Mammoth Lakes during Summer, California, USA
Upper and Lower Twin Lakes - Mammoth Lakes, California |
Visiting Mammoth Lakes during the summer is fun with many great attractions. It should be included with your trip to Yosemite.
Pat at Gull Lake - June Lake, California |
One of American’s largest national forests, the Sierra Nevada Mountain Range where Mammoth Lakes is located, has some of the most beautiful scenery in the world. Outdoor enthusiasts will love summer activities such as hiking, excellent fishing with trout-filled lakes, golfing in alpine meadows, mountain biking, horseback riding, zip lining, rock climbing, off-roading, kayaking, and camping. The mountain setting is stunning and the weather during summer is warm.
Hike to Rainbow Falls - Mammoth Lakes, California |
Reds Meadow is located 10 miles past Mammoth Mountain Ski Area's Main Lodge on Hwy 203. A free mandatory Reds Meadow shuttle bus is required during summer months. It is available at the Mammoth Mountain Main Lodge.
Wayne at Devil's Postpile - Mammoth Lakes, California |
Wayne at Middle Fork of the San Joaquin River - Mammoth Lakes, California |
Wayne & Pat at Rainbow Falls - Mammoth Lakes, California |
Pat at Sotcher Lake - Mammoth Lakes, California |
MAMMOTH SKI AREA MAIN LODGE
Mountain Biking at Mammoth Main Lodge Adventure Center |
Eleven53 Interpretive Center - Mammoth Lakes, California |
Even if you don’t want to mountain bike, you can take a ride up the Scenic Gondola to the top of Mammoth Mountain to enjoy a breathtaking 360-degree view of the Sierra Nevada Mountain Range from Mammoth’s 11,053-foot summit. From there you can visit the Top of the Sierra Eleven53 Interpretive Center & Café for all ages to learn about the geological and volcanic history of this interesting area (see photo).
Earthquake Fault - Mammoth Lakes, California |
Earthquake Fault
This sizable fissure has been caused by a series of strong earthquakes when the Inyo Craters and Inyo Domes erupted centuries ago.
BIKE RIDING
Paved Mammoth Lakes Basin Trail Bike Path |
Mammoth Village at Dusk - Mammoth Lakes, California |
MAMMOTH LAKES BASIN
Smoky the Bear Reminds Us to Prevent Forest Fires - Mammoth Lakes, California |
The Mammoth Lakes Basin is a beautiful area to visit. This area has many lakes including Lake Mary, Twin Lakes, Lake George, Lake Mamie, and Horseshoe Lake located along Lake Mary Road. These lakes were formed by glaciers out of solid rock and are popular for fishing, boating, hiking, and picnics. Take Lake Mary Road to get to these beautiful lakes and take the Twin Lakes Loop Road on the way to get a closer view of the three pretty Twin Lakes (see photo above).
Lake Mamie - Mammoth Lakes, California |
Convict Lake, California |
You can also visit Convict Lakelocated further south on U.S. 395. Named after a gunfight in 1871 between escaped convicts and a sheriff's posse. Convict Lake (see photo) has beautiful scenery and is great for hiking, picnics, fishing, horseback riding, boating, and camping.
Pat at General Store - Silver Lake, California |
Lunch at June Lake Brewery - June Lake, California |
Tufa Tower - Mono Lake, California |
Mono Lake is located 30 miles north of Mammoth Lakes on U.S. 395 and is a very interesting scenic place to visit. Known as an ancient salt-water sea with towering tufa formations, it is host to millions of migrating birds who feed from its unique brine shrimp and alkali flies.
Pat at South Tufa - Mono Lake, California |
Hot Creek Geological Site - Mammoth Lakes, California |
Located 3 miles south of Mammoth Lakes on US 395, Hot Creek is a natural spectacle of bubbling hot springs that heat a mountain stream with a series of fumaroles (gas vents) and hot-water seeps lined with colorful sulfur deposits and mosses (see photo). Hot Creek has no swimming due to dangerous varying water temperatures.
Bodie State Historical Park
Bodie State Historical Park, California |
Bodie is located 35 miles north of Mammoth Lakes and 13 miles east on Hwy 270. It once was one of the wildest gold-mining towns of the late 1800’s in the Eastern Sierra and is now the largest unrestored ghost town in the western United States (see photo). You can see weathered saloons, bordellos, and gambling houses with a visitor center and museum.
Wayne & Pat at Yosemite Valley - California |
Yosemite is absolutely wonderful. The eastern entrance to Yosemite National Park is about one hour north of Mammoth Lakes through the beautiful Tioga Pass (Hwy 120) that opens in late spring. Yosemite’s northern Tioga Pass offers some wonderful places to visit like Tuolumne Meadows and Lake May. It’s about a 2-½ hour drive to the famous Yosemite Valley. Stay tuned for our travel blog post on Yosemite that we also visited on this trip.
Map of Mammoth Lakes Area - California |
Where to Eat and Stay in Mammoth Lakes... The main streets of the town of Mammoth Lakes are Main Street (Hwy 203) and Old Mammoth Road where most the restaurants and shops are located. Restaurants we liked are Rafters (on Old Mountain Road) and Petra Bistro & Wine Bar (across from the Mammoth Village).
Map of Mammoth Lakes |
Some history: Mining was the main reason the Eastern Sierra gained attention. The discovery of the Comstock Lode’s silver ore in 1858 east of Lake Tahoe caused a torrent of men to relocate from the mined-out Mother Lode.
Mammoth Ski Resort - Mammoth Lakes, California |
Increased interest in Mammoth Lakes started in 1941 when Dave McCoy set up the first rope tow for skiing leading up to now where Mammoth Mountain is a premier ski area with 29 modern lifts.
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