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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

173
Sleeps
160
Largest room seats

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

Sports fieldsPlaygroundGame roomClimbing wallZip lineArchery

The facts

LodgingLodge rooms (102 beds) · Dorm rooms (62 beds) · Cabins (9 beds)
MealsFull food service
SeasonYear-round
HostsYouth groups · School groups
AffiliationPresbyterian heritage (founded as a Presbyterian camp in 1926); today open to religious and non-religious groups
Established1926
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.

Visit Big Bear Lake Christian Camp and Conference Center’s own website →