest
Fire Restrictions
Agency alert covering San Bernardino National Forest · Order 05-12-00-26-05 · USFS · San Bernardino National Forest
As of · Source: USFS · Mountaintop Ranger District. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Big Bear Lake is a fishing spot in the San Bernardino National Forest, within the Forest Service's Mountaintop Ranger District. The Stanfield Cut-off, a causeway crossing the lake's eastern side, is one of the best places to watch wildlife here. Winter brings bald eagles, and the Big Bear Discovery Center has a bald eagle count on hand at 909-382-2790. White pelicans, coots, great blue herons and mergansers are around all year. Rainbow trout are planted three times a month from spring through fall, and a fishing license is required for anyone 16 years and older. Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station run from highs in the mid-70s in June to about 80 in July, with lows near 50. Nearby, Fisherman's Buttress - West Face and East Face are climbing areas about 0.4 miles away. Castle Rock is a hike at 0.9 miles, and Bluff Mesa Loop Trail is 1.3 miles off.
Around this trail
Add any of these when you start a tripSleep close Eat after Blanca and Pierre's
Restaurant
On your way back · 2 mi
If it rainsBeyond My Ken, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsDeep Creek Hot Springs
Hot spring
Hot spring · 13 mi from Lucerne ValleyNatural hot springs located in San Bernardino National Forest, California, United States
Places © OpenStreetMap contributors · Photos: Beyond My Ken, CC BY-SA 4.0 (commons)
More in Lucerne Valley- Fisherman's Buttress - West FaceRock climbing0.4 mi
Fisherman's Buttress - East FaceRock climbingPhoto: inkknife_2000 (7.5 million views +), CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)0.4 mi
Castle RockHikingPhoto: sergei.gussev, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)0.9 mi
Bluff Mesa Loop TrailHikingPhoto: evan.mcclain, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)1.3 mi- Bluff Mesa Group CampCamping1.4 mi
- Grays Peak Group CampCamping2 mi
- Big Bear Lake Recreation AreaLake fishing4.2 mi
- Green Valley LakeLake fishing5.9 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- DogwoodLake fishing · ~23 min drive
- San GorgonioSaltwater fishing · ~13 min drive
- Lytle Creek - Cajon Pass Recreation AreaRiver fishing · ~50 min drive
- Big Bear Lake Recreation AreaLake fishing · ~7 min drive
- Lobo GroupSaltwater fishing · ~14 min drive
- Green Valley LakeLake fishing · ~10 min drive
- CouncilSaltwater fishing · ~13 min drive
- Arrowbear LakeLake fishing · ~11 min drive
- Oso GroupSaltwater fishing · ~14 min drive
- Lake Arrowhead - Green Valley Lake Recreation AreaLake fishing · ~19 min drive
Best time to visit Big Bear Lake
Best months: May–October. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
46° / 24°
6 wet
Feb
46° / 24°
6 wet
Mar
51° / 27°
6 wet
Apr
57° / 31°
4 wet
May
66° / 37°
2 wet
Jun
75° / 43°
1 wet
Jul
80° / 50°
2 wet
Aug
79° / 49°
3 wet
Sep
73° / 44°
2 wet
Oct
63° / 35°
2 wet
Nov
53° / 28°
3 wet
Dec
46° / 24°
6 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Big Bear Lake, CA, 3.3 mi away at 6,753 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
