Located in California's scenic Eastern Sierra, Inyo National Forest is home to Mt. Whitney, Mono Lake, Reds Meadow, Mammoth Lakes, and the Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest.

Watch Experience Inyo—a video to help orient you to this beautiful forest.

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Popular Recreation Activities

We have lots more information about recreation opportunities.

Recent News

• Inyo National Forest Closes Campgrounds, Group and Day Use

  Release Date: Mar 27, 2020  

• Forest Service closes developed recreation sites in California

  Release Date: Mar 26, 2020  

• Inyo National Forest Offers Virtual Services in Response to COVID-19  

  Release Date: Mar 19, 2020  

• To All Inyo National Forest Visitors

  Release Date: Mar 17, 2020  

Features

Leave No Trace

Leave No Trace principles on Mt. Whitney require additional measures because of the trail's popularity.

The 7 Principles of Leave No Trace

These are principles that you should be thinking about when you visit Wilderness anywhere.

Spotlights

Land Management Plan

Revising the Inyo National Forest's 1988 land management plan (forest plan) because economic, social, and ecological conditions have changed and new scientific information is available.

Reds Meadow Road Improvements Project

Proposed road improvements to include reconstruction and widening, slope stabilization, drainage, and retaining walls.