2024 Outdoor Adventure Days is set for June 22-23, 2024

This is Big Bear’s most diverse festival of outdoor activities, promoting the area’s natural beauty, accessibility, and unique habitats. All events are FREE, but registration is required. Event headquarters is at the Discovery Center, 40971 North Shore Drive/Hwy 38, Fawnskin.

The purpose of the Ecotourism Coalition and the Outdoor Adventure Days is to support local businesses while increasing awareness of the value of Big Bear Valley’s unique natural habitats and species. The priority is creating harmony between individuals, our businesses and our beautiful surroundings.

Stay tuned for information at bigbearecotourism.org

Here are some outdoor adventure samplers…

—Walk the Pebble Plain
—Tour the Wetland Meadow
Both have plants you cannot see
anywhere else in the world

—Enjoy the Lake
Paddlewheel boat tour around the lake,
kayak alone or with a partner

—Guided Hikes
Samples of trails around the valley

—Birding
Walk to see/identify Bear Valley birds or
Tour by boat to see/identify lake birds

—Bald Eagles Nest
View the nest by telescope
at Dana Point Park