Perched in the San Bernardino Mountains at 7,200 feet, Green Valley Lake is the kind of place most Southern Californians have never heard of, and that is really the point of it. While Big Bear and Lake Arrowhead pull in the weekend crowds, this small community of about 1,100 properties has managed to stay quiet and close-knit, holding onto the title of the highest subdivision in the San Bernardino National Forest while sitting nearly four miles off Highway 18, surrounded on all sides by national forest land. Locals will tell you it is the best kept secret on the mountain, and once you spend a little time there, you start to understand why they want to keep it that way.

At the center of the community is a 9-acre lake that was built back in 1926, when a dam was constructed across Green Valley Creek and fed by underground springs, rain, and snowmelt. The lake is stocked with trout through the summer months and freezes over in the winter, which means it draws anglers, swimmers, and paddlers when the weather is warm and skiers, sledders, and snowshoers once the snow starts to fall. It is a town that finds a way to stay busy in every season, built around the rhythm of the outdoors rather than around traffic or crowds.

That is the setting for this property, a fully leased, income-producing building that puts you right in the middle of it all.

A Building With Two Stories to Tell

This property sits on Green Valley Lake Road and offers a mix of commercial and residential space with lake views from every level, something that is genuinely hard to find anywhere else in the San Bernardino Mountains.

On the commercial side, you get three 400 square foot units, all fully leased, along with an ADA-compliant restroom, a separate employee restroom, and a double-sink kitchen area that gives the businesses operating there the room they need to function well. It is a setup that lets small mountain businesses grow while giving an owner steady, dependable rent month after month.

On the residential side, there is a two-bedroom unit with a loft and one bath, along with a studio, and both are fully leased as well. Beyond that, the property includes a spacious outdoor yard and deck, a three-car garage, and a 500 square foot attic space with its own second-level deck, which together give this building a level of flexibility that most mountain properties simply do not have. Whether that attic becomes extra storage, a future workshop, or additional living space somewhere down the line, it is the kind of built-in upside that is hard to find once a property is already generating income.

The Numbers That Matter

This property is currently generating $67,200 in annual gross rent, with every unit, both commercial and residential, fully leased right now. It is listed at $600,000, and the owner is genuinely open to working with a serious buyer on creative financing, which opens the door for the right person to structure a deal that works for both sides.

Why Green Valley Lake

Green Valley Lake was founded in 1926 as a lake resort community, and it has held onto that same character for a hundred years now, which says a lot about the kind of place it is. It is not a town that gets bought up and rebuilt into something else every decade, and the people who own property here tend to hold onto it for the long haul rather than flip it. That kind of stability matters when you are looking at an investment, because it tells you something about long-term demand in a market where new construction is essentially nonexistent and the surrounding national forest guarantees it always will be.

Whether you are drawn to the fishing, the hiking trails that climb up to alpine meadows full of summer wildflowers, the winter snow activities, or simply the idea of owning a piece of one of the last truly hidden mountain towns in Southern California, this property puts you right in the middle of it while putting rental income in your pocket at the same time.

This is a private sale and is not listed on MLS, so serious inquiries are welcome directly, and the owner is ready to talk through creative financing options for the right buyer.