Smokey Bear invites you to celebrate his 81st birthday on Aug. 9, 2025, at Big Pines Visitor Center from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Smokey and his friends, including USFS personnel and the volunteers of the Angeles National Forest, will welcome your family with arts and crafts, tours, cake, the USFS fire crew and their truck, and more.
For 81 years, Smokey Bear has been the official “spokesbear” for the USDA Forest Service. Originally, he reminded people that only they could prevent forest fires. Smokey has since fine-tuned his message to focus on preventing wildfires.
Big Pines Visitor Center is located at 24537 Hwy. 2, approximately four miles west of Wrightwood Village. Please be a good Smokey Helper and take care of our forest. If you spot a fire in the forest, note its location as accurately as possible and call 911. See you at Smokey’s birthday party.
