Eastern Sierra

Eastern Sierra attractions

The Sierra Nevada mountain range is the highest on the Northamerican continent. The road to visit the Sierra is highway 395.

Attractions along 395 include Bodie's ghostTown, Mono Lake, Devils Postpile National Monument, Mammoth Lakes, the Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest (with the oldest trees in the USA), Eureka Sand Dunes, and, of course, the highest mountains in the contiguous USA: Mt Whitney, Mt Williamson, White Mountain, North Palisades, etc.


Hiking the Eastern Sierra

  • Pictures
  • Sierra Nevada peaks
  • For details on the hikes, see Hiking in California
  • Big Pine information (Palisades area)
  • Big Pine/Independence maps
  • High Sierra's topo maps
  • Campgrounds in the Sierras
  • Mono Lake
  • Eureka Sand Dunes
  • Bodie ghost-town
  • Yosemite National Park/Tioga Pass
  • Mammoth Lakes
  • Hwy 395
  • Devil's Postpile
  • Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest
  • Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest
  • The High Sierra
  • Mono Lake
  • Inyo County campgrounds
  • Hwy 395 basin maps