Visitor center

Big Bear Discovery Center

488 locals recommend,

Tips from locals

Alicia'S
March 29, 2022
Sizable visitor center offering nature-based exhibitions, eco-tours, an amphitheater & trail maps.
Sara & Eric
January 6, 2020
Come here to see exhibits on the local plants and wildlife and to speak to rangers about local hikes and nature programs. A few trailheads start from here.
Bill
July 5, 2019
Lots of fun for the kids and family if you enjoy nature, learning and hiking.
Greyson
July 2, 2019
Worth the drive across the lake to visit the Discovery Center and learn about the local area.
Lovey-Dovey
March 29, 2019
A regional visitor center and nature center. Opened in 1998, the Big Bear Discovery Center is the largest visitor center in the Big Bear Valley. Stop by and be one of the more than 190,000 yearly visitors to enjoy exhibits, weekly programs, eco-tours, and special events like outdoor concerts, theater productions, and nighttime interpretive programs in the Big Bear Discovery Center Amphitheater.
A regional visitor center and nature center. Opened in 1998, the Big Bear Discovery Center is the largest visitor center in the Big Bear Valley. Stop by and be one of the more than 190,000 yearly visitors to enjoy exhibits, weekly programs, eco-tours, and special events like outdoor concerts, theat…

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Location
Fawnskin, CA