![]() ![]() Sherwin Creek: this beautiful dirt road starts either from the US395 exit or on Old Mammoth Road. This is another great one to spend even just 10-15 minutes hiking up the trail to get even more beautiful views.Ĭonvict Lake: this area is amazing from the shore of Convict Lake or go on a mellow 3 mile hike around the lake to see even more color, an amazing and easy fall color hike to do in the area. McGee Creek: drive along this paved turned dirt road half way to follow the McGee Creek through the canyon which has a beautiful golden coat sprinkled throughout the canyon. Rock Creek: 2nd best fall drive in the Eastern Sierra (South Lake being first), with so many good areas to walk through a little golden wonderland. Sabrina Lake: This popular fishing lake and trailhead lights up with golds and oranges, it’s worth hiking even just 10-15 miles along the trail that takes you through some beautiful aspens and more perspective on the changing colors around the trail.īuttermilks: This area is lower elevation than the other Bishop areas so you’ll want to visit this area in the end of the fall color window, near the end of October. It’s ideal to park and then walk this road to really get to see all the colors. ![]() North Lake: This is one of my top picks for chasing fall colors, you’ll get to see red leaves here more than all the other listed areas which isn’t very common in the Eastern Sierra (at least in my experience chasing colors here for a few years). South Lake: This is the best fall color drive in the Bishop area with plenty of places to pull off and really admire the views, it’ll end at South Lake which can lead you to some fall color hikes (link to other blog post) as well. There certainly are more locations beyond these, but these are my favorite areas! I’ll go in order of South to North. I’m going to go over fall colors stops by dividing the Eastern Sierra into 5 regions - Bishop, Mammoth Lakes, June Lake, Lee Vining, and Bridgeport. I use the app AirVisual, it allows for you to look at multiple locations air quality plus the air quality forecast for the week. Unfortunately the fire seasons have been bad in California and lately there’s been fires in September that linger through the fall and cause smokey conditions. This season is also infamous for early snow storms so please check the forecast before heading out so that you have all the proper gear for this weather.Īnother condition to beware of during the fall is smoke. During the day, you can expect to see the highs around 60, with a few chillier days in the 50s. Temperate wise, you could encounter evenings and mornings in the low 30s, even 20s at times. It’s important to know what kind of weather you may encounter in the fall so you can be properly prepared. You can also follow my Instagram and Facebook page where I post updates on fall colors to track colors. Being that color change is between mid-September through the end October, I think the first week and second week of October is a promising time most years. If the area gets too much rain or not cold enough nights, the colors won’t be as bold but will likely still change. Every year varies a bit on when the colors start, but what actually causes the leaves to change color is dry warm days with cooler nights as well as less sunlight as the days grow shorter. ![]() The change in colors typically starts around mid-September and can go through to the end of October. ![]()
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