You may already know Big Bear Lake as Southern California’s accessible all-season outdoor playground. What you might not know is that it’s also a sky island ecosystem. Soaring above the ...

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An annual fishing derby taking place next month at Big Bear Lake could net some lucky fishermen thousands in cash. The annual Fishin’ for $50K Trout Derby will take place on the weekend of June ...

Big Bear Lake from the Stanfield Cutoff in Big Bear Lake, CA, on Friday, August 26, 2022. The lake is 16 1/2 feet below full and algae is giving the water a green hue.

After hitting record lows two years ago due to drought, Big Bear Lake reported a 10-foot increase in its water level in December 2023 and new data shows it’s risen even higher the first four ...

Maifest in Big Bear Lake is celebrated over the Memorial Day weekend on May 25, 2025. (KTLA) Maifest, pronounced like “my-fest,” can be thought of as Oktoberfest’s little sister, organizers ...

A Southern California college student who went missing in a popular mountain town over the weekend has been found dead in Big Bear Lake. Tanner Prentiss, 22, was last seen on May 17 at around 12: ...

Brave individuals looking to be "freezin' for a reason" will plunge into Big Bear Lake at noon on Saturday, March 29 to raise funds for Special Olympics SoCal.

The Big Bear Lake Oktoberfest Stein-holding record was set by Ernie Achoa in 1995. Achoa’s time was 18 minutes, 33.9 seconds, which has been undefeated for 30 years.

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - The parking lots at Standing Bear Lake in northwest Omaha were crumbling, the shorelines shaggy, and beneath the water, invasive fish were choking the native life. It was time ...

The Big Bear Solar Observatory sits on a peninsula on the north shore of the lake in Big Bear, Calif., on Friday, Aug. 26, 2022. Jeff Gritchen/MediaNews Group/Orange County/Getty Images ...

A web cam trained on a nest above Big Bear Lake zooms in, showing that two of the three eggs delivered by bald eagle Jackie have hatched on Tuesday, March 4, 2025.