Must-see hotels in Eastern Sierra

  • Honeymoon Flat Campground

    Mono Lake Region

    Around 2 miles north of Twin Lakes, with vault toilets, picnic tables, food storage lockers and campfire rings with grills. Drinking water is available…

  • Oh! Ridge Campground

    Mono Lake Region

    Large open-air campground popular with families because of its access to a swimming beach on June Lake. Drinking water and flush toilets, picnic tables,…

  • Junction Campground

    Mono Lake Region

    Named for its location at the intersection of Hwy 120 and Saddlebag Lake Rd, this 13-site campground offers a sunny location near Lee Vining Creek. It has…

  • Minaret Falls Campground

    Eastern Sierra

    Along a narrow, single-lane road you'll find 27 campsites next to the San Joaquin River. It has bear boxes, vault toilets and potable water, but no…

  • Lower Twin Lakes Campground

    Mono Lake Region

    A good spot, with plenty of shade, and Robinson's Creek and Lower Twin Lake nearby. It has picnic tables, bear lockers, fire rings with grills, flush…

  • USFS Campgrounds

    Eastern Sierra

    There are three USFS campgrounds alongside Independence Creek, including Onion Valley Campground at the Kearsarge Pass trailhead. Reservations available…

  • Twin Lakes Campground

    Mammoth Lakes

    High-altitude lakefront camping with gorgeous mountain views. Has 94 sites, plus showers, flush restrooms, general store and drinking water. Reservations…

  • Upper Soda Springs Campground

    Eastern Sierra

    Situated along the San Joaquin River with mountain views, there are 29 tent campsites here with picnic benches. It has potable water and vault toilets. No…

  • Pumice Flat Campground

    Eastern Sierra

    Group campground with 17 sites and plenty of shade along the San Joaquin River. It has bear-proof lockers, potable water and flush toilet. No reservations.

  • June Lake Campground

    Mono Lake Region

    On the June Lake shoreline and a short walk from town, are these 27 sites with drinking water, flush toilets and bear-proof lockers. Accepts reservations.

  • Coldwater Campground

    Mammoth Lakes

    Shady campground at 8900ft near the shore of Lake Mary south of town, with flush toilets and water faucet. Reservations can be made at www.recreation.gov.

  • Silver Lake Campground

    Mono Lake Region

    Accepts reservations and has gorgeous mountain views. Drinking water, flush toilets, picnic tables, campfire rings and bear-proof storage.

  • Pine City Campground

    Mammoth Lakes

    High-altitude campground across the road from the shores of Lake Mary. Has potable water, bear-proof lockers and a flush toilet.

  • Gull Lake Campground

    Mono Lake Region

    On the shores of Gull Lake, this campground has drinking water, flush toilets, picnic benches and fire pits. No reservations.

  • Reds Meadow Campground

    Eastern Sierra

    Great spot for access to hiking trails. It has potable water and flush toilets. No reservations.

  • Hostel California

    Eastern Sierra

    A rambling, historic Victorian house located in the center of town, this hostel packs in dusty long-distance backpackers during June and July, with a more…

  • Virginia Creek Settlement

    Mono Lake Region

    Easily found on the highway 6 miles south of Bridgeport (look for the old-fashioned windmill by the roadside), Virginia Creek has a number of…

  • Annett’s Mono Village

    Mono Lake Region

    Twin Lakes Rd dead-ends at Annett’s Mono Village, a huge and rather chaotic tumbledown resort on Upper Twin Lake. It has cheap, cramped lodging, and a…

  • Bodie Victorian Hotel

    Mono Lake Region

    To experience an 1800s boarding house in all its rickety glory, try a room in this building transplanted from the abandoned mining town of Bodie. It can…

  • Fern Creek Lodge

    Mono Lake Region

    Around since the late 1920s, this place is a good choice if you don't mind slightly bland furnishings in exchange for some homey privacy. Each cabin has a…

  • Silver Maple Inn & Cain House

    Mono Lake Region

    A good choice, whether you stay in one of the standard rooms in the whitewashed classic roadside motel, or one of the more contemporary and luxurious…

  • Juniper Springs Lodge

    Mammoth Lakes

    You can't beat the location of this ski-in and -out five-floor resort next to Eagle Lodge, with 180 suites and townhouses. Rooms have classic furnishings…

  • Big Meadow Lodge

    Mono Lake Region

    A cluster of six cozy, clean wooden cabins sit a few minutes drive south of Bridgeport town. Although anyone is welcome, the place is set up for fishing…

  • Buckeye Campground

    Mono Lake Region

    This campground west of Bridgeport and north of Twin Lakes in the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest is a quiet camping experience with tables, fire grates…

  • Cinnamon Bear Inn

    Mammoth Lakes

    At this down-to-earth inn you’ll sleep like a log in chunky wooden beds, and most rooms have cozy gas fireplaces. Swap stories about the day’s adventures…

  • El Mono Motel

    Mono Lake Region

    Grab a board game or soak up some mountain sunshine in this friendly place attached to an excellent cafe. In operation since 1927, it's often booked solid…

  • Lake View Lodge

    Mono Lake Region

    A large complex anchoring the southern end of town with a variety of room types, from standard motel accommodation to postage-stamp-sized cabins with full…

  • Mt Williamson Motel & Base Camp

    Eastern Sierra

    A low-key hiker favorite, Mt Williamson has cute cabins with flat-screen TVs, calico bedspreads, tea kettles and arresting prints of the local bighorn…

  • New Shady Rest Campground

    Mammoth Lakes

    If you want to be close to restaurants and other conveniences in town, then check out this shady campground adjoining the Mammoth Lakes Welcome Center at…

  • Yosemite Gateway Motel

    Mono Lake Region

    Think vistas. This is the only motel on the eastern side of the highway, and the views of Mono Lake and surroundings from some of the rooms are phenomenal…

  • Murphey’s Motel

    Mono Lake Region

    At the northern end of town, this large, two-story, log-cabin-style place offers comfy, but dated, rooms. It's one of the few hotels in Lee Vining open…

  • Redwood Motel

    Mono Lake Region

    A bucking bronco, an ox in a Hawaiian shirt and other wacky farm-animal sculptures provide a cheerful welcome at this motel. Rooms are homey and simply…

  • USFS campgrounds

    Eastern Sierra

    Located on the way up into the mountains, are three campgrounds (Big Pine Creek, Sage Flat and Upper Sage Flat), which line Glacier Lodge Rd alongside Big…

  • June Lake Motel

    Mono Lake Region

    These 21 rooms – some enormous and most with full kitchens – catch delicious mountain breezes and have attractive light-wood furniture. There’s a fish…

  • June Lake Villager Motel

    Mono Lake Region

    Located in town, June Lake Villager Motel has simple, light and airy rooms, some with kitchenettes and ski memorabilia. Larger suites and cabins have…

  • Mono Vista RV Park

    Mono Lake Region

    Located behind a Chevron gas station, it can get crowded at this campground just a block from the highway. On offer are grassy sites for tents, and the…

  • Old Shady Rest Campground

    Mammoth Lakes

    Shady campground close to town and near the Mammoth Lakes Welcome Center. Has bear-proof lockers, flush toilets, water faucet and campfire rings…

  • Trumbull Lake Campground

    Mono Lake Region

    The shady sites here are located among lodgepole pines. Amenities include vault toilets, drinking water, campfire rings, picnic benches and bear lockers.

  • Reversed Creek Campground

    Mono Lake Region

    Small shady sites on the other side of the road from June Lake. Campfire rings, drinking water, flush toilets and bear lockers.