Course Safety

The road will be partially closed to traffic during the race. During this time, the down-bound (Southbound) lane will be reserved for runners. Traffic in the up-bound (Northbound) lane will remain open to up-bound traffic only. Candlestick barricades will be placed along the center of the road, and for your safety you must stay to the right of these cones at all times while in the canyon.

Race volunteers and police officers will be present at all major intersections and turns on the courses to guide runners and stop traffic when necessary. Please follow their directions at all times in order to ensure your safety.

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Medical Assistance

Each aid station will be supplied with a first-aid kit that will include items such as bandages, moleskin, vaseline, anti-inflammatories, etc. If you are in need of any of these items, simply stop and ask the volunteers at the aid station and they will be able to help you.

In addition to the first-aid kits, various aid stations will be staffed by medical professionals and equipped with advanced medical supplies. The medical provider and their trained EMTs will be ready to service runners at the medical aid stations. See the Aid Stations section for more details.

Multiple sag wagons and ambulances will be roaming the course as well to respond to any emergencies and transport runners who cannot continue to the finish line. A full-service medical tent will also be at the finish line.

Participant parking is not available at the finish venue. All designated parking is a short shuttle ride from the finish line (approximately 15 minutes). The address for parking is 650 E Hospitality Ln. San Bernardino, CA 92408. Please utilize the Parking & Busing map to ensure easy access to parking and bus loading race morning.

REVEL Big Bear is a point to point route and as such, we will bus you from the designated parking area to the start line. Marathon and half marathon participants will board buses in two separate locations within in the parking area. All participants must take the bus and your bib is the ticket to board the bus. There is no parking at the start lines, and participants may not be dropped off at the start venues.

Marathon buses will load from the NE corner of the lot on E Carnegie Dr and will depart from 3:15-3:45AM. Half marathon buses will load from the SE corner of the lot on E Hospitality Ln and will depart from 3:30-4:15AM. Please arrive on time and make sure you board the correct bus. From approximately 8:00 AM to 10:30 AM there will be a continuous shuttle for participants to return to their cars from the finish area to the designated parking.

Please make sure that you are on time and that you get on the right bus! Staff will be on hand to help direct runners and ensure that parking and busing runs smoothly. Estimated travel time is 60 minutes to the full marathon start and 30 minutes to the half marathon start. Please plan your bathroom needs accordingly. Some porta potties will be available at the busing area as well as the start lines.

Spectators will be allowed to park in the area surrounding the finish venue. Please tell your fan club to park on the city streets (Dearborn St and San Bernardino Ave) near the finish venue.