Flat, easy access. Beautiful!! This lake is at the end of the June Lake Loop. One of the bigger…read morelakes on the loop. It is surrounded by the mountains and very scenic.

Such a beautiful and peaceful spot that I can't wait to go back to again. The boat and camp rental…read moreplace was closed due to the winter coming. I loved that no one else there, so the adult and baby deer felt safe enough to come out with me nearby to drink water from the lake.

Beautiful lake and state parks . We were there on a Sunday afternoon. Many families with kids were…read morethere playing in the beach . You need to pay $10 parking fee for your car so that you can enter the beach . It has one public restroom ( which is rare in these mountain areas) and has no water to wash hands because it is a chemical toilet . The view is beautiful, water crystal clear . A group of ducks were swimming towards us . They had no fear of human probably because no one tried to harm them before . The attitude is high there so oxygen is less than what we used to . Just relax and chill and we ate our packed lunches .

Spent a few hours here with family and friends! The lake is gorgeous. Beautiful place to come with…read moreyour family to relax and enjoy a breathtaking view. Water is cold as expected but worth getting in. We rented two kayaks to take the kids around and it made for great memories and a great time. The kayaks were 40.00 per hour and they also provided life jackets.

We happened to catch the trail at the peak of wildflower season at the end of June 2019. After…read moredriving down a short stretch of unpaved road, we arrived at the parking lot. We hiked into the valley - note that there are (at least) two trails running roughly parallel to each other; the one closer to the creek had more flower variety. The first part of the trail is completely uncovered. Eventually we made our way up the side of the mountain and continued on. Past that, there was entire hillside covered in yellow flowers. The scenery all along the trail was incredible - McGee creek is lined with aspen trees and is fed by the snowpack all around. We encountered a few streams (around 1.5mi to 2mi into the hike). The first one was shallow and had some stones to step on; the second one required some maneuvering (both are pretty easy to cross if you have waterproof boots, which we didn't). We stopped for a bit to enjoy the water and decided to head back. Near the parking lot we found a trail to take us down to the creek; it was full of water from all the snow this winter.

This review is for the U-Ketch-Em ponds. We took a large party there and had a blast. From…read morepre-schoolers to grandparents (and everyone in between), everyone had an amazing experience catching a fish! The staff was amazing. Super friendly, helpful, and just plain nice.

If you ever visit Mammoth Lakes area, please pay this geologic site a visit!! It's totally worth…read moreyour time! First of all, it's totally free! No parking fee, no entrance fee! And it's just a short 2.5-mile drive from the Wild Willy Hot Spring. Noted that the road leading to this site is unpaved and may require 4WD vehicles. However, my sister's Toyota Corolla did just fine as long as you drive with care and not speeding like 60mph ;) We arrived around 1pm on a Friday. The parking lot looked full but there were spaces for us. There are a few overflow parkings as well. There were restrooms and a few picnic tables there making the place look very inviting. As soon as you stepped out of your car, you'd be greeted with that familiar sulfur smell of hot springs. Step over to the ledges and you'd be wowed by the majestic beauty of the geologic site! Turquoise hot springs ebbs and flows against the silverfish brown volcanic mountain backdrops! A few greeneries here and there and some yellow wild flowers to complete a gorgeous painting by Mother Nature! If you're a nature lover like me, your eyes will be wide opened and your moth will shape into an "O" LOL. Honestly who needs to go to Yellow Stones while we have this mini version at your backyard ? A quick hike down on pave roads will lead you closer to the hot springs. Dogs are welcomed but they must be on leash and not allowed to come close to the hot springs. Spend as much time here to appreciate the majestic beauty of the site! Some of us even tried to touch the water and it was boiling HOT. So not recommended :)! Please don't miss out on this free, dog-friendly, beautiful geologic site if you're ever in the area!

I got from the Benton side and enjoyed the beautiful views of the mountains on the Benton Crossing…read moreRoad. There is absolutely no internet service. At the Hot Creek Geologic Site, they have restrooms. Then, we can walk down the path to see the hot creek. Very nice views but it smelled so bad. Not the best idea to check it out when you have a stomachache.

I've been coming up to the Eastern Sierras for over 25 years. However I have only been coming to…read moreRock Creek lake for only a few years. Great shore fishing and very clean facilities. I was there on a father-daughter fishing trip and we both caught our fair share of trout. I landed a nice girthy fish on this trip. We will definitely keep coming up.

2023 - Camped three nights during late July. The surrounding mountains still had snow, and the…read morewater in the lake was freezing. But it was the mosquitoes that I'll never forget. Pros - Beautiful location. - They've leveled out the area where you put your tent. - Lots of things to do in the area. - Nice trail around the lake. - The little lakes trail, just up the road, was really fun. - Quiet, with the exception of the noise from the raging creeks. Cons - Internet is 9 miles away. So plan day trips way in advance. - Some walk-in sites are poorly identified and are located far from the parking lot and bathrooms. - This is a fishing lake, not a swimming lake. - Mosquitoes. - No on-site showers.

