Why families love it
Cyndi Lamperts is a REALTOR® with Mountain Top Producers Realty in Running Springs. She helps buyers and sellers in Lake Arrowhead, Running Springs, Big Bear, and the other San Bernardino mountain communities. Call (949) 338-9308. Confirm her license on the DRE public lookup.
Many families love mountain living. There is nature, outdoor recreation, and a very different environment from urban Southern California.
Cyndi's mom says raising a family in the mountains gives children experiences that are hard to duplicate down the hill. You are also part of a smaller community, and that becomes part of family life too.
If you are looking for your future home, start with how an ordinary week will feel. The buyer path starts on buying a mountain home. The town is its own conversation on which mountain community. A day around the lake is on living in Lake Arrowhead.
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Start with why it feels wonderful
Many families love mountain living. There is nature, outdoor recreation, and a very different environment from urban Southern California. Cyndi Lamperts, DRE #02187485, Mountain Top Producers Realty: DRE license lookup.
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Look into the ordinary week
Look into schools, childcare, how you get to work, medical needs, activities, and the particular community. Public school information starts with the California Department of Education: California Department of Education. The community chooser: which mountain community. If the job can stay at the house: working remotely from the mountains.
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See life beyond the cabin
The Lake Arrowhead area and the surrounding mountains offer outdoor recreation and family attractions. SkyPark at Santa's Village is one example, with mountain-oriented activities and seasonal experiences. These communities offer much more than sitting inside a cabin. This month: the mountain events calendar. A day in town: living in Lake Arrowhead.
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Choose the lifestyle, including winter
Choose the mountains because the lifestyle fits the family. A wonderful weekend visit is a lovely start. The ordinary week, including winter, is the life you are choosing. Full-time or a weekend cabin: full-time or a weekend cabin. Winter roads: winter access. Highway conditions: Caltrans QuickMap.
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Let the smaller community be part of family life
Cyndi's mom: raising a family in the mountains gives children experiences that are hard to duplicate down the hill. You are also part of a smaller community, and that becomes part of family life too.
What to look into first
Before a house becomes the whole conversation, look into schools, childcare, how you get to work, medical needs, activities, and the particular community.
Schools and childcare belong with the address you are considering. Public school information starts with the California Department of Education. Childcare belongs in that same look, for the community you are picturing.
How you get to work belongs there too. If the job can stay at the house, read working remotely from the mountains. If you will drive, take the gorgeous mountain roads on a day that feels like your real week. Winter roads are on winter access.
Medical needs stay part of choosing the community, in the way your family needs them to. Match the town on which mountain community. Buyers coming up from the coast can also start with the Orange County buyer's guide.
Schools and childcare
Look them up for the address and the community you are considering.
How you get to work
A real day on the gorgeous mountain roads, or a job that stays at the house.
Medical needs
Part of choosing the community, in the way your family needs.
Activities
Outdoor time, and the town where an ordinary afternoon will happen.
Things to do with kids
The Lake Arrowhead area and the surrounding mountains offer outdoor recreation and family attractions. SkyPark at Santa's Village is one example, with mountain-oriented activities and seasonal experiences.
The bigger point is a sweet one. These communities offer much more than sitting inside a cabin.
If you are looking for your future home, spend a relaxed day in town. Drive the gorgeous mountain roads. See how the afternoon feels with your children. A day around Lake Arrowhead is on living in Lake Arrowhead.
See what's happening in Lake Arrowhead this month on our mountain events calendar.
Choose the lifestyle, not one great weekend
A wonderful weekend visit is a lovely way to fall for the mountains. Choose them because the lifestyle fits the family.
Ordinary mornings, school days, childcare, and quiet evenings in a smaller community are the life you are choosing. A weekend that sparkles is a gift. The week you live is the question.
Full-time living and a weekend cabin ask different things of the house. That guide is full-time or a weekend cabin. If you are thinking about the years ahead, stairs, a level entry, and the driveway, that conversation is on retiring to the mountains.
A house that works for a family in winter
Winter is part of the lifestyle, including the weeks that feel like a regular week at home. If you are looking for your future home, picture an ordinary January morning. Where does the car sit? How does the walk to the door feel with children and groceries?
The roads you will drive stay on winter access. Before you head up, look at Caltrans QuickMap and San Bernardino County snow information. Chain rules are on Caltrans chain controls. The driveway, parking, and the path to the door stay on driveways and parking. Getting the house ready before a storm stays on winter storm prep.
Drive the gorgeous mountain roads when the day is kind. When a storm is on the way, let the official road report set the plan.
Mountain living for families FAQ
Is mountain living good for families?
Many families love mountain living. There is nature, outdoor recreation, and a very different environment from urban Southern California. Cyndi’s mom says raising a family in the mountains gives children experiences that are hard to duplicate down the hill. You are also part of a smaller community, and that becomes part of family life too. Cyndi Lamperts, DRE #02187485: DRE license lookup. The community chooser: which mountain community. Living in Lake Arrowhead: living in Lake Arrowhead.
What should we look into before moving to Lake Arrowhead with kids?
Look into schools, childcare, how you get to work, medical needs, activities, and the particular community. Public school information starts with the California Department of Education: California Department of Education. If the job can stay at the house: working remotely from the mountains. Winter roads: winter access. Highway conditions: Caltrans QuickMap. The community chooser: which mountain community. California DRE: California DRE.
Where can families take children around Lake Arrowhead?
The Lake Arrowhead area and the surrounding mountains offer outdoor recreation and family attractions. SkyPark at Santa's Village is one example, with mountain-oriented activities and seasonal experiences. These communities offer much more than sitting inside a cabin. What is happening this month: the mountain events calendar. A day in Lake Arrowhead: living in Lake Arrowhead. California DRE: California DRE.
Should a wonderful weekend be the reason to move?
Choose the mountains because the lifestyle fits the family. A wonderful weekend visit is a lovely start. The ordinary week is the life you are choosing. Full-time or a weekend cabin: full-time or a weekend cabin. If you are thinking about the years ahead, stairs, level entry, and the driveway, that guide is retiring to the mountains. Cyndi Lamperts, DRE #02187485: DRE license lookup.
What should a family picture about the house in winter?
Picture an ordinary winter morning at the house. Where does the car sit? How does the walk to the door feel? Winter is part of the lifestyle, including an ordinary week at home. Roads and chain controls: winter access. Caltrans QuickMap: Caltrans QuickMap. Chain controls: Caltrans chain controls. San Bernardino County snow information: county snow information. The driveway and the path to the door: driveways and parking. Getting the house ready before a storm: winter storm prep.
Tell Cyndi the week you picture
Tell her how the family will use the house, and what an ordinary week should feel like. She will help you look with that in mind.