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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...
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...
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...
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
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...
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...
Happy and Sad Boulders

Happy and Sad Boulders

Bouldering in Bishop is world class! Just 10 minutes north of Bishop, at the southern edge of the 300-foot high volcanic tablelands are long, deep washes filled with perfect boulders. The Happy and Sad Boulders offer hundreds of boulder problems that will delight and...
Manzanar National Historic Site

Manzanar National Historic Site

The Manzanar National Historic Site is a stirring reminder of a period in our history that should not be forgotten. During World War II over 10,000 Japanese American citizens and resident Japanese aliens (men, women and children) spent all or part of the war detained...
Back Alley Bowling

Back Alley Bowling

The Back Alley Bowl and Grill offers great food and fun for the whole family. Plan your next party or group event here. We are a full service bowling alley with a great menu.

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