{"id":66332,"date":"2018-09-06T09:23:00","date_gmt":"2018-09-06T16:23:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/69.46.6.243\/?p=66332"},"modified":"2018-09-06T09:23:00","modified_gmt":"2018-09-06T16:23:00","slug":"bear-valley-fat-tire-festival-september-8th-9th-in-bear-valley","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/?p=66332","title":{"rendered":"Bear Valley Fat Tire Festival September 8th-9th in Bear Valley"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bear Valley, CA….Bring your fat tire ride and join us for the best Fat Tire Festival on Highway 4.\u00a0 Experience some of the best mountain bike riding in the area and get in on the festivities.\u00a0 \u00a0The weekend festivities will include guided MTB rides, shuttles to the high points of some of our best trails, bike demos and gear sales, food and beverages (beer by Snowshoe Brewery), camping, games, raffles with plenty of swag, BVTS T-Shirts available and live music at HermitFest.<\/p>\n

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Registration is $50 and includes\u00a0any or all of the following:\u00a0<\/span>guided rides, trail map, Saturday lunch, Saturday BBQ dinner, beer and wine, shuttles to high trail points on Cape Horn and Rings trails on Saturday afternoon and Sunday morning, plus Poker Ride with prizes.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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BEAR VALLEY FAT TIRE FESTIVAL – FAQs<\/b><\/span><\/div>\n
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Below are more details about the Bear Valley Fat Tire Festival, coming\u00a0 up on September 8-9th in Bear Valley, CA, along with FAQs<\/div>\n
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For more questions, contact\u00a0paulnordic@sbcglobal.net\u00a0 \u00a0-OR-\u00a0 mike.cooke@bearvalleytrails.org (president of BVTS)<\/span><\/div>\n
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Is there a schedule for the event?<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

YES.\u00a0 The event final schedule is available\u00a0HERE<\/span><\/a><\/b><\/div>\n
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How do I get to Bear Valley?<\/b><\/span><\/div>\n
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Bear Valley is located on Hyway 4 about 2 hours west of Stockton, CA.\u00a0 It is located on Ebbetts Pass which is a National Scenic Byway.\u00a0 From Stockton, CA, take State Route 4 toward Angels Camp and continue on Highway 4 another hour to Bear Valley.\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0GOOGLE MAP DIRECTIONS HERE<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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Is there camping close by?<\/span><\/b><\/div>\n
The closest camping is 2-3 miles away near Lake Alpine.\u00a0 There are “camping” accomodations from tent camping to motorhomes as well as “glamping” at the Bear Valley Ski Area.\u00a0 Here is a\u00a0GOOGLE MAP link to CAMPGROUNDS near Bear Valley<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n
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Here is the link to use for\u00a0booking camp sites in the nearby National Forest campgrounds<\/b>.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0https:\/\/www.recreation.gov\/<\/span><\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0The interesting thing is that if you go the the Stanislaus NF site and look at the campgrounds they say they are all first come first serve and no reservations.\u00a0 This is not true. Most have about half the sites that can be reserved ahead of time. \u00a0Among them is a link for\u00a0<\/span>SILVERTIP CAMPGROUND<\/span><\/a>\u00a0which has sights than can be reserved. \u00a0<\/span>LAKE ALPINE<\/span><\/a>\u00a0is all first-come-first-served camp sights.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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What other accommodations are nearby?<\/b><\/span><\/div>\n
Lake Alpine also has small cabins and tent cabins for rent –\u00a0LAKE ALPINE ACCOMMODATIONS<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n
Bear Valley has cabin rentals available. \u00a0Check Bear Valley Real Estate for\u00a0VACATION RENTALS<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n
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Bear Valley Lodge has hotel rooms available along with bars and restaurants.<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>BEAR VALLEY LODGE<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
There are rooms available down the road 3 miles at<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>TAMARACK LODGE<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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What kind of riding is there in Bear Valley?<\/b><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
Bear Valley has a variety of multi-use single-track trails for mountain bikers and hikers. \u00a0There are also many miles of double-track available for exploration. \u00a0The\u00a0LOCAL TRAILS<\/span><\/a>\u00a0tab above lists the most popular trails nearby with descriptions and ratings for riders.\u00a0 Bear Valley Trail Stewards organization is working to keep these trails in top shape for riders and hikers alike.<\/div>\n
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Is there a bike shop in Bear Valley?<\/span><\/b><\/div>\n
Yes, the\u00a0<\/span>Bear Valley Adventure Company<\/span><\/a>\u00a0has a bike shop with repairs as well as many other items below:<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
The store is stocked with clothing, cool bear t-shirts and sweatshirts, footwear, equipment and supplies from the following great companies: Specialized, Perception, Surftech, Patagonia, Camelbak, Columbia, GoPro, Reef Brazil, Salomon, Smith, Yakima,\u00a0 & more. Attached to the store is a mini-mart with high energy drinks, snacks, etc. for your outing.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Are there other food options (grocery, restaurants, etc.)?<\/b><\/span><\/div>\n
There are several options for food in Bear Valley –\u00a0Bear Valley FOOD OPTIONS<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n
There is also a restaurant at Lake Alpine and a camp supply General Store –\u00a0LAKE ALPINE RESORT<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n
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What other events are going on around Bear Valley that same weekend?<\/b><\/span><\/div>\n
Hermit Fest Music Festival –\u00a0Hermit Valley<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n
Endeavor Challenge –\u00a0Bear Valley Lodge<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n
Winemakers Dinner at Lake Alpine Lodge on Sunday 9\/9 from 5-9pm.\u00a0\u00a0More Info Here<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Bear Valley, CA….Bring your fat tire ride and join us for the best Fat Tire Festival on Highway 4.\u00a0 Experience some of the best mountain bike riding in the area and get in on the festivities.\u00a0 \u00a0The weekend festivities will include guided MTB rides, shuttles to the high points of some of our best trails, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":66333,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_cbd_carousel_blocks":"[]","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[12,22,19,20,4,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-66332","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-advertising","category-bear-valley","category-entertainment","category-featured","category-life-style","category-news","last_archivepost"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/BVTS-FTF-Poster-with-Sponsors.png","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66332","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=66332"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66332\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/66333"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=66332"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=66332"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=66332"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}