Inyo National Forest
Eastern Sierra Nevada, Mono and Inyo Counties, California · National Forest
Spanning nearly 2 million acres along the Eastern Sierra Nevada, Inyo National Forest encompasses Mt. Whitney, Mono Lake, Mammoth Lakes, and Ancient Bristlecone Pines. It offers 400+ lakes, seven wilderness areas, and world-class hiking, camping, and fishing.
Current alerts
- National Forest System Roads
- ESCCRP Shady Rest Fuel Reduction Project Area Closure
- Mammoth Mill Site Area and Trail Closure
- Mammoth Scenic Loop Closure
- Ancient Bristlecone Pine Area Closure
- Help Halt Golden Mussel Invasion
- Stay Limits, Parking, and Developed Recreation Site Use
- Reds Meadow Road Reconstruction Project
- Wilderness Use Restrictions
- Eastern Sierra Climate and Communities Resilience Project Area Closure
- Hot Creek Closure Order
- Goat Prohibition Order
- B&B Mine Closure Order
- Food and Refuse Storage Restrictions
- Mount Whitney Zone Access Restrictions
- Horseshoe Pit Closure
Campgrounds
- Big Pine Creek Campground — 30 sites · 7,738 ft · reserve
- Agnew Meadows Campground
- Aspen Campground
- Bald Mountain Springs Campground
- Big Bend Campground
- Big Meadows Campground
- Big Springs Campground
- Big Trees Campground
- Sherwin Creek — 85 sites · 7,604 ft · reserve
- Bitterbrush Campground
- Cattleguard Campground
- Crooked Meadows Campground
- Deadman Campground, Upper And Lower
- Aspen Group (Inyo) — 1 sites · 8,327 ft · reserve
- Pine Glen — 17 sites · 7,793 ft · reserve
- Forks Campground
- Glass Creek Campground
- Horseshoe Meadows Horse Camp
- Intake 2 Walk-in Campground
- Junction Campground
- Lower Lee Vining Campground
- Moraine Campground
- Mosquito Flat Backpacker Campground
- North Lake Campground
- Sagehen Meadows Campground
- Sawmill Meadows Campground
- Lone Pine — 28 sites · 5,863 ft · reserve
- Four Jeffrey — 106 sites · 9,709 ft · reserve
- Pumice Flat Group Camp — 4 sites · 7,659 ft · reserve
- Agnew Meadows Group Camp — 4 sites · 8,330 ft · reserve
- Big Pine Canyon — 2 sites · 7,503 ft · reserve
- Onion Valley — 29 sites · 9,623 ft · reserve
- June Lake — 28 sites · 7,635 ft · reserve
- Table Mountain (Inyo) — 1 sites · 8,842 ft · reserve
- Whitney Portal — 46 sites · 7,929 ft · reserve
- Upper Sage Flat — 20 sites · 7,737 ft · reserve
- Old Shady Rest Campground — 45 sites · 7,813 ft · reserve
- Grays Meadows — 31 sites · 6,908 ft · reserve
- Cedar Flat Group Campground — 3 sites · 7,265 ft · reserve
- Palisades Group Campground — 1 sites · 9,089 ft · reserve
- Rock Creek Lake (Inyo National Forest, CA) — 26 sites · 9,737 ft · reserve
- East Fork Campground – Inyo National Forest (CA) — 71 sites · 9,041 ft · reserve
- Taylor Canyon Campground
- Tioga Lake Campground
- Tuff Campground — 33 sites · 6,962 ft · reserve
- Oh Ridge — 138 sites · 7,704 ft · reserve
- French Camp — 83 sites · 7,258 ft · reserve
- New Shady Rest Campground — 90 sites · 7,808 ft · reserve
- Bishop Park Group — 1 sites · 8,329 ft · reserve
- Convict Lake Campground — 48 sites · 7,585 ft · reserve
- Obsidian Flat — 1 sites · 7,880 ft · reserve
- Upper Pine Grove Campground
- Upper Soda Springs Campground
- Ellery Lake Campground
- Aerie Crag Rav Camp
- Boulder Campground
- Bishop Park Campground
- Intake 2 Campground
- Cottonwood Lakes Walk-in Campground
- Cottonwood Pass Walk-in Campground
- Hartley Springs Campground
- Pumice Flat Campground
- Grandview Campground
- Kennedy Meadows Campground
- Iris Meadow Campground
- Mountain Glen Campground
- Minaret Falls Campground
- Reds Meadow Campground
- Pine Grove Campground
- Sawmill Walk-in Campground
- Upper Deadman Campground
- Willow Campground
- Rock Creek Lake Group Camp (Inyo National Forest, CA) — 1 sites · 9,737 ft · reserve
- Mcgee Creek — Closed (checked 2026-08-02) · 28 sites · 7,546 ft · reserve
- Agnew Horse Camp — 4 sites · 8,330 ft · reserve
Top trails
- Mount Whitney Trail — 21.4 mi one way
- First and Second Lake via Big Pine Lakes Trail — 11.8 mi out & back
- Rainbow Falls — 2.5 mi out & back
- Muir Pass via Bishop Pass Trail — 34.5 mi one way
- Convict Lake Loop Trail — 3.2 mi loop
Visiting
Fees — America the Beautiful: $80, Schulman Grove: $3, Schulman Grove Child (17 and under): $0, South Tufa: $3, South Tufa Child (15 and under): $0, Reds Meadow Valley: $15.
Parking: Recreation passes and fees apply at many developed recreation sites, while other areas do not charge a fee. Parking areas include designated handicap spaces.. Dogs allowed on leash. Cell service: mixed.
Coordinates: 36.9695, -118.3479. Official website.
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