Events
Green Valley Lake 5k
Green Valley Lake 10K
Green Valley Lake Half Marathon
Race Website
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Place
Description
🌲 GREEN VALLEY LAKE 5K / 10K / HALF MARATHON
Saturday, August 7th, 2027
Green Valley Lake, CA (Between Running Springs & Big Bear in the San Bernardino Mountains)
🕖 START TIMES
7:00 AM: Early Start Half Marathon (for those expecting to take 3.75+ hours)
7:30 AM: Standard Half Marathon Start
8:00 AM: Mass Start for 5K & 10K
🏞 COURSE HIGHLIGHTS
This is a breathtaking mountain race in the heart of the San Bernardino National Forest!
Start with a scenic ¾-mile out-and-back along the lake
Climb gradually up Green Valley Lake Rd and onto a forest service road
Enjoy a 400 ft elevation gain to an overlook at the 5K turnaround
10K and Half Marathon continue along rolling terrain on FS Road 2N13, through pine forests and rocky vistas
Course is part paved (1.5 miles), then transitions to dirt roads and trail
Water & aid stations every 1.5 miles
Get ready for that fresh air, mountain-made, above-the-clouds experience!
📍 LOCATION
Green Valley Lake – Just 40 minutes from Redlands, located off Hwy 18 between Lake Arrowhead and Big Bear.
Post-race activities take place in the Downtown Community Garden on the main lake area on Green Valley Lake Rd.
Race HQ / Packet Pickup: Next to Black Dog Social Club, 33231 Green Valley Lake Rd. (A huge thank you to
🥇 WHAT YOU GET
Custom, high-quality event t-shirt
Unique, huge finisher medal
Top 3 overall awards per race distance
Age group medals (3 deep in 5-year spans up to 80+)
Chip timing by Itz About Time
🏆 Age Groups:
10 & under, 11–14, 15–19, 20–24, 25–29, 30–34, 35–39, 40–44, 45–49, 50–54, 55–59, 60–64, 65–69, 70–74, 75–79, 80+
(Separate overall awards for each race distance.)
🏁 AWARDS CEREMONY – COMMUNITY GARDEN
9:00 AM – 5K Awards
9:20 AM – 10K Awards
9:30 AM – Half Marathon Awards
🧁 FOOD & FUN
Coffee ,pastries , street tacos, and more available for purchase packet pickup and race morning
Food available for purchase post-race
Live music at the Community Garden post-race
Hang out in a welcoming mountain community with big hometown vibes
🎽 PACKET PICKUP
Friday, August 6th 3:30 PM – 6:30PM @ Black Dog Social Club
Saturday (Race Day): 6:30 AM – 8:30 AM @ Race Site
🏕 STAY THE WEEKEND
Make it a full mountain getaway!
Airbnbs in Green Valley Lake
Green Valley Lake Campground (0.5 miles from race)
Giant Oaks Lodge, Running Springs (5 miles)
Rentals available at: green-valley-lake.com
🌅 FRIDAY NIGHT SUNSET RUN (Optional Add-On)
Friday, August 6 at 7:15 PM – Sunset Trail 5K. Meet at Black Dog
A fun, scenic, single-track 3.1-mile warm-up trail run.
💌 Email: carenfasttrack@aol.com to sign up.
🌲 THIS race GIVES BACK to the local national forest CHILDREN's FOREST on behalf of TEAM JANIECE.
Your extra donations and participation support TEAM JANIECE , formed by the CAMACHO family to commemorate the life of their daughter, Janiece , who helped build the Children's Forest trail. This race is in honor of families and the precious years we have with each other, that can be cut short in an unfathomable blink. And for us to hold dear loss and love. And to make life full of action and each other. In memory and in living tribute to a kind young lady that loved this mountain, but only got to live into her early twenties. Our gathering in a healthy way is in honor to you.
May you FEEL the mountains are special. The breeze in your hair. The sun on your face. And the great ability to enjoy doing something actively together in a special little corner of So Cal called the San Bernardino Mountains, and a tiny mountain town called Green Valley Lake.
