Big Bear Valley
{{Short description|Valley in California}}
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Big Bear Valley is a valley in San Bernardino County, California, United States. The valley, in the San Bernardino Mountains, includes Big Bear Lake, Big Bear City, Fawnskin, Holcomb Valley, Sugarloaf, Erwin Lake, Baldwin Lake, Bluff Lake and Lake Williams.{{cite web|url=http://www.bigbearlake.net/about-big-bear/history/|title=About Big Bear - The History of Big Bear Valley|website=www.bigbearlake.net}}
History
The Spanish colonists arrived to the valley in the eighteenth century and encountered people who they referred to as "Serranos" in the valley. The Serranos had established a few permanent settlements in the mountains, and also lived in the area during the summer months of the year. They may have moved into the area some 3,000 years prior.{{Cite book |url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/908762894 |title=Climate change impacts on high-altitude ecosystems |date=2015 |publisher=Springer, Cham |others=Münir A. Öztürk, Khalid Rehman Hakeem, I. Faridah Hanum, Recep Efe |isbn=978-3-319-12859-7 |pages=297 |oclc=908762894}} This very biologically diverse area is also where an active bald eagle can be seen via webcam.{{cite web | title=Inspiring environmental awarenesss, appreciation and enjoyment | website=Friends of Big Bear Valley | date=March 28, 2024 | url=https://www.friendsofbigbearvalley.org/ | access-date=March 28, 2024}}