It was previously a sheep ranch, but developed into a resort community after the opening of Big Bear Lake, California.

It is also home to a swimming pool and numerous hiking trails to Barton Flats and nearby mountain destinations.

[8][9][10] Seven Oaks was established as a resort town in the late 1800s, located halfway up the San Bernardino’s to Big Bear.

[11] Big Bear had become a popular tourist destination by 1900, and many travelers made a stop in Seven Oaks on the two-day journey up the San Bernardino Mountains.

Seven Oaks was originally founded as a homesteading community by hunter Charles Matthew Lewis in 1875.