Did this trail a few weeks ago, I stood at Pika lake. Spent time at all the lakes on the way. The…read moretrail is great, no overgrowth. The parking lots has plenty of parking with an overflow parking not far away. The trail head has a restroom. Enjoy the pictures I took.

This review is for Barney Lake Trail which was a ~5.2 miles round trip that took ~3.5 hour to…read morecomplete. This was a stunning hike that rewards you with two additional lakes along the way (Arrowhead & Skelton Lake)! Trail was a mix of dirt and rocks with plenty of elevation changes. Arrowhead Lake was a short ~0.1 mile detour but worth the stop! Heavy mosquito presence; 20+ mosquito bites! Short video of the hike for those interested! https://youtu.be/M9JhcfSKx3c

This review is for Lake Sabrina To Blue Lake Trail which was a ~5.9 miles round trip that took ~4…read morehours to complete. This was a stunning hike from beginning to end. Trail was adjacent to Lake Sabrina for about half of the hike with various views of the lake from low to high elevations. There was excessive water at the first crossing; hiking sticks were extremely helpful for balance and getting across safely without getting shoes wet. Second water crossing was much easier with the rocks and logs. ~5% of the trail at higher elevation was still covered in snow. Trail was mostly a narrow and rocky incline towards Blue Lake. Furthermore, about half of the hikers brought their dogs. Beware of altitude sickness! Staying at the city of Bishop with an elevation of 4150ft and then driving the next morning to Lake Sabrina with an elevation of 9128ft resulted in altitude sickness for us throughout the hike. The worse symptom was shortness of breath with some minor headache and nausea. Very limited parking at the trailhead. There are more parking available further in at the boat landing area. Restroom also available at the upper parking lot of the boat landing. Short video of the hike for those interested! https://youtu.be/eMJO8pq-b6Y

Very beautiful lake!! I would definitely come here again! Good amount of fish and the waters are…read morevery relaxing. It's a small to medium sized lake but it's not too busy even on a weekend. Great time to hang out with your family or friends together on a boat or the lake side.

****UPDATE AS OF 21 MAR 11****…read more There is now an official trailhead marker for the Tungsten Peak trail. ******* Tungsten Peak is a boulder covered hill close to Millpond Recreation Area. It's close proximity to Bishop and relatively low elevation (~6k ft) make it a popular year-round destination for locals. With the backdrop of the Sierra it is a rather diminutive formation but with the relentless uphill (~1200 ft of gain) and 360 views from the summit you won't soon forget it. To access the trailhead take the Millpond exit heading north from Bishop on 395. Make the first left onto Sawmill Road. After passing the driveway into Millpond look for a well-traveled dirt road to your left. Turn right on the westerly well-traveled road. After the road swings northwest look for another main road heading slightly west. Take it until it hits a T then turn left. Look for a road on the right heading SW and aiming for the rocky canyon on the left side of the hills. There is a well-used roundabout that marks the parking area. Note that there is a huge network of dirt roads in this area so if you miss a turn it's fairly easy to get back on track. See annotated Google satellite photo for an overview. There are no amenities at the trailhead. Once at the parking area the main trail is signed and heads up the right side of the canyon west of the parking lot. There is a also dirtbike trail that skirts the base of the hills but this is not the hiking trail. The trail is not signed along the way and there are a number of human and deer trails so pay attention to the way back to your vehicle. The summit contains both a register and a fence post. If you're feeling more adventurous you can follow the road that parallels the base of the hills to the north to access a rock drainage containing slot canyons. There's not much of a trail so some routefinding skills are helpful.

Beautiful scenery once you get to the top but the trail was difficult to follow. It was my first…read moretime hiking it today and even getting to the trailhead was difficult. To get to the trailhead: drive North on the 395 from Bishop and take the Ed Powers Rd exit on the left. Immediately after, take a right turn onto Sawmill Rd. Drive down and pass Millpond Rec. Area. After you've passed turn left on the second dirt road (see picture below). Follow the dirt road all the way down; pretty much follow the brown electric power posts until you get to a T. At the T you will turn left then turn right on the next turn. You will go up towards the hill and there will be a parking area with the sign for Tungsten Peak. Hiking the trail: honestly I followed the trail and it took me pass the trail that is usually used. I know this because as I was making my way back, I saw a guy in the distance and hiked towards him as he was hiking down. I finally found the actual trail and made it to the top. The views are beautiful! You'll see the Sierras, valley and White Mountains. On my way down, I followed the trail instead of going back the way I came (the wrong way) and I definitely would have not found that trail if I didn't follow it down and saw where it started. Again, hard to follow trail but beautiful views at the top if you can find it.

A 6.8-mile roundtrip hike to another fantastic chain of Sierra mountain lakes…read more The street to the trailhead is located between Aspendell and Lake Sabrina. The steep access road is a 2-miles long, mostly unpaved, and one-lane wide. Like with hiking, vehicles coming down the hillside must yield to cars coming up (which rudely did not occur). The road passes the boring North Lake. The trailhead technically is at the North Lake campground, but hikers are not allowed to park there. From the trailhead, Lamarck Lakes are southwest but a second trail goes westward to Piute Pass past Loch Leven and Piute Lake. A sign directs to either location. Starting at the North Lake day use parking lot at 9200' above sea level, the easy-to-follow trail goes to 1.8-miles one-way and up 650' to Grass Lake - so called due to its marshy green appearance (see pic) which is atypical of Sierra lakes. Grass Lake is on a short and fairly flat side spur from the main trail that is clearly marked. At 2.4 miles and 1400' up the trail from the parking lot is Lower Lamarck Lake at 10,600'. Resting below Mt. George Davis this is the best lake of the four and the best part of the hike (see pic) and bound to leave a lasting Lamarck on la mind. At 3.2 miles and 1600' from the parking lot is Upper Lamarck Lake which has little vegetation and mainly surrounded by rock piles. It's still worth trekking to the final lake because the alpine stream connecting Lower and Upper was the second best sight of the hike.

