Big Bear Lake - South For ATV Riding

The 10th most popular all terrain vehicle trail in California.

Northeast of San Bernardino and south of Big Bear Lake in the San Bernardino National Forest, the Big Bear Lake - Cactus Flats area has 62 miles of forest roads and trails open to ATV riding.

The best trailheads are: Cactus Flats Staging northeast of Big Bear Lake, Big Pine Flats Campground northwest of Big Bear Lake and Crab Flats Campground between Lake Arrowhead and Big Bear Lake.

Note: As of September 2007, ATV riding is only permitted on designated Forest Service roads as long as the ATV has a valid California green ATV sticker. To obtain a map with the designated roads, contact the Forest Service HQ at (909) 382-2600.

Overall, Big Bear Lake - South is the 10th most popular ATV riding trail of all 106 ATV trails in California.

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Local Contact(s):  San Bernardino National Forest (909) 866-3437; California Tourism (916) 444-4429; Academy ATV/Dirt Bike Rental (619) 840-0057.

Recommended Book:  "Guide To California Backroads Trails" from Charles Wells

Best Season:  Any

Average Difficulty:  Moderate

Base Camp:  NFS Crab Flats Campground; Big Pine Flat Campground

Luxury Loding:  The Block Hotel, Big Bear Lake (909) 866-6570

Reference Source:  click here http://www.fs.usda.gov/sbnf/

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Date Updated:  6/29/2016

ID:  15592

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