The Village Shops and Courtyard — Local services in Big Bear Lake

I like the village very nice and all but with covid going on , it is just too packed ! Harley everyone is without a mask they just put it on when going inside one of the shops even then , they some still wont do it . And also when crossing sidewalks there , cars dont respect the pedestrians so you have to watch out !. Beautiful place but just very crowded with entitled people couldn't even finish the whole village ! Also one of the shops had a sign saying "you choose to wear a mask or not" . Eventually Big bear will soon be a HOTSPOT .. wouldn't go back ! NO SOCIAL DISTANCING AT ALL , & Im talking about all of...

Everything in every shop and restaurant here is over priced because the buildings rent is super high because they take advantage of the tourists. This makes life extremely difficult for locals looking to do any kind of shopping. All the rich people who own properties in Big Bear are eventually going to drive out all the locals, and soon there will be nobody left to service all the tourists. People keep buying houses out from under locals, turning them into short term vacation air bnbs, and now everywhere to shop makes locals go broke. Like all great Empires in history, Big Bear...

We went to this area of Big Bear to walk around and check out the shops. It was very busy because of a holiday weekend and it took us a little while to find parking. We did enjoy the fresh air and it was a very fun environment. We saw many different shops and restaurants as well as souvenir places. There was snow on the ground which made the day that much more lovely. I’d like to come back on a regular day or weekend when it isn’t quite so crowded, but that is what we’d...