The east entrance to Yosemite National Park, Lee Vining Canyon offers numerous forest and creekside campgrounds, plus the dramatic scenic drive on Highway 120 (Tioga Pass). The Eastern Sierra is home to some of the most breathtaking scenery & the small town of Lee Vining, CA. Mono Lake & Yosemite National Park are the main attractions for this region. Campgrounds along a big creek & fishing are the main highlights of camping in the Lee Vining Canyon, on the impressive east entrance to Yosemite, Hwy 120 (West). Free dispersed camping in the Jeffrey Pine forest behind Mono Craters, on Hwy 120 (East)
lee vining, California
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lee vining campgrounds
June Lake Campground
Oh Ridge Campground
Lower Twin Lakes Campground
Trumbull Lake Campground
Lee Vining Canyon Campgrounds
Mono Lake Camping
McGee Creek Campground
Autumn Camping California
Saddlebag Lake Campground
description:
This small road-side community is located right next to the infamous Mono Lake; at the base of the Eastern edge of the Sierra Nevada Mtn. range; considered to be the back door to Yosemite
local links:
Lee Vining Chamber of Commerce
760-647-6629
https://www.leevining.com/
Mono Lake Committee
Yosemite Conservancy
Eastern Sierra - US Hwy 395
Eastern Sierra Transit
Eastern Sierra Avalanche
Eastern Sierra Interpretive Assoc.
Mono Lake Volcanic Field USGS
Ansel Adams Wilderness Books
Ansel Adams Maps
Inyo Forest Topo Atlas
Inyo National Forest Map
Tuolumne Meadows Map
Yosemite High Country Map
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