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    Rotary Pine Knot Park

    4.0 (16 reviews)

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    Sal B.

    Beautiful park with beautiful views. This is also where they have the Farmers market. If you see some guys selling cherries, BUY them.

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    Claudia T.

    It's small playground with a few slides. Several benches and a few tables around it. It was clean and just missing some swings for the kiddos The view is beautiful next to the water and the playground was clean

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    Mike B.

    Quaint little park, good use of space. Our son had a great time! Could probably use an extra bench or two...

    Amber B.

    Small playground - best for ages 4-8. There are a few slides and a few climbing apparatuses. No shade. Public restrooms near by. Limited parking. Lots and lots of benches for sitting by the lake. Two picnic tables. Some grassy areas to walk a dog.

    Jennifer O.

    Great park. We stood within walking distance and in the morning we had the whole place to ourselves. We got to all run wild at our first time back at a park since March!! It was all clean and we felt comfortable being there.

    View from the benches.  Lake is a tad dry.  :-/
    Chris W.

    Five stars for the view but one star for the parking and bathroom situation. We spotted the Rotary Pine Knot Park as we were driving down the main road in Big Bear. We made it a point to come back there later and it was worth the effort. There are plenty of benches and picnic tables in shade where you can get great views of the lake. The grounds are well maintained and the park looked nice. We brought a box of pastries and had a great time sitting there eating them in that environment. There's also a small playground with padded flooring for the children to play on. There are a minuscule number of parking spots available and some (all?) of them have signage warning that they are for guests of the Marina Resort next door. There is a large parking lot available at the Big Bear Lake Visitor Center about a five minute walk away. The problem is that you have to cross the very busy Big Bear Blvd, which is not ideal with little kids. The bathroom situation is pretty abysmal. For some reason they designed the bathroom stall so that it does not have a door on it! I ended up having to stand outside the bathroom asking people not to go in until the person was done to avoid any potentially embarrassing situations. The sinks are also designed strangely. Instead of having the water faucets face down they are facing up so the water vomits itself upwards and then falls down awkwardly. Who know what they were thinking when they designed this place. My advice is to use the public restrooms available at the visitor center where the parking lot is.

    The playground equipment is small but perfect for little kids.
    Amber O.

    For all families with antsy toddlers or preschoolers, this is a must for your family trip to Big Bear Lake! We tried searching for a playground and didn't find any until we stumbled across this one. It's right near the marina so there are boats to watch, ducks to feed, and plenty of benches and picnic tables to perch your strollers nearby. There are also public restrooms up closer to the street - a must for potty breaks! :) Overall, a great way to enjoy some warm sunshine while allowing your littles to work up an appetite for dinner.

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    This park is one of my favorites to bring my toddler. They playground is clean and positioned so the sun doesn't burn up the slides

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    26 days ago

    Nice relaxing place next next to the lake to take a break. Parking not disabled friendly.

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    10 years ago

    Very small playground with very little parking. Kids were bored in 5mins

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