However you get to the Eastern Sierra Nevada, you'll wind up on Highway 395.
This file marks common places to TURN OFF from Hwy 395 (black text), and the
actual TRAILHEADS where you start hiking (red text). For more trailhead details,
scroll to the area of interest and click on links below. For trailheads in other
areas, see the main Driving Directions page.
Tahoe south to Bridgeport
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Hwy 395
waypoint | trailhead
waypoint | description |
| 395088
| CARSON
ECHSUM
| 395 JCT 88 NEAR MINDEN - THE LONG WAY
see Sierra Nevada Passes - Tahoe Area
east end of Carson Pass (Hwy 88) and Echo Summit (Hwy 50)
longer winter route with more services
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| 395MIN
| CARSON
ECHSUM
| 395 JCT 88 NEAR MINDEN - THE SHORT WAY
see Sierra Nevada Passes - Tahoe Area
east end of Carson Pass (Hwy 88) and Echo Summit (Hwy 50)
shorter winter route bypasses Minden
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| 395089
| CARSON
ECHSUM
| 395 JCT 89 NORTH OF TOPAZ LAKE
see Sierra Nevada Passes - Tahoe Area
east end of Carson Pass (Hwy 88) and Echo Summit (Hwy 50)
summer route, see waypoint HOPVLY
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| 395108
| SONORP
| 395 JCT 108 EAST OF SONORA PASS
summer route, Sonora Pass, north of Yosemite
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| TWN395 BRIDGE
| TWINLK
| TWIN LAKES TRAILHEAD 7100
trailheads for Whorl, Matterhorn, Petit, Piute, Volunteer, etc
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| GRN395
| GRNCRK
| GREEN CREEK TRAILHEAD 8000
trailheads for Virginia, Stanton, Twin, Excelsior, etc
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Mono Lake Area - Conway Summit south to June Lake
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Hwy 395
waypoint | trailhead
waypoint | description |
| CONWAY
| VIRGLK
| Virginia Lake for Dunderberg, Excelsior, etc
VIRGINIA LAKES TRAILHEAD
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| LUN395
| LAKESC
LUNDYC
| Lakes Canyon for Mt Warren
Lundy Canyon for Conness and North
395 JCT 167 LUNDY LAKE RD
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| CEM395
| BLACKP
| Black Point Fissures on the north shore of Mono Lake
CEMETERY RD JCT HWY 395
(also listed in Great Basin Trailheads)
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| MONOBV
| (none)
| wilderness permits for Lundy Canyon and south (all of Inyo Nat Forest)
MONO BASIN VISITOR CENTER, banker's hours
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| LEEVIN
| YOSEME
| east end of Tioga Pass, through Yosemite
395 JCT 120 NEAR LEE VINING
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| JUNELN
| RUSHTH
| Silver Lake and Rush Creek
395 JCT 158 JUNE LAKE LOOP NORTH
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| JUNELS
| FERNTH
| June Lake and Fern Creek
395 JCT 158 JUNE LAKE LOOP SOUTH
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| 395120
| QUEENM KENSAD
| east to Queen Mine trailhead or Kennedy Point Saddle for Boundary and Montgomery
395 JCT HWY 120 EAST TO BENTON
(this is technically in Great Basin Trailheads, but the turnoff is from Hwy 395)
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| DEADMS
| (none)
| Obsidian (Glass) Flow Road is used for pre-climb bivy,
free unimproved camping at 8000'
DEADMAN SUMMIT (OBSIDIAN/BALD)
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Mammoth south to Bishop
including the Ed Powers Road shortcut to South Lake
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Hwy 395
waypoint | trailhead
waypoint | description |
| MAMOTH
| MINSUM
AGNWSR
AGNWHI
DEVILS
REDBTH
REDMDW
RNBWFT
LMRWIN
MAMPAS
CRYSTL
BARRET
EMERLD
DCKHRT
SWNCRK
| trailheads near Mammoth Lakes and Mammoth Mountain ski resort
Minaret Summit, Mammoth ski area
Agnew Mdw, Shadow Lake Trail, River Trail, and
High Sierra Trail
Devil's Postpile
Reds Mdw bath house,
Rainbow Falls,
Reds Meadow Resort
Lake Mary Road winter trailhead,
Mammoth Pass trailhead at Horseshoe Lake,
Crystal Lake trailhead at Lake George,
Lake Barrett and T J Lake trailheads at Lake George,
Emerald Lake trailhead at Cold Water Campground,
Duck Pass and Heart Lake trailheads at Cold Water Campground
Sherwin Creek, Valentine Lake, Laurel Creek, Bloody Mtn
395 JCT 203 MAMMOTH LAKE ROAD
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| 395SWN
| SWNCRK
| alternate (dirt) road for Sherwin Creek to Valentine Lake, Bloody Mtn
395 JCT SHERWIN CREEK RD
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| 395CNV
| CONBPL
| Convict Lake for Morrison, Bloody, etc
CONVICT LAKE BACKPACKER PARKING LOT
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| 395MCG
| MCGCRK HILCRK
| McGee Creek for Red Slate, Red-and-White, etc
Hilton Creek Trailhead for Morgan, Stanford
395 JCT MCGEE CREEK ROAD (Lake Crowley)
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| 395SLR
| HILSTK
| Hilton Creek Stock Trail for Morgan, Stanford
395 JCT SOUTH LANDING ROAD (Lake Crowley)
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| 395TOM
