Big Bear Lake, California
City of Big Bear Lake Looking east at Big Bear Valley from Butler Peak lookout fortress in the San Bernardino National Forest Looking east at Big Bear Valley from Butler Peak lookout fortress in the San Bernardino National Forest Official seal of City of Big Bear Lake City of Big Bear Lake is positioned in the US City of Big Bear Lake - City of Big Bear Lake Big Bear Lake is a small town/city in San Bernardino County, California, positioned in the San Bernardino Mountains along the south shore of Big Bear Lake, and surrounded by the San Bernardino National Forest.
The town/city is positioned about 25 miles (40 km) northeast of the town/city of San Bernardino, and immediately west of the unincorporated town of Big Bear City.
Being a prominent year-round resort destination, however, the actual number of citizens staying in or visiting the greater Big Bear Valley region regularly surges to over 100,000 amid many weekends of the year.
Big Bear Lake was inhabited by the indigenous Serrano Indians for over 2,000 years before it was explored by Benjamin Wilson and his party.
Once populated by only the natives and the grizzly bears, from which the region received its name, the populace of the Big Bear Valley interval quickly during the Southern California Gold Rush from 1861 to 1912.
Grizzly bears were not found in the region after 1908. Today, there are black bears in the region since their introduction in 1933, and they are sometimes sighted in residentiary areas.
A trip to Big Bear Lake from San Bernardino took two days on horse-drawn coaches.
This inspired him to problematic the world's second bus line from San Bernardino to Big Bear Valley using White trucks with a several rows of seats.
This made it possible for the villages to expanded and for Big Bear Lake to turn into the first mountain recreation region in Southern California. Emile Jesserun bought 40 acres (16 ha) of territory that encompassed the hot spring and assembled the first primary resort in Big Bear, the Pan Hot Springs Hotel, in 1921.
1924 saw Big Bear populated with 44 resorts and a constant stream of vacationers.
The Pan Hot Springs Hotel, like many of the other resorts and hotels in Big Bear, was extensively damaged by fire in 1933. Big Bear Lake was one of the recording locations for Daniel Boone, Gone with the Wind, Disney's Old Yeller, the 1969 musical film Paint Your Wagon, the 1983 movie War Games, the opening to NBC's children's program HR Pufnstuf and the ending scene in Better Off Dead.
Winter activities are also prominent in Big Bear.
The first ski jump in Big Bear was erected in 1929 and quickly claimed a world ski jump record.
More jumps were assembled in Big Bear Lake and the Viking Ski Club of Los Angeles began to use them for competition and affairs.
The move to a winter resort town was solidified in 1952 when Tommy Tyndall opened a resort in Big Bear Lake now known as Snow Summit. In the summer of 1968, Caltech began assembly of Big Bear Solar Observatory (BBSO) positioned on the north shore of Big Bear Lake.
BBSO, now directed by the New Jersey Institute of Technology, is still a primary Big Bear Lake landmark connected to the north shore by a dirt and modern causeway.
Since 1970, Big Bear Lake has held its annual Oktoberfest.
The Big Bear Lake Oktoberfest also sports the highest Biergarten in the U.S.
Big Bear Lake was incorporated as a town/city on November 28, 1980.
Oscar de la Hoya, Mike Tyson, Fernando Vargas, Gennady Golovkin, and Shane Mosley are among the famous boxers who have trained at Big Bear.
In February 2013, a primary manhunt occurred in the Big Bear Lake region to find Christopher Dorner, who by that point had killed three citizens .
Big Bear Lake is positioned at 34 14 29 N 116 54 12 W (34.241295, 116.903289). According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 6.5 square miles (17 km2).
It is positioned 25 miles (40 km) northeast of the town/city of San Bernardino, and immediately west of Big Bear City.
According to the National Weather Service, the warmest month at Big Bear is July, with a daily average temperature of 64.7 F (18.2 C).
Big Bear Lake's climate is Csb (Warm-summer Mediterranean) under the Koppen climate classification.
In contrast to most of southern California, the Big Bear Lake region normally receives momentous winter snow because of its high elevation.
Climate data for Big Bear Lake, California (1981 2010 normals) The 2010 United States Enumeration reported that Big Bear Lake had a populace of 5,019.
The ethnic makeup of Big Bear Lake was 4,204 (83.8%) White, (73.3% Non-Hispanic White), 22 (0.4%) African American, 48 (1.0%) Native American, 78 (1.6%) Asian, 10 (0.2%) Pacific Islander, 491 (9.8%) from other competitions, and 166 (3.3%) from two or more competitions.
The populace was spread out with 993 citizens (19.8%) under the age of 18, 417 citizens (8.3%) aged 18 to 24, 1,021 citizens (20.3%) aged 25 to 44, 1,563 citizens (31.1%) aged 45 to 64, and 1,025 citizens (20.4%) who were 65 years of age or older.
According to the 2010 United States Census, Big Bear Lake had a median homehold income of $32,869, with 16.9% of the populace living below the federal poverty line. Big Bear Lake is Southern California's biggest recreation lake.
The major summer attraction in Big Bear was fishing and it still is one of the most common activities there. The most abundant types of fish are trout, bass and catfish. Hiking, mountain biking and horse riding are also very popular.
San Bernardino National Forest offers many trails in varying degrees of difficulty. During winter season Big Bear Lake becomes a skiing and snowboarding destination for Southern California.
There are two ski resorts: Snow Summit and Bear Mountain. The town is also home to the Big Bear Lake International Film Festival, in operation since 1999.
The improve is served by the Big Bear Lake Branch of the San Bernardino County Library.
The 8500 square-foot library is positioned on Garstin Drive near the southern shore of Big Bear Lake and offers books, videos, CDs, DVDs, audio books, e-books, computers, and internet access for patrons.
The City of Big Bear Lake is a Charter City under the laws of the State of California.
In the state legislature, Big Bear Lake is in the 23rd Senate District, represented by Republican Senator Mike Morrell, and in the 33rd Assembly District, represented by Republican Assembly Member Jay Obernolte.
Federally, Big Bear Lake is in California's 8th congressional district, represented by Republican Paul Cook. Big Bear City Airport, a general aviation airport in the Big Bear City section of unincorporated San Bernardino County, serves Big Bear Lake. Local bus service is provided by Mountain Transit, formerly known as Mountain Area Regional Transit Authority (MARTA).
Mountain Transit provides services on a fixed route in the Big Bear Valley and from downtown San Bernardino to Big Bear Lake. The Big Bear Valley is accessible by four California state highways: SR 18 from Highland, SR 330 also from Highland, SR 38 from Redlands, and SR 18 from Victorville.
Ryan Hall (born October 14, 1982, in Big Bear Lake) is a long-distance runner who won the marathon at the 2008 United States Olympic Trials and placed tenth in the Olympic marathon in Beijing.
Al Ferguson, former lead guitar/singer of the 1960s modern group The Hondells, resides in Big Bear Lake.
Heather O'Rourke, of Poltergeist (1982) fame, lived at Big Bear Lake in the middle 1980s.
Senate nominee in 1968, was a school administrator at Big Bear Lake High School in the late 1940s.
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"Big Bear Lake filling with snowmelt in time for trout-fishing season".
"Summer vacations at Big Bear Lake bring hiking, fishing and boating".
"Friends of the Big Bear Valley Library".
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