Information in Advance

Lodging and Visitor Information

• Town of Mammoth Lakes Tourism and Recreation Department
  P.O. Box 48, Mammoth Lakes CA 93546 USA
  888.466.2666 / 760.934.2712 / fax 760.934.7066
• Town of Mammoth Lakes 760.934.8989 / fax 760.934.8608
• The Village at Mammoth
• Mammoth Resort Activities & Events
  • Winter
  • Summer
• Mammoth Times Online Edition Web site
• MammothWeb
• Mammoth Lakes City Concierge
• Chambers of Commerce:
  • Mammoth Lakes Chamber of Commerce 760.934.6717
  • Mono County Tourism and Film Commission 800.845.7922
  • June Lake Loop Chamber of Commerce
  • Lee Vining Chamber of Commerce 760.647.6629
  • Bridgeport Chamber of Commerce 760.932.7500
  • Northern Mono Chamber of Commerce 530.208.6078

Recreation Information

Mammoth Mountain Ski Area

• PO Box 24, 1 Minaret Rd, Mammoth Lakes CA 93546 USA
• Information 800.626.6684
• Web site

The June Mountain Resort

• PO Box 146, 3819 Hwy 158, June Lake CA 93529 USA
• Information 760.648.7733 / 888.586.3686
• Web site

U.S. Forest Service

• Mammoth Lakes Welcome Center / Mammoth Ranger Station, Mammoth Ranger District

  Inyo National Forest

  PO Box 148, Mammoth Lakes CA 93546 USA

  760.924.5500

  760.924.5537 (TDD hearing impaired)

  Open 7 days a week, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, all year

• Wilderness Reservations

  Inyo National Forest Recreation Passes and Permits

• Inyo National Forest Supervisor

  Suite 200

  351 Pacu Ln

  Bishop CA 93514 USA

  760.873.2400

  TTY: 760.873.2538

  Inyo National Forest Web site

  National Forest Store (on line)

  Contact a Visitors Center or Ranger Station

• White Mountain Ranger District 760.873.4207
• Mono Lake Ranger District 760.647.3000
• Bridgeport Ranger District 760.932.7070
• National Recreation Reservation Service (recreation.gov)
• Great Outdoors Recreation Pages Web site about Inyo National Forest
• Great Outdoors Recreation Pages Web site about Mono Basin National Forest Scenic Area Visitor Center 760.647.3044

Eastern Sierra Interpretive Association (ESIA)

• ESIA Web site
• Mammoth Lakes Welcome Center, Route 203 at the east end of town, 760.924.5500

Other Recreational Facilities and Services

• Devils Postpile National Monument

  U.S. National Park Service

  PO Box 3999, Mammoth Lakes CA 93546 USA

  Summer and fall: 760.934.2289 / fax 760.934.4780

  Summer/fall office hours: 7:00 am to 6:00 pm

  Winter and spring: 760.872.4881

  Office closed from about mid-October to about mid-June

• Mono Lake Committee Visitor Center 760.647.6595
• Mono Lake Tufa State Reserve 760.647.6331
• Bodie State Historic Park 760.647.6445
• California Department of Fish and Wildlife: hunting - fishing - conservation

Weather and Snowpack Information

• Mammoth Weather

  National Weather Service

  760.873.3213

  Current weather

  Weather forecast

  Local weather and snow information 760.934.7669

• U.S. Forest Service Weather 760.934.6611
• Interior Central California Zone Forecast
• California Cooperative Snow Surveys snow sensors
  • Owens Valley snow depth page
  • Background information: interpreting "snow water content"
  • Mammoth Pass [hourly graph | table] [daily graph | table] [Site map]
  • Gem Pass (near June Lake) [hourly graph | table] [daily graph | table] [Site map]

Road and Travel Conditions

• State of California - California Department of Transportation (CalTrans)

  800.427.7623 (touch-tone within California only)

  415.557.3755 (touch-tone only)

  213.628.7623 (touch-tone only)

  916.445.1534 (rotary phones OK)

  Mammoth Lakes regional road conditions Web pages

  US 395 (NV border at CA 89 south past Mammoth Lakes to San Bernardino)

  California 14 (US 395 at Inyokern - Lancaster - San Fernando)

  California 203 (US 395 - Mammoth Lakes - Mammoth Mountain Ski Area)

