Welcome to Baldwin Eagle Lodge! 🦅Panoramic view of Baldwin Lake, Bear and Snow Summit Ski Resorts! Soak in the hot tub on your back deck and enjoy the fire pit while appreciating a gorgeous view of Baldwin Lake Ecological Preserve. Experience peace and tranquility here. Sunsets are amazing! Entertain family and friends in this open floor plan, light and bright paradise which leads onto the expansive back deck. Minutes to 4x4 trails and hiking, and just 15 minutes to ski resorts and The Village. Our home offers 1010 square feet of space for making your Big Bear memories. Our home offers our guests a clean, calming and inviting atmosphere to take in all Bear Valley has to offer. SLEEPING ARRANGEMENT: Bedroom 1: Features a QUEEN size bed with an ensuite bathroom and plenty of closet space for your luggage and wardrobe. Bedroom 2: Features a TWIN over TWIN/KING bunk bed and also a single TWIN bed as well as plenty of closet space for your luggage and wardrobe. Living Room: QUEEN pullout sofa bed. For your convenience, there are pillows, blankets, and sheets located in the closet of the second bedroom. KITCHEN: Our home comes with a full size, and fully equipped kitchen. You'll have the basic kitchen necessities to prepare your meals. OUTDOOR SPACE: The best part of coming to Big Bear is being able to enjoy the outdoors, and we've set our space up so you can do just that. Our home features an expansive deck with a hot tub, gas barbecue, and gas fire pit that provides the perfect space to enjoy the beautiful views of Baldwin Lake and the surrounding San Bernardino National Forest. Did you know Baldwin Lake is the original “Big Bear Lake”? Modern Big Bear history begins roughly around 1845 when Benjamin Davis Wilson rode into the Yuhaviat Valley with a posse of 20 men. They were searching for outlaws who had been raiding their ranches in Riverside. As they entered the valley, they found it crawling with grizzly bears. Nope, not a misprint, they were indeed grizzly bears! It was with this discovery that Big Bear Lake got its' modern name! However, this name originally referred to what is now Baldwin Lake, as today's Big Bear Lake did not exist until the early 1900s! Baldwin Lake is a natural, intermittent, alkali lake in the Big Bear Valley of the San Bernardino Mountains, in San Bernardino County, California. It is located east of Big Bear Lake Reservoir and Big Bear City. Baldwin Lake typically has water from November through September and typically begins to dry out toward the end of September. Baldwin Lake typically remains dry through mid October-November. However, recent heavy rain and snowfall have allowed for Baldwin Lake to remain full throughout much of the year! The 156-acre Baldwin Lake Ecological Reserve includes a unique pebble plain plant community as well as vernal wet meadow habitat. Baldwin Lake is also known for its wintering population of American Bald Eagles! Just go to YouTube and search “Big Bear Bald Eagle Cam” and you’ll be able to see our local family of Bald Eagles and their day to day activities:) The California Department of Fish and Wildlife purchased the property from The Nature Conservancy in 1989. It was acquired to protect existing populations of rare and endangered plants. The property was designated as an ecological reserve by the Fish and Game Commission in 1991. Enjoy the views of this unique area from your patio, go explore the basin on foot, or paddle board and kayak in the lake. It’s just a couple minutes walk from your patio!