Lake Arrowhead Almanac 2012 - Mountain News

SAN BERNARDINO NATIONAL FOREST
The San Bernardino National Forest and the San
Bernardino National Forest Association (SBNFA)
offer a bounty of outdoor adventure possibilities.
Fire lookouts are open to the public from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
daily from Memorial Day to mid-November. Volunteers, trained
by the SBNFA, show visitors the equipment and point out the
sites that can be seen from on high.
The lookout at Strawberry Peak is located off Bear Springs
Road, in Rimforest off Highway 18. Its elevation is 6,143 feet.
Further east off Highway 18 is Keller Peak, located past the
town of Running Springs. At an elevation of 7,882, the
vista is wide from this tower.
Seasonal family camping is available at the Dogwood
and North Shore campgrounds. Dogwood is located off Highway
18 near Daley Canyon Road, while North Shore is located
on Hospital Road off Highway 173. Reservations are
a must and may be made at www.recreation.gov/Dogwood_Ca
or www.recreation.gov/North_Shore_Ca. For more information
during the season, call Dogwood at (909) 336-6717
or North Shore at (909) 337-6399.
The Arrowhead Ranger District has hiking trails ranging
in elevation from 3,000 feet to over 7,000 feet. Trail maps
are available at the Lake Arrowhead Communities Chamber
of Commerce and at the Arrowhead Ranger Station on
Highway 18 near Skyforest.
Adventure Passes are required for the use of certain
recreation sites and areas in the forest. Both daily and
annual passes are available; they may be purchased online
at www.fs.fed.us/r5/sanbernardino/ap/pass or at
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a number of local businesses, including the Lake Arrowhead
Resort and Spa and the Lake Arrowhead Communities
Chamber of Commerce.
HEAPS PEAK ARBORETUM
Located on Highway 18 east of the Lake Arrowhead turnoff
on Highway 18, the Heaps Peak Arboretum features the Sequoia
Trail along which visitors can stroll and observe a variety
of native plants.
Maintained by volunteers from the Rim of the World Interpretive
Association, the arboretum is free to the public but
an Adventure Pass is required for parking. For more information,
visit www.heapspeakarboretum.com.
THEATER AND DANCE IN THE MOUNTAINS
Whether your taste leans toward musical theater, ballet
or drama, you’ll find it all in the mountain communities. The
productions of the Rim of the World High School drama department
have become popular with the community, whose
members flock to the Performing Arts Center. For more information,
visit www.rimdrama.com.
The holidays would not be complete without seeing a production
of The Nutcracker. The Lake Arrowhead Classical Ballet
Company’s production includes local students and guest
artists. The dancers also present a Spring Showcase each
year. Visit www.arrowheadballet.org for more information.
The Lake Arrowhead Repertory Theatre Company, locat-
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