Update Big Bear, CA, August 18, 2016 - The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) and the California Highway Patrol (CHP) reopened southbound Interstate 15 (I-15) through the Cajon Pass this morning at 10:45 a.m. The #1 lane will remain closed from Oak Hill Road to Kenwood Avenue for Caltrans crews. All ramps will remain closed at Kenwood Avenue, Cleghorn Road, SR … [Read more...] about I-15 Reopens in the Cajon Pass
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The Road to Big Bear
Big Bear, CA, April 26, 2014 - The first road into the San Bernardino Mountains, which was really just a trail, was built by the Mormons in 1852 and ascended Waterman Canyon. Big Bear Lake was created in 1885 and the only way up, other than a pack trail up Santa Ana Canyon, was a long arduous trip up Cushenbury Grade. To get to the Grade, visitors first had to travel over Cajon … [Read more...] about The Road to Big Bear
Hill Fire in Cajon Pass at 500 Acres – I 15 Southbound Closed
Big Bear, Ca, September 2, 2011, 3:25pm - A wildfire began today at approximately 12:30pm in the Cajon Pass near Oak Hills. The fire reportedly started in the center divider of the Southbound I-15, near Highway 395. The fire has since grown to 500 acres, and mandatory evacuations are being called for homes in the Oak Hills area. According to John Miller with the US Forest … [Read more...] about Hill Fire in Cajon Pass at 500 Acres – I 15 Southbound Closed