Big Pines Recreation Camp (elevation 6,862) was developed in 1923 by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors and the Department of Parks and Recreation. It became a year-round resort with crowds of up to 10,000 on many weekends. Big Pines is located four miles west of Wrightwood in the Angeles National Forest. In 1940 Los Angeles County transferred the land to the Forest Service. Big Pines continues to be a popular recreation area, with three ski resorts, campgrounds and Jackson Lake. A view of the Swartout Valley Lodge at Big Pines Camp. There is a sign on top of the building with the name of the lodge and the words 'Cafe' and 'Store' underneath. Two automobiles are parked in front of the lodge. The building contained a store, restaurant, soda fountain, and post office. In later years, the lodge housed offices of the U.S. Forest Service, until 1987 when an arson fire destroyed the building.
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