Things to do in Mammoth Lakes and Visalia

Ride a historic narrow-gauge steam train through the Sierra National Forest just outside Yosemite's south entrance.

California's Eastern Sierra region of alpine lakes, national forest and mountain towns from Mono Lake to Mammoth Lakes.

A 100-mile scenic drive through the Sierra Nevada near North Fork, California, with mountain vistas and historic stops.

Sierra Nevada gold country near Yosemite, with historic towns, wineries, and year-round outdoor recreation.

Mammoth Lakes ski, snowboard and bike shop known for custom boot fitting and seasonal rentals.

Major Sierra Nevada ski resort near Mammoth Lakes with 3,500 acres of terrain, a bike park and summer activities.

A family-run Eastern Sierra pack station offering guided horseback and mule pack trips into the backcountry.

Official guide to summer recreation in Mammoth Lakes, California, a High Sierra mountain town known for hiking and fishing.

Mammoth Lakes hotel serving as a basecamp for High Sierra skiing, hiking and mountain adventures.

Floating inflatable water park with slides, towers and obstacles on Lake McClure near Fresno.

Eastern Sierra outfitter that delivers and sets up fully equipped travel trailers at the campsite of your choice near Mammoth Lakes.

Eastern Sierra gateway town near Mammoth Lakes with access to hiking, fishing and Bishop Creek Canyon.

A laid-back Eastern Sierra ski area near June Lake with skiing and riding for the whole family.

A longtime Mammoth Lakes shop renting skis, snowboards, boots and winter clothing.

A Mammoth Lakes storefront offering tarot, palmistry and psychic readings.

Walk among rounded granite boulders and natural arches below Mount Whitney, on land where Westerns have been filmed since 1920.

Hike self-guided trails among twisted bristlecone pines more than 4,000 years old, high in the White Mountains.

Walk a paved half-mile trail through Giant Forest to stand at the base of the largest tree on Earth by volume.

See giant sequoias at Grant Grove, then drive Highway 180 down into a glacier-carved canyon more than a mile deep.

Tour the site of a World War II camp where more than 11,000 Japanese Americans were incarcerated.

Hike 22 miles round trip from Whitney Portal to the highest summit in the contiguous United States, with a permit.

Walk among giant sequoias, stand at the base of the General Sherman Tree and climb the stairway up Moro Rock.

Walk a one-mile loop to the base of a 2,425-foot waterfall that drops in three stages into Yosemite Valley.