Big Bear / Snow Summit Bike Park
Big Bear Lake · near Big Bear Lake · Los Angeles / SoCal
Mountain Biking
At a glance
- Skill level
- beginner
- Trail miles
- 40+ miles · Multiple skill levels from green to black
- Elevation
- 8,200ft base to 8,816ft summit · Manageable vertical for beginners
- Best season
- Memorial Day–October · Weekends and holidays busiest
Worth knowing
- Good for a first timer
- Yes
Mountain Biking detail
- Ride types
- bike-park · downhill · xc
- Signature trails
- Grandview (Green) · Westridge / Pipeline · Skyline (Black)
- Ebike
- Yes
- Ebike note
- E-bikes permitted on most non-lift trails in the Big Bear area. Lift-served downhill tracks require regular bikes. XC trail network is e-bike accessible.
- Intl tip
- Big Bear is 2 hours from Los Angeles via the Rim of the World Scenic Byway (Highway 18) — one of the most dramatic mountain drives in SoCal. The combination of bike park, lakeside hiking, and an evening on the Big Bear boardwalk makes for a complete weekend escape from LA.
The guide
Southern California's answer to a proper mountain bike park — and a genuinely good one. Snow Summit's lift-served terrain in Bi…
In the Guidebook
Everything above is yours for free. The written guide to Big Bear / Snow Summit Bike Park — what it is actually like, and what we would tell a friend before they went — comes with the Guidebook.
Getting there
- Coordinates
- 34.2408, -116.89