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    Big Bear Queen

    4.6 (102 reviews)
    Open 9:00 am - 5:00 pm

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    Captain yelled jump and the kid delivered!

    Captain Chris makes the 1.5 hours go by in a snap. We toured the entire lake and between his commentary and knowledge about lake history, famous residents etc and the awesomeness of Big Bear Lake, you have a combo that's tough to beat. 30 bucks or so for a senior is the best bargain on the hill. I happened to catch a good pic of a diver doing a flip off the rocks! Thank you Chris!!

    Theresa Renee W.

    While staying in Sugarloaf making memories. I was searching for local thing's to do with my mother in law safely who has Dementia during these tempatures. What could be better a Boat ride she can enjoy ! Captain Jack !!!! Big Bear Queen tours was a quick and easy process. Just a few clicks online. Pick the day, time slot, send payment, your off on your way to enjoy a 90 mintue tour full of history on big bear lake, the dam !!! Cannot give you more info than that. I choose the 5pm slot hoping to catch views of the sunset coming back in from ride. You cab bring snacks aboard boat carry on pack out. Now that's a great deal. Besides making memories while living in a Dementia world. Captian Jack's Big Queen Bear boat 90 is Dog Friendly Yes !!!!! I'm sold. Well behaved dogs folks. 430 my family and I arrived at parking lot eager beavers we arrived 30 minutes early. We walked on down to catch our boat we were asked to seat ourselves above deck in which I choose to sit with Leo. As be began to descend Captian Jack introduced himself. He is a one man show 7 days a week. He has been providing a relaxing ride with rich knowledgeable history! At the end of the trip just as we are about to exit. Captian Jack offered to be our and every single patron on board photographer. He took 3 photos and we were happy. Wear plenty protection of sun screen if sitting above deck. I most definitely will be back to enjoy another ride. Only downfall we spoke about was the fee for senior which is reasonable however, we noticed the booking fee per senior was at $5.22 booking in which she actually paid for an adult seat plus she was charged more for booking than we were umm ??? I'm a private caregiver so any discounts I can get for my seniors to enjoy themselves I'm all about ! BTW I sat above deck right in back to capture photos downfall I could not hear the history well on board. I had wonderful wind flags flapping behind me. It was truly hard to choose from where to sit.

    Liz L.

    Great tour by Captain Chris. My recommendation: do this tour right when you get to big bear. Lots of local tips and great perspective on things to do! Outstanding tour, service and information! You might even get to hear Bugs Bunny!

    Stefani T.

    Captain or skipper Chris was a delight! My husband and I came here for our 4th wedding anniversary and throughout the tour we saw so many new aspects to the lake we had never heard of before. We have been coming to Big Bear for most of our relationship but this tour was something we should have done as long time ago! Thank you Big Bear Queen for showing us a new side to a place we already loved so much!

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    Marc E.

    The family and I took a little tour so we can learn about big bear itself. Our skipper Chris was a good host and taught us some good stuff about big bear. If you're up here during the summer you might as well explore the lake and learn new things. We'll be back for winter! Enjoy and stay safe.

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    Trisha A.

    We went out on the first trip of 2024 and the lake was so beautiful and high. Chris, was so great and knowledgeable! He was friendly and well spoken. We really enjoyed the trip. It was comfortable and roomy too. We went around the whole lake and it was awesome. We would take the tour again and will be sure to share the recommendation with family and friends. And my tip for any passengers because I noticed we were the only ones who did tip that it's really nice to do that, he did everything for the trip alone and it runs so smoothly!

    Had a great time on the lake! My twin boys have autism. Chris was great and very patient.
    Ashly M.

    We had a great time and learned a LOT! The bonus was when we went by the voice of the late Bugs Bunny's house! So cool that his son comes out and still talks to us about the history of the house and Big Bear! Thank you for a great time!

    Jackie the Big Bear Lake momma eagle!!!

    Captain Chris was amazing Sunday morning as he took us on a special Eagle Birdwatching tour. We were rewarded with an amazing 20 minute viewing of Big Bear's celebrity eagle Jackie!!! I highly recommend that you check out the Big Bear Queen when you want to go out on our beautiful lake!!!

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    We had a fun and informative lake tour with Captain Chris. Relaxed atmosphere and truly enjoyable.

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    Really great tour of the lake! Very informative, easy to book and friendly, non attitude atmosphere. Highly recommend.

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    Thanks for the great review, Alison! Come back and see us again.

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    Thanks for the great review! We are glad you enjoyed the tour.

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    Second time taking this cruise, the captain is so informative and helpful with any questions you might have. I highly recommend this tour.

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    Are dogs allowed?

    Yes, the big bear Queen is dog friendly.

    What days are you open?

    The Big Bear Queen sails 7 days a week.

    Are passengers able to bring their own food and drinks?

    Yes, food and drink is welcome to be brought on board, including alcohol.

    Is there a bathroom on the boat?

    Yes ,there is.

    Is there parking?

    Yes plenty of parking inside Pineknot Marina.

    What time is the sunset cruise?