| RCKWIN
HILLAK
TAMLAK
MOSFLT
| Little Lakes and Rock Creek for Dade, Abbot, Morgan, Stanford, etc
winter SnoPark for Rock Creek
Hilton Lakes and Davis Lake
Tamarack Lake and Tamarack Bench
Mosquito Flat, the main climber's trailhead for Little Lakes Valley
395 JCT ROCK CREEK AT TOMS PLACE
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| 395PIN
| PINCRK
| Pine Creek for Royce and Merriam, Tom and Basin
PINE CREEK RD - ROVANA TURNOFF
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| 395006
| QUEENM KENSAD
| the north end of the main drag in Bishop
north to Queen Mine or Kennedy Point Saddle for Boundary and Montgomery
395 JCT 6 IN BISHOP
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| BISHOP
| (none)
| Wilderness Permits, info, books, maps
BISHOP WHITE MTN RANGER STATION
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| EDPOWN 395168
| HORTON
BUTMGC
NORTHP
SABRIN
TYEELK
PARCHR
SOUTHL
| ED POWERS RD NORTH END
EDPOWN is shortcut to South/Sabrina/North Lake when coming from the north
Horton Lake Trail in Buttermilk Country
McGee Creek Trail in Buttermilk Country
North Lake, for Piute Pass and Lamarck Col
Lake Sabrina, for Thompson, Powell, Haeckel, Wallace, etc
Tyee Lakes Trail, connects to Lake Sabrina
Parcher's Resort, trail to Green Lake, Cloudripper
South Lake, trail over Bishop Pass
395 JCT 168 IN BISHOP
395168 is main turn to South/Sabrina/North Lake for Bishop, Lamark, and Piute Pass
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Big Pine south to Lone Pine
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Hwy 395
waypoint | trailhead
waypoint | description |
| BIGPIN
| NSPARK
BIRCHL
REDLAK
| 395 GLACIER LODGE RD IN BIG PINE
South and North Fork trails are at the end of Glacier Lodge Rd
Birch Lake trailhead is on McMurry Meadow Rd
Red Lake trailhead is on McMurry Meadow Rd
395 GLACIER LODGE RD IN BIG PINE
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| 395FSR
| REDLAK
| Fish Springs and Tinemaha Campground are a possibly illegal route to Red Lake
395 JCT FISH SPRINGS RD
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| 395TAB
| TABCRK
| Taboose Pass
395 JCT TABOOSE CREEK RD
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| 395SAW
| SAWTH
ARMSCN
| Sawmill Pass and Armstrong Canyon, via Division Powerhouse
395 JCT BLACK ROCK SPR RD
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| FISHRD
| BAXPTH
| Baxter Pass for Black, Diamond, Baxter, etc
395 JCT FISH HATCHERY ROAD
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| INDEPN
| KSRGTH
ONIONT
SHPRDT
BAIRST
GEORGET
| 395 ONION VLY RD IN INDEPENDENCE
unofficial trailhead for Kearsarge Peak
Onion Valley for Kearsarge and Glen Pass, University, Dragon, etc
Shepherd Pass and Junction Pass for western approach to Mt Williamson
Bairs Ck for eastern approach to Mt Williamson, Trojan, Barnard
George Ck for eastern approach to Mt Williamson, Trojan, Barnard
395 ONION VLY RD IN INDEPENDENCE
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| LONPIN LUBKCE
| PORTAL
MEYSAN
OLIVAS
GRANIT
LITCOT
ARMYOT
ARMYNT
MULKEY
COTTON
| 395 JCT WHITNEY RD IN LONE PINE
LONPIN is main approach to all trailheads
Whitney Portal, Trail Crest, lots of tall peaks
Meysan Lake for LeConte, Corcoran, Mallory, Irvine, etc
Olivas Ranch Road approach to Tuttle Creek for Lone Pine Peak
Granite View Drive approach to Tuttle Creek for Lone Pine Peak
Little Cottonwood Ck
Old Army Pass
New Army Pass, Cottonwood Lakes
Mulkey Pass
Horseshoe Mdw, Cottonwood Pass, Trail Pass
395 JCT LUBKEN CYN RD EAST
LUBKCE is shortcut to Horseshoe Mdw when coming from the south
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Cartago south to Inyokern
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Hwy 395
waypoint | trailhead
waypoint | description |
| CARTAG
| CAR4WD
| bridge across the canal at Cartago, all-year access to Cartago Peak
395 JCT CANAL XING IN CARTAGO |
| OLANCH
| (none)
| town of Olancha has no trailhead but you can get cheap gas and food
395 JCT 190 AT OLANCHA
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| WCR395
| OLNETH
| Olancha's Northeast Ridge Trailhead
395 JCT WALKER CK RD SOUTH OF OLANCHA
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| SAGEFJ
| SAGETH
| Sage Flat trailhead, all-year access to Olancha Pass and Olancha Peak
395 JCT SAGE FLAT RD 3.9K |
| 3959MI
| SHRMAN
| east end of Sherman Pass Rd, Rockhouse, Taylor, Siretta, Canebrake Rd, etc
395 JCT 9 MI CYN RD TO KENNEDY M
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| SND395
| RODECK
| Sand Canyon to Rodecker Flat - all-year access to Spanish Needle
SAND CANYON RD AT HWY 395 |
| 395014
| WALKER
TEHCHP
| eastern end of Walker and Tehachapi Pass, both winter routes
395 JCT 14
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Northern Sierra Trailheads Lake Tahoe, Sonora Pass, Tioga Pass
Western Sierra Trailheads including Yosemite Valley but not Tioga Pass
Great Basin Trailheads Mono Lake, Boundary Peak, Ruby Mtns, etc (east of Hwy 395)
Southern Sierra Trailheads Walker and Sherman Pass area