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“THE CROWN JEWEL OF THE SAN BERNARDINO MOUNTAIN’S”

LOCATION: 9,215 acres in the San Bernardino National Forest.

NEAREST CITY: San Bernardino, 20 miles south, Los Angeles, 90 miles west; Palm Springs, 72 miles east.

AIRPORT: Ontario International, one hour from Lake Arrowhead.

ALTITUDE: 5,102 feet

WEATHER: 4 seasons, mild winters

TOTAL DWELLINGS: 10,710
Full Time-4285 Part Time-6,425

FULL TIME POPULATION: 11,960

AVERAGE PRICE OF A HOME: 2006:
$450,000

SCHOOLS: Rim of the World High School, Mary Putnam Henck Intermediate, Lake Arrowhead and Grandview Elementary.

MEDICAL: 24 hour hospital, includes emergency room, skilled nursing, medical offices and a wide range of medical specialties.

THE LAKE: 784 acres, private access reserved for homeowners, 14 miles of shoreline, Average depth 100 feet, deepest spot 185 feet.

GOLF: Lake Arrowhead Country Club, Private 18-hole championship course.

WEEKLY NEWSPAPER: Mountain News. Established in the 1920′s

“From Cabins to Lake Front Homes Lake Arrowhead Is The Place To Be”

The first man ever to set foot in Little Bear Valley(now known as Lake Arrowhead) was fur traders, who was a partner of Jedediah Smith, in 1826. At that time, about 40 Paiute Indians, a warlike tribe, used the mountains for their hunting grounds.
In the 1860′s the main attraction for the white man at Little Bear Valley was logging lumber and cattle and there were several saw mills in and around the valley.
The first so-called “Morman Road” up the mountain was built in 1852. The “Dailey Canyon Road” was built in 1870. Summers were productive in the Valley, but everything stopped in the winter.
In 1891, three Ohio businessmen chose Little Bear Valley as a likely spot for a reservoir, to supple water to the southern lowlands. Land was purchased and water rights were obtained. The Arrowhead Reservoir Company was formed. In 1890 a tramway (a cable powered device) was built from Waterman canyon up the mountain for the purpose of transporting supplies for the building of the dam. Construction of the dam for the reservoir started in 1893. “Camp 1″ on the north slope of the valley served as living quarters and mess halls for the workers.
In 1905, the property was transferred to a new corporation, Arrowhead Reservoir and Power Company, because the idea of utilizing the water for power had been conceived. The dam is what is known as a semihydraulic fill dam 200 feet high, 720 feet long and 1,100 feet thick at the base. It has a steel reinforced concrete core wall embedded 20 feet in bed rock.
By 1912, the dam was 80% complete, and work continued for several years after that. The plans called for over 60 miles of water conveyances and tunnels. However, only 6 1/2 miles of tunnels were completed, when it became known that the State ruled in favor of the ranchers on the upper desert side of the mountains, who relied on the water from the northward facing watershed, and passed laws which prevented the diverting of water from its natural watersheds for other than demestic use. Thus the Company was stopped from continuing with its plan to transport water to the areas south of the mountains, and even though the lake was filling with water, the project was abandoned.

The Arrowhead Lake Company from Los Angeles bought Little Bear Lake and surrounding land in 1920 and changed the name to Lake Arrowhead.

The Lake Arrowhead Company’s plan was to develope the mile high manmade lake into a fine recreational and residential area. Between 1921 and 1923, the dam was completed and a road was consturcted partially around the north shore of the lake. The Norman-styled village, which included a dance pavilion, an outdoor movie theater, restaurant, beach and bath houses, was completed. Three hotels were built, Arlington Lodge, Village Inn and North Shore Tavern. A 9 hole course was developed on the site of the present golf course. Many Hollywood stars stayed at the hotels during that era and some purchase homes in the resort. The studios frequently used the area for locations for making films.
In 1946, The Los Angeles Turf Club purchased the lake and surrounding properties known as Arrowhead Woods.
In the 1960′s, three businessmen-developers from Los Angeles bought Lake Arrowhead and formed the Lake Arrowhead Development Company. They built the present 18 hole golf course. 18 residential tracts were subdivided, also with deed restrictions and an additional 120 acres of land were purchased and included in the Arrowhead Woods. A water filtration plant was built to filter domestic water supplied to the Arrowhead Woods Residences.
In 1967, Lake Arrowhead Development Company merged with Boise Cascade Corp. of Boise, Idaho.
In 1971, Lake Arrowhead was purchaed by seven businessmen from Chicago. In 1973, Boise Cascade was forced to reacquire Lake Arrowhead through foreclosure.
A bond of seven million dollars was passed in 1974 and a new dam was built known today as “Papoose Lake”
In 1975, the property owners in Arrowhead Woods bought Lake Arrowhead from Boise and Boise sold their remaining holdings in Lake Arrowhead to Metropolitan Advertising Agency in 1977. In 1978, a group of investors, headed by a developer George Coult, bought the ” Village” and “Lodge” properties and in April 1979 a “Burn to Learn” San Bernardino County fire departments and the Air Corps taking part. All structures in the Village were burned except the original dance pavilion building, the post office, bank and real estate office.
The beautiful new Village was built in much the same architecture as the old Village which now houses boutiques. The Village includes a complete convenience shopping center, restaurants, gift shops, specialty shops and lake tours on the Lake Arrowhead Queen.
In 1982, the spectacular 175 room Arrowhead Hilton Lodge was built on the site of the original Arlington Lodge. Today it is known as the beautifully remodeled Lake Arrowhead Resort.
Today Lake Arrowhead is not only a popular recreational area for visitors, it is also a beautiful year round Alpine residential community at 5,400 foot level.

If you plan to put a boat on the lake here in Lake Arrowhead the first thing you will need is your current DMV registration, a certificate of insurance in the amount of $500,000 for power boats and sail boats, including an endorsement of ALA as “Additional Insured”, and a copy of your homeowners policy for kayaks, canoes, and paddle boats. For a day use boaters, we have extended the launch ramp hours till 8:00pm each evening. Click here for your free Lake Arrowhead map

Lake Arrowhead General Membership includes Grass Valley, Marina Peninsula Parks & Ability to Rent Burnt Mill Beach Club for Special Events.

LAKE ARROWHEAD’S MAXIMUM BOAT SIZE IS 26″

Dock Membership (per slip) $500.00
Beach Club Family Membership $200.00
Power Boat/Sail Boat W/Dock $200.00
Power Boat/Sail Boat Day Use $300.00
Tiny Boat Whole Lake $200.00
Tiny Boat W/Dock $ 60.00
Tiny Boat Day Use $120.00
General Membership $ 60.00
Dock House/Storage Building $ 50.00

1. Persons authorized to Fish: Only Arrowhead Woods property owners, their family and guests are permitted to fish in Lake Arrowhead and Grass Valley Lake.

2. Proof of Ownership: Property owners must give proof of Arrowhead Woods prperty ownership to any ALA employee. Prood may include ALA boat sticker, ALA mumbership cark, or copy of grant deed.

3. Fishing License: A current California State fishing license is required.

4. Limit of Fish: No person authorized to fish may take more than five (5) trout, salmon or bass in the aggregate in any one day, nor may any person have more than a daily limit in their pssession; limit for pan fish is 20. There is no limit on all remaining species of fish. Fishing or trapping crawdad/crayfish is prohibited.

NOTE: Catch and Release Program – Bass 14″ and longer in length be released.

CAUTION: These rules do not supersede local, County, State, or Federal laws.

“HAPPY FISHING”