We also gift donations for: The Green Valley Lake Community Garden (host of our awards),The Local Museum, providing water support on the course. Refuge Christian Church in Running Springs for their Electric bike support on the course, and sweet hospitality at the 5k water station and at the finish. 🙏 Hit the "DONATE" button at registration! Help us help support the FOREST we get to enjoy.
The heart of TEAM JANIECE
Pam Camacho and Caren Ware TEAM UP in staging the Green Valley Lake Run in honor of their daughter Janiece, who only got to live into her early twenties. For anyone that has lost a precious loved one way too soon, you know the depths and how hard it is to even breath. We produced this race so you, the participants, get to enjoy a beautiful opportunity to be actively outside and in our forests. Janiece did. She was very involved in the outdoor programs, building trails, and loving nature. And loved Green Valley Lake.
We dedicate this race to all those out there that have grieved through such loss and only hope to fill you with a mountain hug by participating. And proceeds and your gracious donations are GIFTED to the Children's Forest of the San Bernardino Mountains.
This is a scenic mountain course – come for the run, stay for the views!
A perfect escape from the summer heat and city smog
Come experience the camaraderie and community like no other! And help us heal in a healthy way.
Custom EVENT SHIRTS, FINISHER MEDALS, AGE DIVISION MEDALS , OVERALL TROPHIES
Colors and ribbon NEW DESIGN s each year.with an outdoor color theme.
Pictures of Green Valley Lake Course
5k/10K/ HALF marathon ALL start with a flat half loop around the lake to this turn around view. (the first 3/4 mile of the course. ONLY THE MARATHON FINISHES with this loop on the way back. The 5k/10K come straight down Green Valley Lake Dr to the finish. This extra loop right before the HALF MARATHON finish is needed to make the 13.1 mile distance.
THE HEART OF THE HALF MARATHON COURSE. It's a hidden gem of a rock formation ...right on the the road you are running. Challenge you to FIND it and take a selfie with it.
Race Course Map
5K & 10K: Start the same direction and head up Green Valley Lake Road to a left on LAKESIDE Dr. First 3/4 mile are along the Lake and a flat warm up for a gradual grind back up Green Valley Lake Dr the forest Service Road 2N13. A moderate .5 mile climb (400 feet gain) takes you to an amazing viewpoint overlooking the San Bernardino Mountains, High Desert with a view of Lake Arrowhead. 5kers return to town. 10Kers are rewarded with another 1.55 miles of beautiful forest, rolling course with views and also returns back past the viewpoint to town.(BOTH 5k/10K DO NOT turn back on LAKESIDE DR, but proceed straight dwon Green Valley Lake to the FINISH. 10K COURSE - Extends 1.55 miles at the viewpoint on 2n13. Only the HALF MARATHON does the LAKESIDE DR loop again before it finishes.
5k Turns Around at the Helicopter dirt pad. Look for view over Lake Arrowhead! That's Mt Baldy across the way! 5k Runs straight back. Does not turn back on Lakeside Dr . Goes straight to finish on Green Valley Rd.
Same with 10K. Runs straight back to finish. The 10K turn around stays on 2n13 .
HALF MARATHON: STARTS with a flat warm up 3/4 mile onto LAKESIDE DR and back. Then gradually ascends up Green Valley Lake to 2N13, a service road with a 400 foot climb to a view point and water station...that continues the same route as the 10K, proceeding through the forest service gate to the three way Y below the the campground limits gate. At this point, your course turns left on 2N13 and heads toward Butler Peak and Fawnskin...put turns around at the highest point of the road (with a surprise 150 foot scramble trail to a viewpoint) and back. You will get water/aid stations at the 10k turnaround. (3.1 miles into your course and on the way back...and an aid station 5 miles in and at the half marathon turn around. So...there are 5 aid stations that you get...coming and going! It is a fully out and back course with your course going back by the 3/4 mile portion of the LAKESIDE DR, then back to finish. This is the first 3/4 mile LAKE LOOP at the start of the 5k/10K. And at the start and finish of the half marathon. THis is an OUT AND BACK course, running the entire route back.
Picture YOU here
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Directions
Green Valley Lake 33274 Green Valley Rd 92341
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