Big Bear

Big Bear: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this heritage site: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Big Bear

Season: October to February; carry water in summer.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Big Bear — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 51.00870, -118.21501. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Big Bear

• Revelstoke Dam · lake · Columbia-Shuswap Regional · ~6 km · Must-see
• English Lake Provincial Park · lake · Columbia-Shuswap Regional · ~17 km · Must-see
• Mount Revelstoke National Park · sanctuary · Improvement District No. 9 · ~17 km · Must-see
• Victor Lake Provincial Park · lake · Columbia-Shuswap Regional · ~18 km · Must-see
• Ghost Peak · viewpoint · Improvement District No. 9 · ~20 km · Must-see
• Joss Pass · viewpoint · Improvement District No. 9 · ~30 km · Must-see
• Albert Glacier · viewpoint · Improvement District No. 9 · ~33 km · Must-see
• The Last Spike · fort · Columbia-Shuswap Regional · ~45 km · Must-see
• Submerged ghost town of Arrowhead · fort · Columbia-Shuswap Regional · ~53 km · Must-see
• Galena Pass · viewpoint · Improvement District No. 9 · ~60 km · Must-see
• Cougar Pass · viewpoint · Improvement District No. 9 · ~62 km · Must-see
• Greens Glacier · viewpoint · Improvement District No. 9 · ~64 km · Must-see
• Bonney Glacier · viewpoint · Improvement District No. 9 · ~64 km · Must-see
• Swanzy Glacier · viewpoint · Improvement District No. 9 · ~67 km · Must-see
• Nakimu Caves · cave · Improvement District No. 9 · ~67 km · Must-see
• Purity Glacier · viewpoint · Improvement District No. 9 · ~68 km · Must-see
• Donkin Glacier · viewpoint · Improvement District No. 9 · ~69 km · Must-see
• Mount Abbott · viewpoint · Improvement District No. 9 · ~69 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Big Bear

Other forts & heritage near Big Bear

• The Last Spike · fort · Columbia-Shuswap Regional · ~45 km · Must-see
• Submerged ghost town of Arrowhead · fort · Columbia-Shuswap Regional · ~53 km · Must-see
• Glacier Station · fort · Columbia-Shuswap Regional · ~71 km · Must-see
• Last Spike · fort · Improvement District No. 12 · ~45 km
• Rogers Pass Discovery Centre · fort · Columbia-Shuswap Regional · ~73 km
• R.J. Haney Heritage Village · fort · Columbia-Shuswap Regional · ~99 km
• Revelstoke Cenotaph · fort · Columbia-Shuswap Regional · ~2 km
• Nels Nelson Ski Jump · fort · Columbia-Shuswap Regional · ~2 km
• Rogers Pass Opening Commorative Plaque · fort · Columbia-Shuswap Regional · ~20 km
• Sawmill · fort · Columbia-Shuswap Regional · ~38 km

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