Inyo National Forest

In summer, anglers can try their luck at countless lakes and streams. Yet, the fun doesn’t stop when winter arrives. The Inyo National Forest is home to one of the largest ski resorts in the country.


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Located in California's beautiful Eastern Sierra, the Inyo National Forest offers clean air, crystal blue skies, mountain lakes and streams, challenging trails, high mountain peaks, and beautiful views. With over two million acres, the Inyo National Forest is home to many natural wonders, including Mt. Whitney, Mono Lake, Mammoth Lakes Basin, and the Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest, as well as nine Congressionally-designated Wildernesses, comprising over 800,000 acres of land.

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Wilderness Areas/Wild & Scenic Rivers

Ansel Adams Wilderness - Ansel Adams Wilderness encompasses 232,000 spectacular acres of granite peaks, steep-walled gorges and rock outcroppings.

Boundary Peak Wilderness - In this wilderness you can experience the solitude and remarkable silence of a wilderness in the Great Basin.

Golden Trout Wilderness - The area is traversed by several hundred miles of scenic trails and two wild and scenic rivers (North and South Forks of the Kern River).

Hoover Wilderness - With its magnificent scenery and well-maintained trail system, the Hoover Wilderness is a very popular destination for outdoor enthusiasts.

Inyo Mountains Wilderness - The Inyo Mountains offer wilderness visitors opportunities to experience solitude, historical values and dark night skies that are for excellent star gazing.

John Muir Wilderness - The John Muir Wilderness stretches for 100 miles along the crest of the Sierra. It is a land of lofty snow-capped mountains, deep canyons and vast expanses of glacially carved terrain. 

Owens River Headwaters Wilderness - The Owens River Headwaters Wilderness includes the region's largest old growth red fir forest and expansive Glass Creek Meadow.

South Sierra Wilderness - The South Sierra Wilderness is rugged and offers ample opportunities for solitude. Visitors must be self-reliant.

White Mountains Wilderness - The White Mountains are one of the largest and highest desert mountain ranges in North America.

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