    6:30 p.m.

    On the sunset cruise, can you bring on your own adult beverages?

    Yes

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    Review Highlights - Big Bear Queen

    Captain Chris knows a lot of History about the Big Bear Lake and the it is very informative.

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    We drove to big bear for the weekend and just browsing what to do upon checking in our hotel. This…read morewas around 5pm. Wanted to see the lake and came across this activity. Cheaper than others and has a 6pm so we bought tickets and walked half a mile fr our hotel and made it there. Process was smooth in buying tickets online. It wasn't crowded and everyone stayed upstairs to see the view. There are snacks and drinks available to purchase downstairs and affordable. The ride took 90 mins and we saw the sunset. The narration is hard to understand but we soak the nice view in and enjoyed the ride.

    Came to Big Bear for the weekend and was excited to take a tour of the lake. You can make a…read morepurchase request online but this is not a confirmation. I understand that as a business you need to make a profit- they don't confirm the tour unless they have 15 people. However, that makes it frustrating as a customer. Our purchase request was for Saturday at noon. However, there was no status update prior to Saturday. I called at 10:20am the day of to see if it was still happening but was told that they wouldn't know until 11am. I then called back again at 11:15am and they still couldn't tell me if the tour was happening. They ended up calling at 11:25am to say it was cancelled (only 5 minutes before their 11:30am check in time). This business model leaves customers waiting literally until the last few minutes which makes it hard for anyone visiting for the weekend to enjoy their time and plan their day accordingly.

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    UPDATE: Confirmed this business is not in operation under this name, and is a scam - SO BEWARE. Do…read morenot book through their online booking system. We got in touch with the guy who's name was being used to run the scam - he's really close with and previously worked with the people that work at the marina. He confirmed that this company had been sold, and it turns out they weren't taking reservations. The marina is also investigating what's going on. Someone is using the guy's name, Adam, to answer the phone and using a google powered online booking system under this company's name to collect the fee and then doesn't show up, disconnects the phone line, etc. We let our bank know, now the original Adam knows, and the marina does too. Original: ITS A SCAM. We called, told to book online so we did. $300 for a private charter later, we showed up 15 minutes early and the marina said they hadn't seen the guy that runs this in over a week - hadn't even seen his truck at the dock at all today. We're alerting our bank, but beware - this isn't a real company listing. Phone number no longer works, it gives a busy signal that we showed to the marina employees who were just as confused as us. We're alerting our bank and flagging this account.

    We had a wonderful day with Austin, who was an amazing fishing guide and host. Everything was top…read morenotch for our 10 yr old twins, who had a ball. So did the three adults. We would highly recommend these folks. We all had so much fun and caught 12 fish, took home three to cook for dinner. The last one was an 18 inch rainbow trout.

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    We came up last weekend and rented a fishing pontoon. I was enjoying our family time until we…read morereturned back to the dock. I wish we would have read the reviews first before renting... The office staff seemed stressed and busy. Service was so-so. The safety video was probably from the 80s? We later got to know Norma who was just a middle man and as professional as she could be. Before we left I guess my husband was told to take a photo of the prop before we left (from the drivers seat) which we later learned was not a good view/angle if there are already damages to it. There are faded signs at the marina shack to ask take photos. TAKE TONS OF PHOTOS! Because they will try to say you damaged the boat upon returning. While other boats were not looked at twice like ours was. There seemed to be conflict or a disagreement with some thing between the staff when we got on but the guy just brushed them off. I wonder now if we weren't supposed to even rent that one. The gauges were broken and the life vests for my kids were stamped with a date of 1989!! And then another stamped of "passed" in 1993. Let's just go with the 10 year lifetime date for fun. We returned and after we raised the prop the staff started acting that there was an issue and we had no clue what was going on. We waited while they looked at the prop and there was fishing line in it. That they took off and dropped back in the water right there. Finally after about 20 minutes they say they need to call the owner. We still don't know why, and they say it's because the prop is bent. We didn't hit any thing at all. They said we could leave and call us later. But we opted to wait. One employee said it was "silver" when we left but was worse when we returned. He was really a jerk the whole time to even the other staff, blaming us. There were three staff members who were nice and professional- I didn't get their names- a guy with an accent was friendly and seemed to be bothered by the other punk, a young female at the dock. I saw another couple going out for a rental to see if they were going to use our boat. I asked him if the boat keeps going out. And his only answer was that it's the renters responsibility to take photos. After the manager called the owner it was finally determined we would not be charged $100 for the prop. The manager on site seemed understanding and mature verses everyone else running the show. As we had a $250 deposit on hold for damages on the rental. I was enjoying our time until the end and will not recommend going here again.

    Terrible business owners didn't want to refund nor give us the boat ride that we paid for. To…read morepreface this, it was raining the day we wanted to rent the boat. SO BUYER BEWARE!!! Don't believe the highly rated reviews. These jerks don't keep promises. Make sure to record any promises. Especially if they don't let you take the boat. They have terrible policies. They stole money from our family.

    Big Bear Queen - boatcharters - Updated May 2026

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