# Willow Woods Park

> A historic forest venue in Skyforest, California — 5 minutes from Lake Arrowhead, 35 from Big Bear Lake — built for the small wedding: 30 to 80 guests, priced per person with no minimum spend, on a mountain where the other venues seat two hundred and up. Rated 4.8 on Google and 5.0 on Yelp.

Willow Woods Park is a 1920s logging camp that spent the middle of the century as Skyforest Resort and has been in continuous use ever since. The old-growth trees and the log cabins are the originals rather than reproductions. It has been run by the same family for nearly two decades, 75 miles east of Los Angeles, and it is built for the small wedding the larger venues on this mountain will not take seriously: 30 guests is the floor, 80 is where the property is at its best.

Food, service staff, and day-of coordination are all in-house. Everything is priced per person, and the price includes the grounds, set-up, and clean-up rather than sitting on top of a site-rental fee.

## Pricing

Wedding prices below are per person, before 7.75% sales tax. There is no service charge and no venue rental fee; tax is the only addition. Current as of Sep 28, 2026.

- **Traditional** — from $199 per person. 5 hours, 30–75 guests. The park, ready to go. You choose the food.
- **Premium** — from $239 per person. 6 hours, 30–80 guests. The same day, with dinner served.

Private-event rates are quoted on inquiry rather than published, on the same per-person terms and with the same 7.75% sales tax as the only addition, with a 30-guest minimum.

- [Pricing, machine-readable](https://willowwoodspark.com/pricing.md): both packages line by line, what each covers, worked totals from 30 to 60 guests, the private-event windows, and what the price does not include.

## Reviews

Ratings as read off each listing in September 2026. Willow Woods Park does not mark these up as an `aggregateRating` — a business may not publish structured data for third-party ratings of itself — so they are stated here in full, with the listing each one comes from.

| Platform | Rating | Reviews |
| --- | --- | --- |
| [Google](https://search.google.com/local/reviews?placeid=ChIJE5As9iVWw4ARXnXiU_96074) | 4.8 | 20 |
| [Yelp](https://www.yelp.com/biz/willow-woods-park-skyforest) | 5.0 | 18 |
| [WeddingWire](https://www.weddingwire.com/biz/willow-woods-park-skyforest/57054b87208aebd0.html) | 4.6 | 8 |
| [The Knot](https://www.theknot.com/marketplace/willow-woods-park-skyforest-ca-510628) | 4.3 | 6 |

WeddingWire additionally reports that Willow Woods Park is recommended by 92% of couples who reviewed it there.

In our couples' own words:

- "Willow Woods was all I could ever want as a bride because it felt like an enchanted forest from a storybook. I loved the rustic and whimsical aesthetic, the cute 1920s cabins, the woodsy outdoors, and the pizza!" — Sucely D., Yelp
- "The night was beyond anything we could have imagined. Our photos look like they are straight out of a Pinterest board, and we will be dreaming about this day for the rest of our lives." — Chelsea D., Yelp
- "The venue was gorgeous, the food was incredible, the service was 5 star first class, and the ambiance was magical. We could not have been happier with our experience." — John G., Yelp
- "We worked with Katie from first meeting all the way through, and she was a big part of what sold us on the location." — Justine F., Yelp

## Pages

- [Willow Woods Park](https://willowwoodspark.com/): A forest wedding and private event venue 5 minutes from Lake Arrowhead, 35 from Big Bear Lake, for 30 to 80 guests.
- [Weddings](https://willowwoodspark.com/weddings): The wedding offer in full — the ceremony grounds, the two packages, and what a day here runs like.
- [Pricing](https://willowwoodspark.com/pricing): Both wedding packages with their per-person prices, what each one covers, worked totals by guest count, and what is not included.
- [What a wedding costs](https://willowwoodspark.com/pricing/what-a-wedding-costs): What a small wedding costs and how to read a venue quote, line by line: site fee, food minimum, guest minimum, service charge, rentals, hours and 7.75% sales tax, and what each one is here. Why venue prices disagree: a site fee, a package from a minimum and a price per guest are three different things. Worked Premium totals for 30 to 80 guests.
- [Private events](https://willowwoodspark.com/events): Rehearsal dinners, milestone birthdays, showers, retreats, and company gatherings. Priced per person, quoted on inquiry.
- [Rehearsal dinners](https://willowwoodspark.com/events/rehearsal-dinners): The night before, in the forest: a private setup laid out for the dinner, food from the family's restaurant on the property, and a floor of around 15 to 20 guests rather than the 30 a private event usually starts at. Open to couples marrying anywhere, not only here.
- [Gallery](https://willowwoodspark.com/gallery): Photographs of the grounds, the ceremony site, and receptions — all of them taken here.
- [Book a tour](https://willowwoodspark.com/book): Pick an open tour time and book it online. Tours are free, take about an hour, and are given by Katie, the lead coordinator.
- [Contact](https://willowwoodspark.com/contact): Wedding and private-event inquiries, questions, and tour requests for a time the calendar does not show. Replies within one business day.
- [Questions](https://willowwoodspark.com/faq): Cost, guest counts, catering, alcohol, the music curfew, parking, and where guests stay.
- [Our story](https://willowwoodspark.com/story): A hundred years on this ridge: a 1920s logging camp, then Skyforest Resort, now the park.
- [Planning guides](https://willowwoodspark.com/guides): Longer answers to planning questions — smaller weddings, the celebrations around them, and the mountain — each listed under ## Guides below.

