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Big Bear Lake Christian Camp and Conference Center
Big Bear Lake Christian Camp and Conference Center is a camp and retreat center on the shore of Big Bear Lake in Big Bear Lake, California, run as a Christian camp since 1926. It sleeps 173 overnight guests across a historic lodge, dormitories, and cottages, and hosts church retreats, school getaways, and other groups year-round.
Facts verified from the camp’s own website · Last verified 2026-09-11
Getting there
- 1 h 20 min from Riverside
- 1 h 50 min from Palm Springs
- 2 h 5 min from Orange County
575 Prairie Ln, Big Bear Lake, CA 92315 · drive times are typical, not rush hour
On the property
The facts
| Lodging | Lodge rooms (102 beds) · Dorm rooms (62 beds) · Cabins (9 beds) |
| Meals | Full food service |
| Season | Year-round |
| Hosts | Youth groups · School groups |
| Affiliation | Presbyterian heritage (founded as a Presbyterian camp in 1926); today open to religious and non-religious groups |
| Established | 1926 |
| Phone | (877) 285-0119 |
The main lodge, the oldest building on the lake, was built in 1916 as a hunting lodge before the Synod of Southern California bought the property in 1926 to start a Presbyterian camp.
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