Mono Lake Tufa Towers

California · State Natural Reserve

Mono Lake Tufa Towers are unique limestone formations located in Mono Lake, California, offering a stunning landscape and a glimpse into geological history.

Current alerts

• Partial closure — Past Wildfire

Top trails

• South Tufa Loop Trail — 0.8 mi loop
• Mono Lake Viewpoint — 2.6 mi out & back
• Mono Lake Boardwalk — 0.7 mi out & back
• Mono Lake Park Nature Trail — 0.5 mi
• Navy Beach and Mono Lake Tufa — 2.3 mi one way

Visiting

Fees — Vehicle Day Use: $3.

Parking: Navy Beach has a small, limited lot intended primarily for boat unloading; the Forest Service recommends instead parking at the South Tufa lot and using the short connecting trail to the shore. The exact day-use fee amount for the South Tufa fee area was not published on the retrieved official pages.. Dogs allowed on leash. Phone: (760) 647-6331.

Top spots

• South Tufa Area — POI
• Panum Crater — POI
• Black Point Fissures — POI
• Navy Beach — POI
• Paoha Island — POI
• Negit Island — POI
• Old Marina — POI
• Mono Lake County Park — POI

Coordinates: 37.9788, -119.1325. Official website.

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