Guidebook for Mammoth Lakes
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The Shuttle that picks up in front of our condo every 15 minutes drops you off here in 4 minutes. It is the fastest way to get skiing in the winter. Park your car and forget it.
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Eagle Lodge
4000 Majestic Pines DrThe Shuttle that picks up in front of our condo every 15 minutes drops you off here in 4 minutes. It is the fastest way to get skiing in the winter. Park your car and forget it.
This is the cutest community college ever. The class rooms are across the street. The admin is in the Ski Museum. The dorms are truly amazing with views of the mountain. No summer school offered.
Cerro Coso Community College Eastern Sierra Campus - Mammoth Lakes
101 College PkwyThis is the cutest community college ever. The class rooms are across the street. The admin is in the Ski Museum. The dorms are truly amazing with views of the mountain. No summer school offered.
Sightseeing
Opens just before Memorial day. Amazing rock formations. Hexagonal towers from the side but looks like big tiles from the top where the glaciers have worn it flat. Great day hike w/ Rainbow Falls.
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Monumento Nacional del Diablo Postpile
Devils Postpile Access RoadOpens just before Memorial day. Amazing rock formations. Hexagonal towers from the side but looks like big tiles from the top where the glaciers have worn it flat. Great day hike w/ Rainbow Falls.
Take the Gondola to the top of the mountain. You can bike or hike down. Park here for shuttle to Reds Meddow and Devils Postpile on peak days.
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Mammoth Mountain Main Lodge
10400 Minaret RdTake the Gondola to the top of the mountain. You can bike or hike down. Park here for shuttle to Reds Meddow and Devils Postpile on peak days.
Mono Basin Scenic Area Visitor Center
1 Lee Vining Creek TrailTufa towers you won't see anywhere else. Amazing geology.
Gold Rush Ghost Town. Tour one of the most intact Stamp Mills in California. Learn how gold was extracted from quartz and turned into bullion bars. See all in 1.5 hours
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Bodie State Historic Park
California 270Gold Rush Ghost Town. Tour one of the most intact Stamp Mills in California. Learn how gold was extracted from quartz and turned into bullion bars. See all in 1.5 hours
2.5 hours from condo. Beautiful and amazing geology. Lots of tourists. Less well known is Devil's Postpile & Rainbow Falls in Mammoth. Picturesque Tuolumne Meadows is halfway on Hwy120.
Yosemite Village
2.5 hours from condo. Beautiful and amazing geology. Lots of tourists. Less well known is Devil's Postpile & Rainbow Falls in Mammoth. Picturesque Tuolumne Meadows is halfway on Hwy120.
Shopping
Main grocery in town. Movies, Chocolate Factory, T-Shirt shops, Book Store, Restaurants are in this center. Old Mammoth Road and Main St. have all the other Restaurants and Shops.
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Vons
481 Old Mammoth RdMain grocery in town. Movies, Chocolate Factory, T-Shirt shops, Book Store, Restaurants are in this center. Old Mammoth Road and Main St. have all the other Restaurants and Shops.
Food Scene
Excellent gourmet food in the restaurant and spacious bar with a view in a gorgeous rustic setting. Wedding ceremonies are often held at the lake with receptions at the restaurant.
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The Restaurant at Convict Lake
2000 Convict Lake RdExcellent gourmet food in the restaurant and spacious bar with a view in a gorgeous rustic setting. Wedding ceremonies are often held at the lake with receptions at the restaurant.
Roberto's Mexican Cafe
271 Old Mammoth RdLots of good food with reasonable prices.
Consejos para la ciudad
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If driving up 395 from Los Angeles see these sights...
1. Manzanar National Historic Site - WWII Japanese-American relocation center.
2. Fossil Falls Trailhead - 2 minutes off the highway at Cinder Road
3. Easter Sierra Interagency Visitor Center - Lone Pine - topo maps, view of Mt. Whitney, and good bathrooms/books/gifts.
4. Museum of Western Film History - Lone Pine