On a recent hiking trip, we explored all the eastern approaches into the southern Sierra, and of…read morethese the Big Pine lakes region is the most beautiful (just google for photos), but also unfortunately the longest trail in. Plus for me and my wife (late 50's) it was coming after several long day hikes, so we hired Glacier Pack Train to make the day a little easier. For an extremely reasonable price they agreed to take us up to the third lake, allowing us to hike the rest of the way, exploring all the other lakes and then hiking down. We were so happy we did this, not only because it made the entire region accessible to us, but because the trail ride itself was so incredibly enjoyable on its own. Even though our experience on horses has been pretty limited, we felt like we were riding ourselves, not just being transported up. Truly a terrific day from start to finish.

Gosh, I wish I could give 1,000 stars! I have been going to the upper lakes with the Stewart…read morefamily since I was a little girl, (which was a looooong time ago!) this is the experience of a lifetime. It's like being transported back in time, before cell phones and cars. Living the life of a cowboy! How incredible to have the experience! You can take a day ride of all of the lakes, (and they know the secret trails that aren't on maps), or you can have your camping equipment put on mules and they will fit you with a well trained horse and drop you off in an incredible campsite. They furnish the bear container, and they pick you up at the end of your trip! This is a great way for families with varying hiking abilities to get into the back country together and establish a base camp surrounded by incredible hiking options from an easy stroll to peak bagging. I feel like you haven't lived unless you ride up to the lakes at least once with Mert and Lizzie. They feel like family!

Loved the Bishop City Park with a stream running through it and plenty or walkways for exercise and…read moreyour pets. Large baseball field, soccer fields, playgrounds. a dedicated dog park community pool, tennis courts, pond where you can see fish, ducks and various birds, and lots of picnic tables. Worth a visit for rest and relaxation or to listen to Bishop stream and small waterfall by the bridge. When driving through Bishop in the future, this is the spot to take your pets for a nice walk and stretch before getting back on the road!

This is a really cute park in the heart of Bishop. You can tell that the planning was intentional…read moreand very thoughtful. Although this area as a whole has plenty to do (in the mountains), the little towns are quite barren for any activity. While walking our pup here, we saw the pond with so many birds, a skatepark, an outdoor pool, tennis court, a baseball field, and more! There were a few sketchy people hanging around, but we were safe and they didn't bother us. For the most part, the people there were playing or just enjoying the grounds. Plenty of parking, and pretty well maintained. We were pleasantly surprised at how large of an area it covered, and our pup enjoyed her walk here.

Activity Type: Hiking Nearby City: Mammoth Lakes…read moreLength: 13 total miles Elevation Gain: 1,700 feet Trail Type: Out-and-back Skill Level: An overall elevation gain of about 1,700 feet makes this a challenging hike. Duration: 7 to 8 hours, though 2 days is preferable. Season: Late June through mid-October. Trailhead Elevation: 8,300 feet Top Elevation: 9,300 feet Other Uses: Equestrians and leashed dogs are welcome. Bikes are not allowed in the Ansel Adams Wilderness. In a region of exceptionally stunning lakes, Shadow and Ediza are two of the loveliest. Both harbor views of the Ritter Range that are among the finest mountain landscapes in the Sierra Nevada. Rolling through green meadows, conifer forests, and rocky outcrops, the trail rises by gradual degrees up the valley of Shadow Creek in view of Volcanic Ridge, to the left (south). Some stretches have been finessed through rocky benches by the vigorous application of picks, shovels, and maybe a surgical stick or two of dynamite. The best of company, frolicsome Shadow Creek entertains us with music and assorted pretty little tricks, including a very clever cascade around an island of polished granite

Ah-May-Zing! I…read moreheard about Lake Ediza last year while on my way to Garnet via Shadow Creek. Fortunately I had a chance to trek up to Ediza this year. I was told that between the split off from the JMT to go towards Garnet and Lake Ediza there was a piece of Heaven on Earth. Truly the scenery was enlightening. Shadow creek was booming (even in this drought). Like all the high elevation lakes it's quite a trek to get there but the payoff is well worth the pain. When we arrived there wasn't too many good camping spots. We had to go around the lake towards the southwest section and camped a little off the trail. If we had just gone a bit further crossing a small creek to the "island" we would have found an even better spot by the beach area under the cover of some trees. My advice: Get there early and grab a good spot. As beautiful as Lake Ediza is it can get busy. Not Thousand Island Lakes busy, but busy nonetheless.

At elevation of 12000-13400, good elevation type of hike. Beautiful scenic views of the big pine…read morelakes 1,2 and 3 before that. Beautiful sam Mack meadows before climbing the rest of the glacier trail. Starts at the north fork trailhead. Bouldering involved at the end and not a really clear trail towards the end. But, there are hiking trail stone markers. Some snow still at last part of trail in August 2017. Definitely would do it again!