## Guides

- [What is a micro wedding?](https://willowwoodspark.com/guides/what-is-a-micro-wedding): Small & micro weddings. What a micro wedding is (a full wedding for 50 guests or fewer), how it differs from a small wedding, what changes at that size, and what it costs here.
- [How to plan a small wedding: a 12-month timeline](https://willowwoodspark.com/guides/how-to-plan-a-small-wedding): Small & micro weddings. A month-by-month timeline for planning a small wedding, 12 months out to the final week, with a 3 to 6 month fast track and the San Bernardino County marriage license rules.
- [Where do wedding guests stay near Lake Arrowhead?](https://willowwoodspark.com/guides/where-guests-stay): Your guests and the mountain. Where wedding guests stay near Lake Arrowhead, with drive times from the park: inns, lodges, a resort, vacation rentals, and how a hotel room block works.
- [The rehearsal dinner, explained](https://willowwoodspark.com/guides/rehearsal-dinner): The wedding weekend. What a rehearsal dinner is, who is invited, who pays, who speaks first, when it is held, how it differs from a welcome party, and what drives its cost, with how the park hosts one.

## Common questions

The questions that come up on the phone, answered in the venue's own words. These and the rest are on https://willowwoodspark.com/faq.

### Is there a separate venue rental fee?

No. The per-person price is the venue. Most venues on this mountain quote a site fee first and then add everything else to it; here there is one number, and the day is built on it.

### How many guests can you take?

Thirty is the usual minimum, eighty is where the park is at its best, and a hundred is the absolute ceiling. The Traditional package runs to 75 guests and Premium to 80. Both ends of that range sit well here — a micro wedding feels intimate rather than sparse, and a full guest list comfortable rather than crammed. If your list is shorter than thirty, ask anyway — exceptions get made.

### What is the property actually like?

Old-growth forest, garden paths, and the original log cabins from the logging camp — two of them dressing rooms on the day. Lights are strung through the branches for the evening, and there is an arch with a waterfall behind it where couples say their vows.

### When is the season?

May through October. That is when this mountain is at its finest — long light through the canopy, evenings warm enough to dance in — and it is why those weekends book first. Come with a date range rather than a single Saturday and we will tell you what is still open in it.

### Can we stay on the property?

No — nobody stays overnight at the park, the couple included. Two of the cabins left behind by the logging camp are yours as dressing rooms on the day, but the night is spent in Lake Arrowhead, five minutes down the road, which has the full range of hotels, inns, and rentals.

### How far is it from Lake Arrowhead and from Los Angeles?

About a mile from Lake Arrowhead — five minutes by car — and seventy-five miles east of Los Angeles, at 5,741 feet in the San Bernardino Mountains. The address is 28561 State Hwy 18, Skyforest, CA 92385.

### Can we bring our dog?

Yes. Willow Woods is pet-friendly — this is forest and garden paths rather than a ballroom, and a dog belongs in it in a way it never belongs on a hotel carpet.

### Who does the catering?

LouEddie's, the family's own pizza restaurant, which sits on the same property and is run by the same people who run the park. It is where the food and the service staff come from, and guests mention the pizza unprompted in their reviews. On the Premium package, dinner is one of two menus: the pizza, as a journey through the whole artisan menu, or a secret menu of two hand-carved proteins and three sides.

### Can we bring our own caterer or vendors?

Yes. Outside vendors are permitted and we keep a recommended list built up over nearly two decades on this mountain. An outside caterer needs our approval in advance, so send us the name as soon as you have one. On the Traditional package catering is yours to arrange in any case; on Premium the meal is already included.

### Can we serve alcohol?

Beer and wine, yes. Spirits, no. Willow Woods sits in a residential forest community, and the policy is part of how it stays a good neighbor in one.

### Are there vegan and gluten-free options?

Yes. LouEddie's cooks vegan and gluten-free as a matter of course rather than as a special request. Tell us the numbers and the specifics when you book.

### How late can the music play?

All music goes off at nine o'clock sharp. This way everybody gets home safe, and nobody's night has to end with the last song. Lake Arrowhead Village is five minutes down the road, with bars and restaurants open for anyone who wants to keep the night going.

## Contact

- Phone: (909) 916-0002 — usually faster than writing
- Address: 28561 State Hwy 18, Skyforest, CA 92385
- Book a tour: https://willowwoodspark.com/book
- Inquiries and questions: https://willowwoodspark.com/contact
- Tours are free and by appointment; there are no walk-in hours.

## Elsewhere

- [Google](https://search.google.com/local/reviews?placeid=ChIJE5As9iVWw4ARXnXiU_96074): reviews
- [Yelp](https://www.yelp.com/biz/willow-woods-park-skyforest): reviews
- [The Knot](https://www.theknot.com/marketplace/willow-woods-park-skyforest-ca-510628): listing and reviews
- [WeddingWire](https://www.weddingwire.com/biz/willow-woods-park-skyforest/57054b87208aebd0.html): listing and reviews
- [Instagram](https://instagram.com/willowwoodspark)
- [Facebook](https://facebook.com/WillowWoodsPark)
- [LouEddie's Pizza](https://loueddies.com): the family's restaurant on the same property, which caters and staffs every event here