Angelus Oaks is an unincorporated community in San Bernardino County, California, set within the San Bernardino National Forest on the State Route 38 corridor between Redlands and Big Bear Lake. Home to roughly 500 residents, it is a small mountain hamlet at about 5,800 feet of elevation, surrounded on all sides by national forest land. The community began as Camp Angelus, a rest stop on the mountain route to Holcomb Valley, where a major gold strike in 1849 drew miners into the high country. Through the late 19th and early 20th centuries, stagecoaches used the old wagon road to carry passengers and mail up the mountain toward Big Bear, and the Angelus Oaks Lodge — which still stands and operates today — served as a stagecoach stop along the way. This heritage as a waypoint on the road to Big Bear remains central to the community's identity. Today Angelus Oaks is best known as a base for outdoor recreation. The Santa Ana River Trail passes nearby and is renowned among mountain cyclists for its length and challenge, while the San Bernardino Peak Trail draws hikers toward the high peaks of the San Bernardino Mountains. Jenks Lake, a short distance away, offers fishing and picnicking, and the resort amenities of Big Bear Lake lie just up the road. Students attend the Bear Valley Unified School District, which also serves the Big Bear Valley. For those seeking a quiet, forest-centered mountain lifestyle in Southern California, Angelus Oaks offers solitude and recreation access with a fraction of the development found in neighboring mountain resort towns.