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Pro
Skiing and hiking and plenty of mountains
Con
No direct highway from the west side, difficult road access especially in winter.
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4 Reviews Although Tom Harrison Maps marks the road to Hot Creek Geothermal Area as a 4WD road, it is actually easily accessible to most vehicles. Hot Creek Geothermal Area is one of the most amazing examples of the region's turbulent volcanic history. The entire area, from Mammoth Mountain to Crowley Lake,...
6 Reviews In the summer, you take the bus shuttle from Mammoth Mountain Inn to Devil Post Pile Monument. It's a short hike to this unusual natural formation, about 3 miles r/t. Easy hike. Continue onwards after viewing Post Pile to Rainbow Falls and Lower Rainbow Falls.
4 Reviews The trail ends at the shimmering blue lake, which, from the outlet, doesn't seem to merit its name (very few islands are visible). The scene is absolutely amazing, with Banner Peak, Mt. Ritter, the glaciers on Banner Peak, Mt. Davis, and Mt. Lyell rising above the lake. And the lake is so...
3 Reviews Rainbow Falls is a short hike from the Rainbow Falls stop on the Mammoth Shuttle or a longer 5 mile hike from the Devils Postpile stop on the Mammoth Shuttle. Since we never take the easy route, we hiked the longer 5 mile trip. This was also due to the fact that neither of us read the shuttle guide...
3 Reviews The scenery only gets better. The trail continues on the open slopes of Two Teats and San Joaquin Mountain, mostly level, passing multiple cascading streams, and fields of beautiful Indian Paintbrush and lupine. Views of the spires of the Minarets are awesome, and Mt. Ritter and Banner Peak are...
5 Reviews Mono Lake, a saline Great Basin lake of some unbelievable beauty, is only about a 50 minute drive from Mammoth Lakes. It is undoubtedly a highlight for anyone visiting the US 395/Eastern Sierra region. Some of the more famous spots around the lake include the Mono Basin Visitor Center, the Old...
3 Reviews Visit Bodie - an unforgettable ghost town. Bodie is a deserted cowboy town, in the middle of nowhere - I didn't think that it would be so interesting - but turned out to be really fascinating. Apparently it was one of the first towns to get electricity wired from afar, and they made sure that there...
1 Review and 327 Opinions This is the finest place to stay in Mammoth. Walk across the street and you are at the Village,...
1 Review and 89 Opinions Booking online was a little difficult, first I tried on their web site (and did not worked), as we...
3 Reviews The PERFECT place to hang out for apres-ski cocktails! They have a great sundeck where you can bathe in the sunlight while sipping back some Sam Adams (or whatever your drink of choice is). Everyone stops by the Mill for some grub and socializin'! On a cold. blizzardy day though, it is hard to find...
2 Reviews The Yolder is located at the Main Lodge (but separate) and is a great place to grab a hot drink (or a cold one) to warm up after a day on the mountain! Get the hot libation with the chocolate in it (can't remember the name)!
3 Reviews Surprisingly, for a small resort town there's plenty to choose from. The village has the most in the same place. It is a new shooping area with restaurants, shops and bars, that's at the base for the gondola to the Canyon Lodge. Whiskey Creek is a restaurant that turns into a dance club. According...
3 Reviews Regardless of where in town you choose to stay, it's pretty easy to get around town. City shuttles run daily around town and to and from Main, Eagle and Canyon lodges. The Village is a central hub for all lines, green, red and blue. If you choose to go out at night, the shuttle run until about 1 am.
1 Review There is now a gondola from the Village that takes you up to Canyonlodge where you can start skiing. You no longer have to take the shuttle or drive and park all the way in to one of the ski areas. Plus if the lunch lines are too long at Canyonlodge you can head down to the Village for a meal.
2 Reviews Mammoth Lakes looks like the prettiest little place ever, but there is to some extent, a quite major danger here (not likely to occur while most visitors are here). The town of Mammoth Lakes sits on the enormous Long Valley caldera (a geological feature somewhat like Yellowstone), which could...
5 Reviews It snows alot at Mammoth, and much of the winter snow lingers into summer. Many roads in the area are plowed and open year round (including the road to Mammoth Mountain Ski Area), but some are not, and don't open until sometime in summer. On a typical year, the road to Devils Postpile (which we had...
2 Reviews 'Speed of Light' Photo developing at the bottom of Old Mammoth Road - they ruined half the pictures of the 6 films I put in there. When I complained they first said 'Sorry, but what do you want us to do about it', then told me that they 'just wished that I had never come in to the shop' when I told...
11 Reviews From the South of town off of Old Mammoth Road, take the road past the equestrian center and turn left for approximately 1/2 a mile. Follow the signs to the Sherwin Lakes TrailHead. The trail to the Sherwin Lakes (roughly 2.8 miles) starts off over a pastoral bridge over the little Sherwin Creek and...
4 Reviews Tom's Place is located in an area known as Crowley Lake, south of Mammoth Lakes. Since VT does not have a Crowley Lake page, I'm putting the tip here. Tom's "resort" is a popular stopping place for hikers, climbers and fisherman visiting the Rock Creek and Sierra Nevada area. Tom's has an...
8 Reviews Mammoth Mountain is one of the best ski resorts in the country, it has more than 3,500 acres of skiable terrain, serviced by 28 lifts, including 3 gondolas. The area has 3,100 ft of vertical, rising to an elevation of 11,053 ft. There are several terrain parks throughout the mountain, and plenty of...
3 Reviews you must visit the local hot spings of the area.. stop at any gas station and ask the attendant what his or her favorite hotspring of the area is and go there!,,, you wont be disapointed .. one word of caution.. most locals go clothing optional.,, so no staring. :) we actully camped at a...
9 Reviews SKI! Mammoth is a superb ski resort! The mountain is HUGE. There is almost always good snow and it's mostly reasonably mild. I've skiied in Colorado and the Alps and I would say that purely for skiing, Mammoth is better. (the restaurants, and town, apres ski, etc. are better in Europe) I HIGHLY...
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Good skiing but Unreal hiking and climbing
Mammoth Lakes is the busiest tourist center in the Eastern Sierra. It is so for very good reasons: world class skiing, superb alpine scenery, superb outdoor opportunities - bike, hike, climb,...
A Great Place in Winter and Summer
Mammoth is a prime destination for skiers during the winter as it offers some of the highest altitude skiing. This means that it is not uncommon to be able to ski in shorts as late as early July when...
The mountains are calling And I must go John Muir Nestled among some of the mighty giants of the Sierras is California's spectacular Mammoth Lakes region. The area is bordered by both the John Muir...
Mammoth Lakes offers some of the easiest access to some of the best scenery in the Sierra Nevada, if not the world. High elevation trailheads are the starting points for paths to deep blue lakes and...
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