Big Bear Lake (Serrano)
San Bernardino Mountains · near Big Bear Lake · Los Angeles / SoCal
Camping
At a glance
- Difficulty
- beginner
- Elevation
- 6800
- Campsites
- ~130 sites
- Season
- Summer (May–October)
- Fee
- ~$40/night
Permits and booking
- Reservation required
- Yes
- How to reserve
- Reserve on Recreation.gov (6 months ahead). The main lakeside campground at Big Bear, SoCal's premier mountain-lake resort — the RARE local campground with full RV hookups. Showers. Trout fishing, boating, hiking. Seasonal.
What is here
- Setting
- lake-river
- Amenities
- Lakeside SoCal mountain camping · Full RV hookups (rare locally) · Trout fishing & boating · Showers
- Best for
- SoCal mountain-lake camping with amenities
- Features
- SoCal's premier mountain lake · Full RV hookups · Trout fishing & watersports · Alpine escape near LA
Worth knowing
- Dogs
- Allowed
- Good for a first timer
- Yes
Camping detail
- Camp type
- developed · rv
- Intl tip
- Reserve on Recreation.gov 6 months ahead. One of the FEW SoCal campgrounds with full RV hookups. Lakeside at 6,800 ft — trout fishing (fishing guide), boating, paddling, cool mountain air <2 hrs from LA. Showers. Big Bear town has shops/restaurants. Summer camping (winter = skiing). A comfortable SoCal alpine escape.
The guide
Big Bear Lake is Southern California's premier mountain-lake resort, and the Serrano Campground on its north shore is the regio…
In the Guidebook
Everything above is yours for free. The written guide to Big Bear Lake (Serrano) — what it is actually like, and what we would tell a friend before they went — comes with the Guidebook.
Getting there
- Coordinates
- 34.26, -116.87