Big Bear Lake’s draw is Big Bear Alpine Zoo
Big Bear Lake has 60 notable places within 60 miles, among them 1 national park unit and 6 ski areas. Big Bear Alpine Zoo is inside Big Bear Lake. Joshua Tree National Park sees about 2.9M visitors a year. Make a day of it at Mount San Antonio, 43 mi away.
Joshua Tree National Park
National park of the United States.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
On the map
Furthest out is Forest Lawn Cemetery, at 39 mi.
Orange: Big Bear Lake. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
The whole list for Big Bear Lake
First the one in town, then the 59 within 60 miles.
Joshua Tree National Park
National park of the United States.
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4Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum
Library, museum, and campus in Yorba Linda, California, USA.
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9Forest Lawn Cemetery
Mausoleum in Cathedral City, California near Palm Springs.
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San Bernardino National Forest
National forest in California, United States.
Glen Helen Amphitheater
65,000-capacity amphitheater located in the hills of Glen Helen Regional Park in San Bernardino, California, United States.
San Gabriel Mountains National Monument
United States National Monument in California.
Living Desert Zoo and Gardens
Botanical garden and zoo in Riverside County, California.
Snow Valley Mountain Resort
Ski resort in Running Springs, California, United States.
San Bernardino de Sena Estancia
Ranch outpost of Mission San Gabriel Arcángel in Redlands, California.
Cabot's Pueblo Museum
Historic house museum in Desert Hot Springs, California Old Indian Pueblo and Old Indian Pueblo and Museum).
Riverside Fox Theater
Theater and movie theater in Riverside, California, United States.
California Citrus State Historic Park
Historic site in California, United States.
California Theatre of the Performing Arts
Theater and performing arts center in San Bernardino, California.
Shields Date Gardens
Historic date palm orchard and tourist attraction in Indio, Riverside County, California, United States.
Benton Museum of Art
Art museum at Pomona College in Claremont, California.
Gilman Ranch
Historic ranch, and stagecoach station in Banning, Riverside County, California..
Moorten Botanical Garden and Cactarium
Botanical garden in Palm Springs, California, US.
Riverside International Automotive Museum
Automotive museum in California, United States.
Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum
Automotive museum in California, United States.
Museum of Riverside
California regional history and culture, Indigenous culture, and natural history.
Robert and Frances Fullerton Museum of Art
Art museum in San Bernardino, California.
University of California, Riverside Botanic Gardens
Botanical gardens in Riverside, California.
The places inside Big Bear Lake lead. The rest are ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places come first and the local favorites follow.
Parks and trails in Big Bear Lake → · Big Bear Lake’s history →
Photo credits
Joshua Tree National Park: Sergiy Galyonkin, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Mount San Antonio: The original uploader was Tillman at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.0 · Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum: The original uploader was Sorcha at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.5 · Acrisure Arena: TheAHL, CC BY 2.0 · San Gorgonio Mountain: Doc Searls, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Toyota Arena: jondoeforty1, CC BY 2.0 · San Jacinto Peak: Wattewyl, CC BY 3.0 · Big Bear Lake: H.G. Judd, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Orange Empire Railway Museum: The original uploader was Pretzelpaws at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Calico Early Man Site: Ellen Levy Finch (Elf), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Riverside National Cemetery: Sigris Lopez, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Planes of Fame Air Museum: Konstantin Von Wedelstaedt, GFDL 1.2 · San Bernardino National Forest: Scottthezombie (talk) (Transferred by JaumeBG/Originally uploaded by Scottthezom, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Glen Helen Amphitheater: Alonzo, CC BY 2.0 · Crystal Lake Recreation Area: Magi Media at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Black Star Canyon: Hobart56, CC BY-SA 3.0 · San Gabriel Mountains National Monument: Daniel Martin, CC BY 3.0 · Living Desert Zoo and Gardens: Dsyrengelas at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Yanks Air Museum: Greg Goebel, CC BY-SA 2.0 · March Field Air Museum: Curimedia, CC BY 2.0 · RailGiants Train Museum: Morven, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Snow Valley Mountain Resort: Me, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Palm Springs Air Museum: Ted Rufus Ross, CC BY 2.5 · Santa's Village: Dcsutherland, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Palm Springs Art Museum: Toohool, CC0 · Orange County Zoo: CharlieM1021, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Cabot's Pueblo Museum: Jllm06, CC0 · Riverside Art Museum: Unknown, Public domain · Riverside Fox Theater: Bahugala, CC BY 2.0 · California Botanic Garden: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0 · California Citrus State Historic Park: MissionInn.Jim, Public domain · Western America Railroad Museum: Klaus Nahr, CC BY-SA 2.0 · California Theatre of the Performing Arts: Amerique, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Shields Date Gardens: Visitor7, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Benton Museum of Art: Sdkb, CC BY-SA 4.0 · California Route 66 Museum: Sanfel, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Gilman Ranch: Jean Allsworth, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Moorten Botanical Garden and Cactarium: YuriVict, Public domain · Riverside International Automotive Museum: MissionInn.Jim, Public domain · Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum: Omar Bárcena, CC BY 2.0 · Desert Christ Park: Zekerags, Public domain · Museum of Riverside: Unknown authorUnknown author or not provided, Public domain · Oak Canyon Nature Center: DarkNight0917, CC BY-SA 4.0 · University of California, Riverside Botanic Gardens: Rick Sidwell, Public domain · College of the Desert Arboretum: Unknown, CC BY-SA 3.0 · John R. Rodman Arboretum: Coolcaesar, CC BY-SA 3.0
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