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Fawnskin Chamber Of Commerce

39149 North Shore Drive
909-866-3414

Fawnskin is a hidden gem of a little town that lies on the north shore of Big Bear Lake. Travelers in the 1800s came to the valley on the rough road by stagecoach and later touring motorcar. The picturesque valley has always been a great attraction to vacationers that found the mountain terrain a wonderful retreat from city life. Several hundred homes are huddled in the forested mountainside.

Gold miners, loggers and hunters scattered throughout the Holcomb Valley that was very active in the 1800s. One story of our name is that hunters came across some fawn skins spread to dry in the area. The area became known as Fawn Skin and later Fawnskin. Several other names were temporarily chosen for the North Shore village—Cline• Miller, Bald Eagle Valley, Big Bear Village, Oso Grande and Grout Bay.

Eagle habitats along the North Shore have been designated for the annual return of the golden and bald eagles—which winter here from October to March. Bring your binoculars for the annual eagle count.

Old Miners' Days in July and August see the valley fill with parades, events, exhibitions, and chili cook• offs. Fawnskin hosts the hilarious Doo Dah Parade, the Loggers' Jubilee and the Fawnskin Festival.

Downtown Fawnskin has some of the oldest buildings in the valley. The Fawn Lodge was built in 1917 and later added onto. The Pedersen Saw Mill lies just west of the lodge, the old post office lies to the east of it. Examples of bark• sided cabins still exist in Fawnskin.