Things To Do in Lee Vining, California

'Dana Glacier' is located inside a northwest facing cirque located east of the 13,061 feet (3,981 m) Mount Dana on the eastern border of Yosemite National Park, California. It is very close to Tioga Pass and Highway 120. ... More on Wikipedia

'Conness Glacier' is a glacier located on the steep northeast cirque on Mount Conness, east of the Sierra Nevada crest. The glacier is situated at about 11,500 feet (3,500 m) and can be seen from Saddlebag Lake to the east. The glacier ... More on Wikipedia

Inscription. During the Cold War, Mono County was home to one of many remote facilities used by the US Military to test new weapons and weapons systems. A "secret military installation" operated by the US Navy was located along the ... More on HMDB

This extended backpack loop is probably the most challenging hike in the book. Not only is the distance long and the changes in elevation extreme (between 4,400 and 10,000 feet), but your window of opportunity is narrow. The high ... More on Trails

Built in 1925, the school house now displays odd artifacts, photographs and equipment that chronicle the history of Mono ... More on MuseumStuff.com

Known as a smaller, less busy counterpart to California's Lake Tahoe, Mono Lake provides equally gorgeous scenery and just as much fun on the water. It does still get busy with the overflow of ski...

Located in California's spectacular Eastern Sierra, Mono Lake is an oasis in the dry Great Basin and a vital habitat for millions of migratory and nesting birds. For 30 years the Mono Lake Committe... More on Monolake.org/

A deep pond formed by a single hot spring on the shores of Mono Lake. Once open to bathing, the spring has been shut down by the State of California, which claims that bacteria levels have risen. Navy Beach Hot Spring is an excellent ... More on Trails

The reserve was established to preserve the spectacular "tufa towers," calcium-carbonate spires and knobs f... More on Parks

More than six thousand feet below us Mono Lake reflects the first light of the morning, a pool of quicksi... More on Epinions.com

Paddle a kayak among oddly shaped tufa mounds, listen to the cacophony of nesting gulls in June, and savor the lake scenery and night sky at one of the oldest lakes in the Western Hemisphere. In al... More on Trails

Great wildlife viewing on scenic mono lake; saw hundreds of sea gulls More on Trails

Old Marina Trail: A new ADA accessible trail leading from the parking lot at the Old Marina offers interpretive panels along with the newly replaced "David Gaines" boardwalk which offers Americans ... More on Access.parks.ca.gov

The tufa are the highlight of Mono Lake, and this is clearly a must-see destination. The tufa are pillars of limestone, rising out ... More on igougo