Big Bear Activities for Summertime Recreation

The Big Bear Discovery Center is your gateway to adventure and discovery in the great outdoors. The Center is an educational and informational portal to the San Bernardino National Forest and is located within the heart of the Big Bear Valley.

Come visit our 2 marinas on Big Bear Lake. Our friendly staff can help you can rent pontoon boats, go fishing, rent fishing equipment, take wakeboard and waterski rides, rent kayaks and canoes, ride the pirate ship, and much more!

See our alpine collection of over 190 animals representing 80 species, exhibits, special events, and educational programs. The Park is open year round, weather permitting.

Come visit our 2 marinas on Big Bear Lake. Our friendly staff can help you can rent pontoon boats, go fishing, rent fishing equipment, take wakeboard and waterski rides, rent kayaks and canoes, ride the pirate ship, and much more!

Bear Valley Bikes is a full service bike shop, which means you can rent from us, or we can fix your bike, find the part you're looking for, or just pick up some last-minute gear or trail maps.

Big Bear Charter Fishing is located at Holloway's Marina in Southern California. Have fun, relax, and fish in Big Bear Lake with a friendly, licensed, and professional guide who will help you as much or as little as you'd like.

The Alpine Slide features a variety of year round attractions, including go-carts and an 18 hole miniature golf course. The go-carts feature 5.5 hp Honda motors and the miniature golf course offers 18 holes with breaking greens and water hazards.

Feel like a pro at 7,000' - you'll be surprised at how far your ball will soar! The 9-hole mountain style golf course is located at the base of Bear Mountain Resort.

At Baldwin Lake Stables discover the peaceful countryside of the Big Bear Valley's east end; surrounded by equestrian ranches and the National Forest, just 7 miles east of the Big Bear Village.

Take advantage of our fully convertible Pinzgauers to explore the ridges, canyons, meadows, streams & rivers of the beautiful San Bernardino Mountains! Visit historic community & gold rush sites.

We offer the best mountain lake fishing and water sport adventures in Southern Ca. Cruise the lake on a jetski, or in one of our comfortable pontoon boats, or spend the day fishing from one of our outboard fishing boats.

Pleasure Point Marina remains a favorite destination for fishing and boating. We feature a luxury fleet of pontoon boat rentals as well as a full service bait house. We are an authorized Premier Pontoon, Voyager Pontoon and Suzuki Outboard dealer.

Home of the world-famous Alpine Slide, offers Family fun activities year round. In the summer there is a cool wet water slide and in the winter there is plenty of fun snowplay for the whole family.

Your adventure in the tree tops will accommodate families, groups, team building, youth groups and the thrill seeker. Enjoy the Safari style ride, 9 lines ranging from 120 ft. to 820 ft., a suspension bridge and everything you need for ziplining is provided. Action Zipline Tours is the only ACCT Accredited and permitted zipline tour in Southern Ca.

We offer a wide selection of top brand clothing, snowboards, skis, boots, bindings and accessories. We specialize in demo ski and board rentals, with a large selection of current models and fashions.

During the summer, Snow Summit transforms the East Mountain Express lift, into the Scenic Sky Chair. The lift transports guests from the base at 7,000' to a summit elevation of 8,200' to allow guests of all ages to truly enjoy the beauty of the Big Bear Valley.

Designated Wake Sports is the #1 way to have a good time on Big Bear Lake whether you enjoy wakeboarding, wakeskating, waterskiing, tubing, or a lake tour. We have the newest equipment and boat on Big Bear Lake. We know how to have a good time.

Secluded Fawnskin Harbor & Marina is nestled in Grout Bay. We offer a wide variety of water sport activities with a serene, uncrowded small town ambience.

Fish with one of our professional licensed guides with over 80 yrs of experience on a comfortable 24 foot pontoon boat, the only Guide Boat on Big Bear Lake that has an 18 foot roof and a full enclosure that will keep you out of the wind and cold.

Catch hard fighting-great eating Rainbow Trout from the cool waters of beautiful Big Bear Lake. Your guide is Master Angler & Guide Curt Dills who has over 40 years experience fishing Big Bear Lake.

The Miss Liberty with a seating capacity of 125 features 1 1⁄2 hour-long narrated tours. Historic highlights and celebrity sightings will be referenced in the narrated tour, with insight into the rich history of Big Bear Lake dating back to 1845.

The Bowling Barn offers year round entertainment with 16 bowling lanes open to the public daily. We offer bumper bowling for the youngsters and glow bowling every night.

Lucky Bear Fishing Charters provides the perfect way to spend a day relaxing and fishing for rainbow trout with friends and family. Our Pleasure Point Marina location on Big Bear Lake is convenient to Las Vegas and many Southern California cities.

From May to October, guests take a narrated 90 min. tour aboard the 1/3 scale replica of a 16th Century Spanish Galleon. A full bar on board with water and soda are offered on both daily tours and private parties.

Fly over canyons, float through tree tops and experience Big Bear in a way you will never forget. We offer 5 exhilarating zip lines, aerial platform, and tandem tours for your "little ones." Open year round.