Eastern Sierra Trailheads and Junctions
(accessed from Hwy 395)
Revised 20 Sep 2017 - please send updates to the webmaster
The waypoints are listed north-to-south, starting at Minden near Lake
Tahoe in Nevada and ending near Inyokern in the Mojave desert. See the Climber.Org
Driving Directions page for mountain passes which
connect to Hwy 395 (including Carson Pass,
Echo Summit,
Sonora Pass,
Tioga Pass,
Sherman Pass,
Walker Pass,
Tehachapi Pass)
and for west side highway info.
Jump to more detailed maps below, with links to trailheads:
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Tahoe south to Bridgeport | ||
Hwy 395 waypoint | trailhead waypoint | description |
395088 | CARSON | 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 |
395MIN | CARSON | 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 |
395089 | CARSON | 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 |
395108 | SONORP | 395 JCT 108 EAST OF SONORA PASS summer route, Sonora Pass, north of Yosemite |
TWN395 BRIDGE | TWINLK | TWIN LAKES TRAILHEAD 7100 trailheads for Whorl, Matterhorn, Petit, Piute, Volunteer, etc |
GRN395 | GRNCRK | GREEN CREEK TRAILHEAD 8000 trailheads for Virginia, Stanton, Twin, Excelsior, etc |
Mono Lake Area - Conway Summit south to June Lake | ||
Hwy 395 waypoint | trailhead waypoint | description |
CONWAY | VIRGLK | Virginia Lake for Dunderberg, Excelsior, etc VIRGINIA LAKES TRAILHEAD |
LUN395 | LAKESC | Lakes Canyon for Mt Warren Lundy Canyon for Conness and North 395 JCT 167 LUNDY LAKE RD LUNDY CANYON |
CEM395 | BLACKP | Black Point Fissures on the north shore of Mono Lake 395 JCT CEMETERY RD BLACK POINT CARS (also listed in Great Basin Trailheads) |
MONOBV | (none) | wilderness permits for Lundy Canyon and south (all of Inyo Nat Forest) MONO BASIN VISITOR CENTER, banker's hours |
LEEVIN | (none) | east end of Tioga Pass, through Yosemite 395 JCT 120 NEAR LEE VINING |
JUNELN | RUSHTH | Silver Lake and Rush Creek 395 JCT 158 JUNE LAKE LOOP NORTH |
JUNELS | FERNTH | June Lake and Fern Creek 395 JCT 158 JUNE LAKE LOOP SOUTH |
395120 | QUEENM | east to Queen Mine trailhead or Kennedy Point Saddle for Boundary and Montgomery 395 JCT HWY 120 EAST LEE VINING TO BENTON (this is technically in Great Basin Trailheads, but the turnoff is from Hwy 395) |
DEADMS | (none) | Obsidian (Glass) Flow Road is used for pre-climb bivy, free unimproved camping at 8000' DEADMAN SUMMIT (OBSIDIAN/BALD) |
Mammoth south to Bishop including the Ed Powers Road shortcut to South Lake | ||
Hwy 395 waypoint | trailhead waypoint | description |
MAMOTH |
MAMRAN MINSUM | trailheads near Mammoth Lakes and Mammoth Mountain ski resort
Mammoth Ranger Station in the Visitor Center Minaret Summit, Mammoth ski area Agnew Mdw, Shadow Lake Trail, River Trail, and Devil's Postpile Reds Mdw bath house, Lake Mary Road winter trailhead, Sherwin Creek, Valentine Lake, Laurel Creek, Bloody Mtn 395 JCT 203 MAMMOTH LAKES ROAD |
395SWN | SWNCRK | alternate (dirt) road for Sherwin Creek to Valentine Lake, Bloody Mtn 395 JCT SHERWIN CK DIRT RD |
395CNV | CONBPL | Convict Lake for Morrison, Bloody, etc CONVICT LAKE BACKPACKER PARKING LOT |
395MCG | MCGCRK | McGee Creek for Red Slate, Red-and-White, etc Hilton Creek Trailhead for Morgan, Stanford 395 JCT MCGEE CREEK ROAD (Lake Crowley) |
