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Lake · California

Big Bear Lake

2,051 m6,729 ft
Area
12 km²
Max depth
22 m
Tonight
31°FRain showers · Wind 5–10 mph N

Big Bear Lake is a lake at 2,051 m above sea level in California, United States, 12 km² in area and 10.5 km long.

All facts
Surface elevation
2,051 m
Length
10.5 km
Shoreline
42.5 km
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Lake

Big Bear Lake in numbers

Shoreline from OpenStreetMap.

10.5 km longest2 kmN ↑
Shoreline
42.5 km
3D map

Big Bear Lake 3D map

Drag to orbit · click, then scroll to zoom (or Ctrl/⌘ + scroll) · One finger scrolls the page · two fingers orbit and zoom · 12.5 × 12.5 km

Surface
Vertical scale
Topographic map

Big Bear Lake terrain and contours

50 m contours from the USGS 3DEP 10 m terrain model. Click two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.Tap two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.

Index contours every 250 mShowing west → east through the centre

Big Bear Lake elevation profile

West → east through the centre

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Weather

Big Bear Lake weather

Today · Rain showers · 31 / 47°F (-1 / 8°C) · 19% chance of precipitation · Wind 5 mph N

Big Bear Lake forecast for about 2,059 m.

  • Today31°47°19%5 mph N
  • Sat32°52°2%5–10 mph NE
  • Sun35°56°–0–5 mph W
  • Mon35°58°–0 mph
  • Tue35°59°–0–5 mph SW
  • Wed35°58°1%0–5 mph SW
  • Thu34°54°7%0–5 mph SW

Forecast data: NOAA National Weather Service, public domain, model run Oct 23, 20:37 UTC.

Camping & parking

Camping & parking near Big Bear Lake

Campsites, parking, trailheads and mountain huts mapped in OpenStreetMap around Big Bear Lake, nearest first, by straight-line distance. Check access, fees and permits locally.

  • Nearest parking

    0.3 km W

    +2 more within 0.5 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest campsite

    Yellow Post #30

    1.1 km SSW · +2 more within 2.1 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest caravan site

    Lighthouse Trailer Resort & Marina

    5.9 km ENE · +1 more within 6.3 km

    DirectionsMap
All mapped places 8
PlaceDistance
Parking0.3 km W
Parking0.4 km ESE
Parking0.5 km WNW
Yellow Post #30Campsite1.1 km SSW
Bluff Mesa Group CampgroundCampsite2.1 km S
Bluff Mesa Group CampgroundCampsite2.1 km S
Lighthouse Trailer Resort & MarinaCaravan site5.9 km ENE
Big Bear Shores RV ResortCaravan site6.3 km ENE
Slope

Slope

Share of the 12.5 × 12.5 km view by steepness, from the 10 m model.

Mostly gentle: 55% of the view is under 15°.

Gentle, 0–15°
54.6%
Moderate, 15–30°
34.9%
Steep, 30–45°
10.1%
Cliffs, 45° and over
0.4%
Steeper than 30°
10.5% of the 156 km² view
Relief in view
912 m low point 1,698 m
Land cover

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Trees 71.9%Shrubland 14.6%Water 5.8%Grassland 4.3%Built-up 2.7%Bare rock / sparse 0.7%

Snow & ice means glaciers and year-round snow (a yearly average), not today’s snow cover.

Nearby summits

Nearby summits

Named peaks within 6.2 km of Big Bear Lake.

NESW5 km10 km123456
Summit list 6
  1. 1Castle Rock2,247 m 3.9 km SW
  2. 2Grays Peak2,414 m 4.1 km WNW
  3. 3Delamar Mountain2,560 m 4.5 km NNW
  4. 4Grandview2,373 m 4.6 km S
  5. 5Little Bear Peak2,323 m 5.8 km NW
  6. 6Hanna Rocks2,356 m 6.2 km WNW
Where it sits

Where Big Bear Lake sits

Range
American Cordillera467North American Cordillera271Pacific Coast Ranges119Transverse Ranges10San Bernardino Mountains3
Region
California152United States932North America1,313
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Sources

Data sources

Terrain
U.S. Geological Survey, 3D Elevation Program (public domain)
Imagery
Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026 (scene 2026-09-04)
Land cover
© ESA WorldCover project 2021 / Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2021) processed by ESA WorldCover consortium
Facts
Wikidata (CC0)
Camping & parking, Geometry
© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
Summits
© OpenStreetMap contributors, via Overture Maps Foundation (ODbL)
Panorama
Includes Copernicus WorldDEM-90 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved. The European Union, ESA, DLR and Airbus incur no liability for any use of this data and do not endorse this service.
Forecast
Weather forecast from NOAA National Weather Service (public domain)
Sources
Wikidata · GeoNames · Wikipedia