Rainbow Falls may be the more popular waterfall in Mammoth Lakes. However, Twin Falls is just as…read moreimpressive, and you see it without paying for the shuttle to ride into the park to see it during the summer months. It's very scenic and drains into one of the Twin Lakes. I had difficulty finding a convenient place to see it up close in the lake campground area during my recent visit there (unlike my prior trip there in 2005 from what I recall). However, one good place to see it is at a small parking lot off Lake Mary Road west of the tunnel. One can look straight at the waterfall with the nice lake in the foreground. Also, there's a point further uphill on Lake Mary Road where it passes the top of Twin Falls and one can look down it.

This is no longer in operation. According to the folks in town, it hasn't been for a couple of…read moreyears. There is no other place to rent a kayak nearby.

The tour was fine. I am not ranking it higher because the male guide (Stuart?) insisted on…read moredemanding to know where I was born. As if he had a right to know. As if it mattered. I would never go back to this place after that unpleasant exchange. The female guide, Sue, was nice though. Ranking on her alone would have been 4 stars.

We didn't see 20 lakes in the basin but enjoying nine peaceful mountain lakes during a single day…read morehike was darn fabulous. Located outside the eastern entrance to Yosemite National Park, 2.5 miles of dirt road is crossed to reach the trailhead at the closed Saddlebag Lake Resort at 10087 Saddlebag Lake Road. As a former resort, the location has lots of parking but since the closed buildings meant no running water and an outhouse toilet. The often-closed Tioga Road (aka Hwy 120) must be open to get to Saddlebag. For a longer and harder hike, the basin loop can be reached by going up Lundy Canyon located north of Lee Vining and might be an alternative starting point if Tioga is closed. The loop can begin by heading left across the dam, but we went right around eastern side of Saddlebag Lake - the largest and only man-made lake of the hike. The western side is rocky talus while the eastern trail around Saddlebag Lake is longer but has a more comfortable walking surface that was preferred by people fishing in the lake. The remaining lakes appear at regular half-mile intervals with each having their own flavor. The first set of lakes were small and serene Hummingbird Lake, deep and eerie Odell Lake, and classically graceful Lake Helen. We then took a worthwhile and brief side trip down to Lundy Canyon to the cascading Lundy Canyon Falls. We resumed on the loop to see our favorite Shamrock Lake with multiple little peninsulas poking into the lake which was followed by narrow inlet-like Excelsior Lake, cliff-sided Steelhead Lake below the Sphinx-ish Shepherd Crest, unremarkable Wasco Lake, and meadowy Greenstone Lake before returning along the opposite side of Saddlebag Lake. Maps showed two trails between Steelhead and Wasco Lakes. The western trail is incomplete but also led to the best geology with bold green layered rocks. Our hike was 9.3 miles to circle around nine lakes and one waterfall. The elevation varied from 9,900' to 10,400'. Never steep, the terrain rolled up and down which felt like a 1000' elevation change hike. The paths were mostly exposed with few trees. Located in a true basin, the lakes were surrounded by peaks and ridges. Icy snow pockets that survived the summer ensured water flow through the creeks and lakes.

Hiked this as an overnight backpacking trip with 2 friends in late July, it was the most beautiful…read moreamazing hike I've done and seen in a very long time. Drove up from San Diego the night before and tried to get a camping spot at ~7K feet altitude to get adjusted but all the campsites were full, so ended up camping overnight at disbursed camping down the road (still up at altitude, just no facilities and no fires allowed). Woke up in the morning and made a quick stop at Whoa Nellie Deli to use the bathroom, fill up on water etc. And then drove the very rocky road up to the trailhead. I have a Subaru Impreza, all wheel drive but not a lot of lift, so it was doable, but would have definitely felt better in an SUV, although I also saw a Prius in the parking lot so any car can make it I guess. Parked in the parking lot, there are bear boxes there to leave everything from your car that you're not bringing with you on your backs (also bring a bear canister if you're doing overnight!). Then we headed out. We hiked around the north side of Saddlebag lake, which was beautiful, and a little more crowded as a lot of day hikers just hike that lake. We then took the turn off to the right to head up to the rest of the lakes. On day 1 we did about 6 1/2 miles. We kept passing beautiful lake after beautiful lake. There was a point where we were hiking down a pretty steep climb and it started hailing on us! I was relieved we were hiking down at that point and not up with our packs on. I'd recommend having alltrails map downloaded as there are literally no trail markers, there would have been really know what to know which way to go without it. So we kept hiking and climbing, up and down, around more and more lakes. And then we setup camp for the night around Greenstone Lake. Night 1 was Friday night and was very quiet, no other over-nighters around. Night 2 was a Saturday, and it got a bit more crowded. Nothing too crazy, but there were definitely others in sight and ear-shot. We setup for 2 nights, and then did a day hike the next morning up to Conness Lake which was actually possibly the most beautiful lake I've ever seen in my entire life. I even went swimming in the freezing water! On our last day we woke up in the morning, packed up, and hiked out the remaining 3ish miles back around the bottom of Saddlebag Lake.