395SLR | HILSTK | Hilton Creek Stock Trail for Morgan, Stanford 395 JCT SOUTH LANDING ROAD HILTON CREEK (Lake Crowley) |
395TOM | RCKWIN | 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 |
395PIN | PINCRK | Pine Creek for Royce and Merriam, Tom and Basin PINE CREEK RD - ROVANA TURNOFF |
395006 | QUEENM | 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, BISHOP TO BENTON |
BISHOP | (none) | Wilderness Permits, info, books, maps BISHOP WHITE MTN RANGER STATION |
EDPOWN 395JSL | HORTON | 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 395JSL is the Hwy 168 junction to South/Sabrina/North Lake for Bishop, Lamark, and Piute Pass (see also 395JWP where Hwy 168 goes east from Big Pine, over Westgard Pass to Death Valley) |
Big Pine south to Lone Pine | ||
Hwy 395 waypoint | trailhead waypoint | description |
395JWP | (none) | Hwy 168 goes east from Big Pine, over Westgard Pass to Death Valley (see also 395JSL where Hwy 168 goes west from Bishop to South Lake) |
BIGPIN | NSPARK | 395 GLACIER LODGE RD, BIG PINE CREEK
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, BIG PINE CREEK |
395FSR | REDLAK | Fish Springs and Tinemaha Campground are a possibly illegal route to Red Lake
395 JCT FISH SPRINGS RD TINEMAHA-REDLAKE |
395TAB | TABCRK | Taboose Pass
395 JCT TABOOSE PASS RD |
395SAW | ARMSCN | Sawmill Pass and Armstrong Canyon, via Division Powerhouse
395 JCT BLACK ROCK SPR RD SAWMILL EASY 2WD RD |
FISHRD | BAXPTH | Baxter Pass trailhead on North Fork Oak Creek, for Black, Diamond, Baxter, etc
Sardine Canyon on South Fork Oak Creek, for north side of Kearsarge Peak 395 JCT FISH HATCHERY ROAD BAXTER PASS |
INDEPN | KSRGTH | 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 VALLEY RD IN INDEPENDENCE |
LONPIN LPRANG LUBKCE | WHITRC | 395 JCT WHITNEY PORTAL RD IN LONE PINE
LONPIN is main approach to all trailheads Whitney Road Closure is the winter trailhead for PORTAL and MEYSAN 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 COTTONWOOD SOUTH LUBKCE is shortcut to Cottonwood/Horseshoe Mdw when coming from the south |
Cartago south to Inyokern | ||
Hwy 395 waypoint | trailhead waypoint | description |
CARTAG | CAR4WD | bridge across the canal at Cartago, all-year access to Cartago Peak
395 JCT CARTAGO CANAL XING |
OLANCH | (none) | town of Olancha has no trailhead but you can get cheap gas and food
395 JCT 190 AT OLANCHA |
WCR395 | OLNETH | Olancha's Northeast Ridge Trailhead
395 JCT WALKER CK RD SOUTH OF OLANCHA NE RIDGE |
SAGEFJ | SAGETH | Sage Flat trailhead, all-year access to Olancha Pass and Olancha Peak
395 JCT SAGE FLAT RD 3.9K |
HAI395 | HAI2WD HAI4WD | Haiwee Pass trailhead, the hard way for all-year access to Monache Meadows
395 JCT HAIWEE PASS |
3959MI | (none) | east end of Sherman Pass Rd, Rockhouse, Taylor, Siretta, Canebrake Rd, etc
395 JCT 9 MI CYN RD TO KENNEDY M (see Southern Sierra) |
SND395 | RODECK | Sand Canyon to Rodecker Flat - all-year access to Spanish Needle
SAND CANYON RD AT HWY 395 (see Southern Sierra) |
395014 | (none) | eastern end of Walker and Tehachapi Pass, both winter routes
395 JCT 14 (see Southern Sierra) |
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