Scenic Drives
Scenic drives on the Inyo are not hard to find! Just arriving and driving through the south end of the forest to the north takes you along the Eastern Sierra Scenic Byway on Highway 395. From Lone Pine to Bridgeport, enjoy breathtaking views of the Sierra Nevada Mountain Range, White and Inyo Mountain Ranges, huge lakes and vast, open sagebrush and volcanic calderas.
In the fall, people from all over the world come to enjoy the changing colors of the deciduous trees along these drives as well.
Backroad Tours in the Eastern Sierra - Inyo County & Death Valley
Bishop Field Office | Bureau of Land Management (blm.gov)
www.monocounty.org/us-highway-395
Scenic Driving
Paved scenic drives in the Inyo National Forest:
- Highway 120 West into Yosemite Valley
- Highway 120 East to Adobe Valley and Benton
- Highway 158 (June Lake Loop)
- Highway 203 to Minaret Vista
- Rock Creek Road
- Highway 168 West to Bishop Creek (South Fork and Middle Fork as well)
- Whitney Portal Road
- White Mountain Road to Schullman Grove
Dirt roads with especially scenic drives:
- Sagehen Summit
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Bald Mountain Road
Site Open
23 miles round trip loopAlways open. Leaves Hwy. 395 from the top of Deadman Summit at Logging Camp road and goes to the Bald Mountain fire lookout station. Stay on 1S05 and follow the signs to…
East Craters Loop
Site Open
24 miles round trip4WD HIGH-CLEARANCE VEHICLES ONLYTo start you will make a left on the road and follow the signs. The sights you will see include mono Craters, Sand Flats, and Devil's punchbowl. …
Sherwin Creek Road
Site Open
15 miles round tripStarts on Old Mammoth Road by the Mammoth Museum and Sierra Meadows Ranch on 4S08. There are beautiful meadows and lots of aspen trees by the creek, providing plenty of places to…