No matter what season you choose to vacation at Big Bear Lakes, you will find indoor and outdoor activities and events for the whole family. Pets enjoy accompanying their families on vacations, and according to the Big Bear Visitor's Guide Online, "The natural atmosphere of the mountains is ideal for pets because it allows them an opportunity to get back to nature and experience the great outdoors." Big Bear Lake has many pet-friendly hotels and other accommodations.
Big Bear Frontier is a lakefront resort located one block from Big Bear Lakes Village, where you will find fine shops and restaurants, and within walking distance of the local bowling alley and nearby movie theaters. Guests at Big Bear Frontier enjoy a mountainous, park-like setting that includes a natural, year-round stream and grassy areas shaded by tall pine trees. The hotel has a swimming pool and offers complimentary coffee, tea and hot chocolate and free, high-speed Internet.
Big Bear Frontier is pet friendly, and pets are welcome for a nightly fee of $15 per pet. The hotel has no restrictions on weight or on the number of pets per room.
Big Bear Frontier
40472 Big Bear Blvd.
Big Bear Lake, CA 92315
800-798-3960
big-bear-cabins.com
The Motel 6 is located three miles from Big Bear's World Class Skiing, on Big Bear Blvd. The motel is across the street from the Convention Center where Octoberfest is held every fall. Motel rooms are non-smoking and have cable television, and the motel is wheelchair accessible.
Motel 6 is one of the first pet-friendly hotel chains. Pets of all sizes and weights stay free, and there is no restriction on the number of dogs per room.
Motel 6 Big Bear
42899 Big Bear Blvd.
Big Bear Lake, CA 92315
909-585-6666
motel6.com/
Bear Creek Resort is a pet-friendly hotel moments away from the Big Bear Village and the ski slopes. All units have been renovated with new kitchens, flat screen TVs and DirectTV. The hotel has an on-site spa that offers massages, yoga classes and hot stone therapy.
Bear Creek is dog friendly and all units allow pets. A fenced yard is available for dogs to play and run around off-leash. Two dogs of any size are allowed at Bear Creek Resort for a nightly fee of $25 per dog. Dogs cannot be left in the room unattended.
Bear Creek Resort
40210 Big Bear Blvd.
Big Bear Lake, CA 92315
877-428-9335
bearcreek-resort.com
The Best Western Big Bear Chateau is close to Bear Mountain Ski Resorts and Snow Summit, and conveniently located near outdoor activities, such as skiing, snowmobiling, hiking, golf, horseback riding, fishing and sailing on Big Bear Lake.
Guest rooms have a fireplace, pillow-top mattresses, cable television, Showtime and high-speed Internet. Big Bear Chateau offers an outdoor, heated swimming pool, fitness center, hot tub and steam room.
Dogs are allowed for a fee of $25 for the first dog for the first night and an additional $5 for a second dog and subsequent nights.
Best Western Big Bear Chateau
42200 Moonridge Rd.
Big Bear Lake, CA 92315
909-866-6666
bestwestern.com
Timberline Lodge is a pet-friendly, non-smoking hotel close to the lake, marinas and Big Bear Village restaurants, shops and movie theaters. Cabins, situated beneath tall pines, feature cable television, free wireless Internet, microwave, coffee maker and refrigerator. Some units have fireplaces and full kitchens.
The hotel has a seasonal, heated swimming pool, children's play yard, swings, large sandbox, volleyball, horseshoes, basketball and tetherball. Guests appreciate being able to use the barbecue, picnic tables and fish-cleaning facilities.
Pets are welcome at Timberline Lodge for a nightly $15 fee per pet. Dogs must be crated when left alone in the room.
Timberline Lodge
39921 Big Bear Blvd.
Big Bear Lake, CA 92315
909-866-4141
bigbeartimberline.com
