The places that don't make you apologize for the kids. Restaurants with crayons that aren't an afterthought, parks with shade and bathrooms, the ice-cream stop with the line on a hot Tuesday.
A dockside family restaurant in Lake Arrowhead Village since 1982 — Belgian-style waffles, homemade soups, burgers, and angus patties on housemade wheat buns.
A family-run Mexican restaurant and cantina in the Village, open since 1983.
A self-guided, 0.7-mile nature-trail loop through the San Bernardino National Forest near Skyforest, past a grove of Giant Sequoias planted in the 1930s — easy enough for young kids and dogs. Requires a $5 daily Adventure Pass.
A year-round outdoor adventure park in Skyforest, east of the Village — zip lines, a mountain coaster, and rides, built on the site of the original Santa's Village theme park that ran from 1955 to 1998.
A public tour boat departing from Lake Arrowhead Village — the one way for non-members to actually get out on the water, since the lake itself is private and requires Arrowhead Lake Association membership to boat or swim.
The lake's public-facing commercial hub, opened in 1923 in a Norman-style design — outlet shops, boutiques, restaurants, and a supermarket, open to everyone regardless of Arrowhead Lake Association membership.