6. Big Bear Lake, California
Visit here if you live in:
- Los Angeles or Orange County, CA: 2hr
- San Diego, CA: 2hr 45min
- Las Vegas, NV: 3hr 30min
- Phoenix, AZ: 5hr 30min
Big Bear Lake in Southern California is surrounded by singletrack, but you can still hit all the key trails in a long weekend of riding. To start, grab your DH rig and hit the all-new bike park at Snow Summit. Next, hit Cougar Crest and other nearby trails in an epic loop similar to the one I did back in 2012. And finally, be sure to check out the new IMBA-built Skyline Trail… and tell me how it is!
While Big Bear is still warm and dry compared to most of the nation, thanks to a 6,759-foot base elevation the area provides a cool respite from the hot summers of the Desert Southwest, and the mountains rising up from there are a gorgeous change from much of the rest of So Cal.
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Home to the Luke's Trail network, Driver Trails, Goodwater Rim -- and not much else.
2 hrs from Salt Lake City/2.5 from Ogden/6 from Denver.
Vernal, Utah
Perfect for a long weekend. Red Fleet, McCoy Flats and the Flume.
3 Hrs from Salt Lake/2.5 from Provo/3.5 from Ogden, 6 from Denver
Did this as a long weekend from Colorado Springs (7 hours)
Pine Valley, CA
Big Laguna Trail, Noble Canyon, Cayamaca State Park, Noble Canyon
45 Min from San Diego, 2.5 Hrs from LA
Idyllwild, CA
The Idyllwild Park Trails will keep you entertained for a long weekend.
2 hrs from LA/3 from San Diego
Prescott Arizona (for after you've tapped out Sedona)
3 or 4 great trail systems.
1.5 hours from Phoenix, 2.5 from Tucson
Los Alamos, NM (for after you've tapped out Santa Fe and Taos)
1.5 hrs from Albuquerque
Luray, VA
Elizabeth Furnace, Kennedy Peak
1.75 hrs from DC
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