Highway 395 Gold
“Chase fall colors for a long weekend, starting from LA.”
Up Highway 395 through granite and aspens, timed for peak color.
Peak color moves week to week. Check a fall color report before you go.
- Los Angeles
- 210 miLone Pine
- 60 miBishop
- 40 miMammoth Lakes
About 310 miles of driving in total. Rough numbers.
Day 1 · LA → Lone Pine
- 1Alabama HillsSight · Sunset on the arches with Mount Whitney behind.
☾ Overnight in Lone PineFind stays ↗
Day 2 · Lone Pine → Bishop
- 1North Lake, Bishop CreekSight · Aspens around a lake. Often the first to turn.
- ↓ About 35 min drive · 21 mi
- 2Erick Schat's BakkerÿFood · The road-trip bakery stop in Bishop.
☾ Overnight in BishopFind stays ↗
Day 3 · Bishop → Mammoth
- 1Convict LakeSight · A loop trail around a lake ringed by aspens and steep peaks.
- ↓ About 39 min drive · 23 mi
- 2June Lake LoopSight · A 15-mile side road past four lakes and some of the best fall color in the state.