U.S. Forest Service: The State of the Inyo – May 27, 2022

The State of the Inyo
May 27, 2022 

Mono Lake Ranger District

Roads OPEN:  

• Tioga Pass (120 West) opens Friday, May 27 at 12 pm. Reservation required to drive through Yosemite between 6:00am – 4:00pm. Visit the park’s website for more information.
• Ebbetts Pass (HWY 4)
• Sonora Pass (HWY 108)
• Monitor Pass
• Lundy Lake Rd
• HWY 120 E (Benton)
• HWY 158 June Lake Loop
• Bodie Road (SR 270)
• HWY 120 W 11 miles west of Hwy 395

Roads CLOSED:

• Saddlebag Road

Campgrounds OPEN:  

• Tioga Lake, Junction, Emery Lake and Moraine Campgrounds all open Friday May 27 
• Aspen
• Big Springs
• Hartley Springs
• Reversed Creek
• Lundy Canyon (County)
• Silver Lake
• Gull Lake
• Oh! Ridge June Lake
• Aerie Crag
• Glass Creek
• Lower Lee Vining

Campgrounds CLOSED:

• Big Bend
• Saddlebag Lake Trailhead Group
• Saddlebag Lake
• Sawmill Walk-in
• Obsidian Flat Group
• Upper and Lower Deadman 

Visitor Centers:

• Mono Basin Scenic Area Visitor Center
  • please call ahead to find out if passes and permit sales are possible 
  • Memorial Day weekend hours: open all weekend, including Monday, May 30 from 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM and closed Tuesday, May 31.
  • Normal operating hours: Tuesday-Sunday 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM

Mammoth Ranger District

Roads OPEN: 

• Mammoth Scenic Loop 

Roads CLOSED:

• HWY 203 (continuing to the Reds Meadow Rd.) at Mammoth Mountain Inn 
• Old Mammoth Rd. to Lakes Basin Road 
• Lakes Basin Road opens Friday, May 27 at 2:00 PM 

Campgrounds OPEN:

• Lake Mary
• Lake George
• Coldwater
• Twin Lakes
• Old Shady Rest
• Pine Glen Group
• Sherwin Creek
• New Shady Rest
• Mammoth Mtn. RV Park
• Crowley (BLM)

Campgrounds CLOSED:

• Pine City
• Reds Meadow
• Agnew Meadows Family
• Agnew Meadows Horse
• Agnew Meadows Group Pumice Flat
• Pumice Flat Group
• Minaret Falls
• Upper Soda Springs

Visitor Centers:

• Devils Postpile Ranger Station (NPS)
  • closed for the season.
• Mammoth Lakes Welcome Center:
  • Hours: every day from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm.

*** Please Note: Laurel Lakes Road (Forest Road 28E201) south of Sherwin Creek Road near Mammoth Lakes has severe wash outs. Please refrain from driving on the road.*** 

White Mountain Ranger District 

Roads OPEN:

• Rock Creek
• Hwy 168
• North Lake Rd.
• Sabrina Rd.
• South Lake Rd.
• Glacier Rd. (Big Pine Creek)
• McGee Creek Rd.
• Pine Creek
• Buttermilk Rd.
• White Mountain Rd. (not maintained in winter, travel at own risk)
• Silver Canyon Rd. (4×4-high clearance)
• Wyman Canyon Rd. (4×4-high clearance)
• Big Pine Canyon to upper lot

Roads CLOSED: none

Campgrounds OPEN:

• Table Mountain Group
• Mosquito Flat Backpacker
• Rock Creek
• Rock Creek Group
• Upper Pine Grove
• Pine Grove
• East Fork
• Palisade Group
• North Lake (no water)
• Sabrina (no water)
• Willow
• Bishop Park Group
• Mountain Glen
• Clyde Glacier Group
• Palisade Glacier Group
• Intake 2 (Upper area has no water)
• Big Meadow
• Iris Meadow
• Aspen Group
• Holiday
• McGee Creek
• Tuff
• French Camp
• Convict Lake
• Big Pine Creek
• Big Trees
• Four Jeffrey
• Forks
• Bishop Park
• Upper Sage Flat
• Lower Sage Flat
• Pleasant Valley (County)
• Horton (BLM)
• Pleasant Valley Pit (BLM, no water)
• Grandview (winter ops, no services, no fees)
• Bitterbrush
• Baker Creek (County)
• Taboose Creek (County)
• Tinnemaha Creek (County)
• Goodale (BLM, no water)
• Cedar Flat Group

Campgrounds CLOSED:

• none 

Visitor Centers:

• Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest Visitor Center:
  • Hours: Thursday through Sunday 10am – 4:45 pm

• White Mountain Public Lands Information Center:
  • opened on May 24
  • Tuesday through Saturday (closed Sun + Mon)
  • Hours: 8:30 – 4:30 (closed for lunch 12 -1pm)

Mt Whitney Ranger District 

Roads OPEN:

• Onion Valley Rd.
• Horseshoe Meadow
• Whitney Portal Rd.
• Foothill Road
• Division Creek

Road CLOSED: 

• none

Campgrounds OPEN:

• Cottonwood Lakes
• Cottonwood Pass
• Horseshoe Meadow Equestrian
• Onion Valley
• Whitney Portal
• Whitney Portal Trailhead Campground
• Whitney Portal Group
• Lower Grays Meadow (no potable water)
• Upper Grays Meadow (no potable water)
• Independence Creek (county)
• Tuttle Creek
• Portuguese Joe (county)
• Diaz Lake (County)
• Lone Pine

Campgrounds CLOSED:

• none

Visitor Centers:

• Eastern Sierra Visitor Center:
  • open with limited services

The Inyo National Forest is not currently in fire restrictions, but they will be forthcoming.

Please be sure to always check our new-and-improved website for an exhaustive list of all of our recreation site status on the forest here: https://www.fs.usda.gov/recmain/inyo/recreation

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(From Inyo National Forest)

News Staff