Daren & Monica’s guidebook
Food scene
really good to-go items (for dinner or lunch)
Order the Salmon Dinner for $38
- 2 pieces of Wild Salmon
- 2 sides (edamame pasta, etc)
- 2 potatoes
- Loaf of bread
Also really good cheese plates, wine, beer, pastries, and other organic foods.
53 locals recommend
Bleu Handcrafted Foods Market & Kitchen
106 Old Mammoth Rdreally good to-go items (for dinner or lunch)
Order the Salmon Dinner for $38
- 2 pieces of Wild Salmon
- 2 sides (edamame pasta, etc)
- 2 potatoes
- Loaf of bread
Also really good cheese plates, wine, beer, pastries, and other organic foods.
Austria Hof Restaurant
924 Canyon BlvdGood happy-hour and food. Bar is cozy when not packed
Shelter Distilling
100 Canyon BlvdGood spirits and simple food
Salsa's Taqueria - Mammoth Lakes
588 Old Mammoth RdGood street tacos / burritos
Side Door
100 Canyon BlvdGood breakfast, mimosas, and wine
Mammoth Brewing Company
18 Lake Mary RdGreat food and beer.
Black Doubt Brewing Company
452 Old Mammoth RdGreat beers, and beer-to-go
Local Activities
Access to the mountain (is open during winter and parts of summer)
- Mountain Biking
- Skiing / Snowboarding
Canyon Lodge
1000 Canyon Blvd5 min walk from our condo
$45 per person for tubing, make sure to call first it's closed some days during the winter. Not open in the summer. If it's closed, go to "Mammoth Scenic loop" and there are places to pull-out and sled
31 locals recommend
Woolly's Tube Park and Snow Play
9000 Minaret Rd$45 per person for tubing, make sure to call first it's closed some days during the winter. Not open in the summer. If it's closed, go to "Mammoth Scenic loop" and there are places to pull-out and sled
Snowmobile Adventures
10200 Minaret RdSnowmobile Rentals
Great place to take the dogs for a walk. You must keep them on a leash per MLPD but once you get away from the school / on a trail you should be fine.
Can also take snowmobiles here, cross-country ski here, etc
15 locals recommend
Shady Rest Park
Sawmill CutoffGreat place to take the dogs for a walk. You must keep them on a leash per MLPD but once you get away from the school / on a trail you should be fine.
Can also take snowmobiles here, cross-country ski here, etc
Local hot springs you can soak in. FYI there might be crowds on busy holidays, and lots of naked people
Hilltop Tub
Local hot springs you can soak in. FYI there might be crowds on busy holidays, and lots of naked people
Closed during the winter, costs a park-entry fee during the summer
11 locals recommend
Devils Postpile
Closed during the winter, costs a park-entry fee during the summer
Great beginner hike, with beautiful streams / waterfalls as well as a waterhole to swim in
56 locals recommend
Rainbow Falls
Great beginner hike, with beautiful streams / waterfalls as well as a waterhole to swim in
Mammoth Rock Trail
Old Mammoth RoadAmazing mountain biking, beginner to intermediate
Twin Lakes Campground
518 Twin Lakes RdBeautiful views, open year-round
Cross-country skiing at its finest. Cost money but is groomed and tracked for cross country skiers, takes you to the upper lakes. Closed during the summer
24 locals recommend
Tamarack Lodge & Resort
163 Twin Lakes RdCross-country skiing at its finest. Cost money but is groomed and tracked for cross country skiers, takes you to the upper lakes. Closed during the summer
Beautiful summertime hike, great for all ages and animals
7 locals recommend
Mosquito Flats Eden Landing
Rock Creek RoadBeautiful summertime hike, great for all ages and animals
Convict Lake
Beautiful lake for summer fishing, or winter views.
Lake George
Great fishing during the warmer months
Great for bike rentals in the summer and ski / snowboard rentals in the winter
59 locals recommend
Footloose Sports
3043 Main StGreat for bike rentals in the summer and ski / snowboard rentals in the winter
Clark Canyon
Amazing sport-rock climbing, beautifully bolted and nice long / juggy routes
Amazing rock-climbing and a cool hike if you don't climb. Access to upper, middle, lower gorge on the LADWP land
Owens Valley
Amazing rock-climbing and a cool hike if you don't climb. Access to upper, middle, lower gorge on the LADWP land
Benton Hot Springs
Really cool Hot-spring Bed and Breakfast
Lake Crowley
Great boat fishing spot
McGee Creek
Great stream fishing and hiking
A great place to ski / snowboard in addition to Mammoth. Plus fishing etc during the summer
50 locals recommend
June Lake
A great place to ski / snowboard in addition to Mammoth. Plus fishing etc during the summer
June Lake Brewing
Great beer, food is from a food truck but really good!
Only 45 mins from us, really good food at the Gas Station before you enter the park. Our entrance is closed during the winter so expect 6+ hour drive if you want to visit during the winter months.
995 locals recommend
Yosemite National Park
Only 45 mins from us, really good food at the Gas Station before you enter the park. Our entrance is closed during the winter so expect 6+ hour drive if you want to visit during the winter months.