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Discovery Point Kidz

Discovery Point Kidz

Local preschool, early education center and after school program. We strive to have high quality programs for our youth, a place were kids learn to love learning.
Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest

Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest

*This section of road is closed during winter and offers excellent cross-country skiing and snowshoeing when winter snowfall is deep. The planet’s oldest living, non-clonal organisms live here. The oldest individual is almost 5,000 years old and still living....
Lake Sabrina

Lake Sabrina

Situated at over 9,000 feet above Bishop is lovely Lake Sabrina, pronounced “Suh-bry-na” by locals. Temperatures here in summer are 20-30 degrees lower than in the valley making it a perfect place for a half day summer outing. Take a hike along the trail that climbs...
North Lake

North Lake

North Lake is located along the north fork of Bishop Creek at 9,500 ft just 20-miles from downtown Bishop. The drive along CA-168 W. (West Line St.) is on a scenic, paved mountain road for 18-miles to the junction of N. Lake Rd. Here the road climbs more steeply...
South Lake

South Lake

South Lake is the highest of the three large lakes in the Bishop Creek Canyon lakes basin. It sits at 9.868 feet above sea level. It is a popular start point for hiking into the wilderness along the Bishop Pass Trail, which connects to Kings Canyon National Park and...
Alex Printing

Alex Printing

Our full-service graphics department can create designs for everything from the very simple to complex full-color campaigns and packages. Our complete bindery department offers all types of finish wor
Friends of the Inyo

Friends of the Inyo

A group of volunteers organized Friends Of the Inyo in 1986 to comment on the Inyo National Forest forest planning process. The group remained involved and incorporated in 1996 driven by a passion to continue making a real impact on larger public lands issues.
Eastern Sierra Tri-County Fairgrounds & Event Center

Eastern Sierra Tri-County Fairgrounds & Event Center

The Eastern Sierra Tri-County Fair is a true country fair that shows off all that Inyo, Mono and Alpine Counties have to offer. We boast a wide array of hand and homemade exhibits for all tastes and interests, interesting commercial and educational exhibits and tons...
Wanaaha Casino

Wanaaha Casino

?Located on Highway 395 in Bishop, California, WANAAHA CASINO is the place to play your favorite casino games. Our brand new gaming floor offers plenty of space to enjoy your favorite casino games lik
The Hostel California

The Hostel California

Welcome Home to the Coolest and Best Experience of Accommodation for Climbers, Hikers, and All International Travelers alike.
Bishop Twin Theatre

Bishop Twin Theatre

Bishop Twin Theatre was started by Harry Holland. Harry secured his legacy In local history by managing the stage of Bishop’s Opera House, opening the doors to the community’s first cinematic Theatre
Bishop City Park

Bishop City Park

The Bishop City Park is the family fun universe in downtown Bishop. It comprises 44 acres of parkland where the city maintains a swimming pool (open from Memorial Day to Labor Day), baseball fields, tennis courts, a skate park and bike park, an off-leash dog park,...
Millpond Recreation Area

Millpond Recreation Area

Millpond Recreation Area is one of Bishop’s best kept secrets. It is a wonderful area that includes a baseball field, two playgrounds, tennis courts, horseshoe pits, lots of open grassy areas, and the pond, which has good swimming access, fishing, as well as a...
Buttermilk Country

Buttermilk Country

Buttermilk Country is a well-known, world-class bouldering destination. It also offers so much more! The area covers 325 acres of high desert meadow harboring clear streams weaving among the rocky hills. Numerous dirt tracks and single-track trails connect for miles...
Owens River

Owens River

The Owens River, although relatively short at 183 miles, compared to the major rivers of the USA, has a long and legendary history. It flows through two of the major valleys of the southwestern Great Basin, Long Valley and the Owens Valley ending in the closed basin...
Volcanic Tablelands

Volcanic Tablelands

Rising 300-feet high for over 5-miles across the valley floor north of Bishop is Chalk Bluff. This scarp forms the cliff edge of the Volcanic Tablelands formed 760,000 years ago from a pyroclastic flow that cooled and hardened following a massive explosion that...

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