About Blue Sky Meadow

The Los Angeles County Outdoor Science School (LACOSS) is a one week, Monday through Friday, residential outdoor science school. This excellent educational program has been providing science enrichment experiences to fifth and sixth grade students since 1960. It is coordinated by the Los Angeles County Office of Education and is conducted as a California public school. We are a school, not a camp. Our primary focus is science education, not recreation. For most students, attendance at Outdoor Science School is a very memorable highlight of their school year.

Blue Sky Meadow has been operating as an L.A. County Outdoor Science School since 2002. It is located in the San Bernardino Mountains, 15 miles South of Big Bear City on Highway 38. It is situated in a broad, bowl-shaped valley surrounded by Jeffrey Pines, White Fir, Sierra Juniper and Sagebrush. The large meadow, an unusual habitat in dry Southern California, hosts a wide variety of species, including some rare plants. A natural seep feeds a small pond above the meadow. The combination of forest, meadow, and pond habitats provides and excellent and diverse outdoor teaching environment.