Exploring The Mono Basin is yours to explore. Walk the lakeshore or hike through the sagebrush flats. All kinds of discoveries await your curiosity. Bodie ghost town Bodie, located about 30 miles north of Lee Vining, offers a glimpse into California's past. Today, you can roam the streets, looking through windows into preserved homes and businesses.
Rangers lead tours and offer special programs, and a museum showcases a collection of artifacts.
The Highway 158 loop winds past the town of June Lake and through a glacier-carved canyon with views of towering peaks and quiet lakes. Popular for fishing and camping, the loop makes for a nice afternoon drive as well. Yosemite Ever popular, Yosemite is one of the crown jewels of the National Park system. A visit to the valley offers the chance to see towering waterfalls, sheer cliffs, and many famous landmarks. Devil's Postpile Located beyond the town of Mammoth Lakes, Devil's Postpile is an unusual geologic formation of columnar basalt.