  California 158 (US 395 - June Lake - June Lake Resort)

  California 120 (US 395 - Tioga Pass - Central Valley)

  California road conditions by highway number

  California road conditions by map

• State of Nevada 775.793.1313
  • Nevada winter road conditions

Transportation

• General transportation information from the Town of Mammoth Lakes
• Air Travel
  • Air Service summary from the Town of Mammoth Lakes
  • Reno/Tahoe International Airport (RNO) 775.328.6870
  • Mammoth Yosemite Airport (MMH) 760.934.3825
• Auto rental
  • Hertz Car Rental (MMH airport) 760.934.2271
  • Hertz Car Rental (in town at the Mammoth Chevron Station) 760.934.7004
  • Enterprise Car Rental 760.924.1094
• Bus/motor coach (scheduled and charter)
  • Eastern Sierra Transit Authority 760.872.1901 / 800.922.1930 / fax 760.872.0936. This service provides year-round public transit throughout Mono and Inyo Counties, and additional service as far north as Reno, Nevada and as far south as Lancaster in Los Angeles County. Its routes can be used to create connections with other transit services. Among the services most useful for visitors to Mammoth Lakes are:
    • Carson Ridgecrest Eastern Sierra Transit (CREST) service between Reno, Nevada (Reno/Tahoe International Airport (RNO) and the Reno Greyhound bus station) and Lone Pine, with a stop in Mammoth Lakes. There is one bus each day in each direction, four days each week. Reservations are encouraged.
    • CREST service between Mammoth Lakes and Lancaster, where there is a connection to Union Station in Los Angeles via Metrolink and then on to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) via Flyaway bus. There is one bus each day in each direction, three days each week. Reservations are encouraged.
    • Service between Mammoth Lakes and Bishop. There are three buses each day in each direction, five days each week.
  • YARTS 877.989.2787. YARTS provides bus service between Mammoth Lakes and Yosemite Valley in Yosemite National Park during the summer (June and September service is on weekends only; July and August service is daily). This route crosses Tioga Pass on State Route 120 and also serves June Lake, Lee Vining, Tuolumne Meadows, White Wolf, and Crane Flat. A connection can be made in Yosemite Valley to reach El Portal, Midpines, Mariposa, and Merced.
  • Gold Coast Tours 800.638.6427 / 714.449.6888
  • New Horizon Tours 805.499.7544
  • Pacific Sports Tours 310.798.1234
  • Sierra Ski & Rafting Tours 714.667.1111 / 888.667.1110
  • Ski Bus Tours 714.957.2710
  • XTC Tours 760.924.8480
• Local maps
  • Detailed town map
  • Winter 2010-2011 transit brochure with map
  • Summer 2011 transit map
• Local Transportation
  • Mammoth Mountain Ski Area provides local free shuttle transportation during the ski season. See the ski season shuttle bus map.
  • Fixed-route bus services within Mammoth Lakes include the Mammoth LIFT lines and the Mammoth Trolley lines.
  • Mammoth Lakes Dial-a-Ride. Priority is given to elderly and disabled riders. This service is also available to members of the general public whose needs cannot be adequately served by other transit services. After 6:00 pm, Dial-A-Ride is limited to Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) service.
  • A shuttle service provides transportation, from late spring until early fall, between Mammoth Mountain Inn and Reds Meadow over Minaret Summit. This service also provides access to Agnew Meadows and Devils Postpile National Monument on the way.

Earthquake and Volcanic Activity

The Mammoth Lakes area is located in the ancient Long Valley Caldera, historically and currently associated with volcanic activity. The area is monitored by the United States Geological Survey.

• Current official status and assessment of volcanic activity in the Long Valley Caldera area
• Map of recent earthquakes
• Background information on Long Valley Caldera volcanic activity

Emergency Services

• In any emergency, dial 911 locally
• Non-Emergency numbers
  • Mammoth Hospital 760.934.3311
  • Police 760.934.2011
  • Sheriff 760.934.6058
  • Fire 760.934.2300
  • Highway Patrol 760.873.3531

Other Local Services

• Mammoth Lakes Community Center 760.934.5455
• Mono County Health Department 760.934.5410
• Mono County Library 760.934.4777
• Mono County Information 760.932.5300
• Post Office, US Postal Service 760.934.2205