Useful information. I saw them with some of their babies today. ( I wondered about the feeding, glad to know it’s prohibited, they don’t appear to be going hungry anyways).
3:13 second video that will take me 13+ minutes to correct. Who is this Lady? Boulder Bay is Boulder Bay. It's awesome quiet and remote, compared to the village. "Big Bear Central" doesn't exist. It's the village and the area around it is a dispersed area of The City of Big Bear Lake. Aside from the Village, it's not really walkable. next 😞 Moonridge is nice but not a lot around. The ski resort, Dank Donuts and the Zoo are kinda it. Again, not walkable but beautiful area. The Sugarloaf area is really tiny property lots and methamphetamines. Again, it's home for many. Kallan's is a good dive bar and Easy's General Store will keep you from going into town because you forgot eggs. Not ever a place for a family vacation. Sadly Fawnskin now has no dinning options. Just the Fawnskin Market. North Shore Cafe closed, I love the owners but I understand. This was the gateway to Big Bear when there was no road over the dam but that's been decades and the selfish lawsuits to prevent a North Shore Resort has killed this community. I will say, it's a great place to explore the off-road area to the North and toward Holcomb Valley. "Little Big Sky" is not a real thing. I've only heard of "East Big Bear" as anything East of the airport. It's not really close to the convention center, stay at the Motel 6 for the convention center, It's literally across the street. Locals call this area Lake Erwin and can sometimes include Lake Williams. If you like the night sky, cool. This is where you want to sleep. If you are in staying in "East Big Bear" year are not near the Interlock-in Plazza or Vons or any closer to San Diego. You will not notice the 15 minute longer drive when staying in Lake Erwin. Why? Because staying in "Little Big Sky" will ad 15 minutes to do anything in Big Bear, every day. Basically, ignore anything is in "informative" video about Big Bear. Yes, I'm pissed by this person's arrogance.
Tropicali is the Best poke in Big Bear, least favorite poke in CA. Really cool people but the Ahi tastes like rubber. Fire Rock is good but overpriced. Find an ATM and go to BJ's sandwiches Maggio's is disgusting, just like Red Baron. Go to Dominoes for a quality pizza. Hacienda is fine. It's white people Mexican food but the ingredients are quality. Happy Hour only... Never been to The Pines Lakefront but the Pines Tavern is good, just don't order a cocktail. They can pour a beer, that's about it.
Home rentals often come with HUGE cleaning fees that Hotels don't charge. Plus, with Hotels, you don't have to "Clean up" after your stay.. they do all that for you.
As a local here is where I would recommend. For starters Big Bear Pho recently opened up. They are really good with nice portion sizes. 2nd would be Oak Side. All of the pizza sucks in big bear but recently Red Barron has been pretty good. 4th would be Broadway Café and for Mexican I go to La Paws. You have to understand most restaurants in Big Bear are here for the tourists. Most are overpriced mediocre food. Hacienda is also really good for Mexican.
Really? La Paws?? It tasted like a Bear sh^t in the bag. I literally threw the food in the trash. I grew up near East LA and I went to bed hungry that night and never went back.
I lived on the east side of Lake Williams from 1980 to 86. Standing in my driveway one afternoon were 21 burros. Eventually a couple became friendly and began visiting me on a fairly regular bases. One summer night while standing my garage, the roll up doors open, one of the mommas with her new baby walked in and came right to me. I petted both for several minutes, then they casually walked away. An experience I’ll never forget.
Hello I want to take a trip to Big Bear sometime the first half of next month (December) but I heard you'll need tire chains and all this stuff to take with me. I dont want to shell out 600-700 dollars for two sets of tire chains if I don't have to so please let me know what I need to be aware of before going out there. I really want to go there this will be my first time going out there during the Christamas season and I want to be ready and not caught off guard. Thank you please answer asap.
@@johnnydepo probably not. I ended up going just for the day because none of the 4 "trip advisors" like her replied to this question i left in a comment section on on one of their videos like this. Every place I looked at was old looking and or dirty looking. It was for the better too cuz when I got there, the elevation took a huge toll on my body. Got out of breath easily and had a bad migraine the whole time. Scared the hell out of me when I drove up and then back down the mountain. Oh well, youtubers even don't know everything and arent perfect so whatever at least I went lol.
Here's a business idea: As an LA resident who drives to Big Bear pretty much every weekend during winder, I wish there was some kind of affordable lodging option for frequent visitors. I'm not trying to spend a mortgage payment every month to spend one night a week in Big Bear.
"Little Big Sky" isn't real and Moonridge is at about the same elevation to Lake Erwin. Lake Erwin area has fewer trees on average but if you like astronomy, Moonridge is closer to town and has limited views to the South. If you want few trees and open skies, look at Lake Williams.
For pizza, Saucy Mamas is really good. So is Village Pizza. Himalayan is fantastic for Nepalese food. Grind n Grill has some of the best breakfast in town and Oakside for steaks, burgers and ambiance.
Great question! Unfortunately most waterfalls in the vicinity of Big Bear Lake are seasonal and largely dependent on snowmelt. However, if you're willing to hop in the car for a 40-minute drive, you can see the 140-foot Big Falls located in Forest Falls, which is one of the largest year-round running waterfalls in Southern California.
@@clairebearvacationrentals6412 Worst suggestions and I tell everyone I met enjoy the opposite. Except The Pines LakeFront, haven't been there yet. A duck entree isn't really on my list... ...unless it's Foie gras.
