Big Bear Snow Play

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Big Bear Snow Play

Photo: Ian D. Keating · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

🎃 Seasonal · Big Bear Lake

4 hours · $$$ · Check website for reservations

age fit
0–1 yr
★ 1.0
1–3 yrs
★ 2.0
3–5 yrs
★ 4.0
5–10 yrs
★ 5.0
  • 🚗
    About 120 min drive
    From Arcadia · Parking: Free lot, full by noon on weekends and holidays; check chain requirements on Hwy 330/18 in snow
  • 🎒
    Carrier recommended
    Terrain isn't stroller-friendly; a carrier is easier
  • 🌳
    Little shade
    Fine on cold days · Great on sunny days · Good on cool days
  • ⏱️
    Typical visit: 4 hours
    Best seasons: Winter

The best snow spot in Big Bear for little kids: no skiing, just tubing, with a magic carpet carrying the whole family uphill and several long lanes running all the way down; snowmaking guarantees snow all winter, and it is where many LA kids see their first snow.

💡 Tips
All-day tickets are about $40–50 per person (kids have a height requirement, usually 36 inches to ride a tube alone); buy online ahead to skip the line. It is a 2-hour drive, so leave by 8am; the mountain is 20-plus degrees colder than home, so snow pants and waterproof gloves are essential.

What this place offers

✓snow tubing
✓magic carpet
✓snowmaking
✓snow play
✓snacks
✓tire chains
✓restrooms

This weekend's weather in Big Bear Lake

Forecast at the destination itself (coast and hills often differ from home)

🌦️
Sat 10/17
Drizzle · 48–62°F · 1% rain
☀️
Sun 10/18
Sunny · 47–63°F · 2% rain

Location

Big Bear Lake, California

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