The Long Way
Mono County
A scenic view of rocky mountains and a winding road with green vegetation in the foreground.
Plate I. Mountain scenery along Lee Vining Canyon Scenic Byway. From monocounty.org
A scenic view of a calm alpine lake with snow-capped mountains in the background.
Plate II. Tioga Lake, Lee Vining Canyon Scenic Byway. From recreation.gov
A calm mountain lake surrounded by trees and rocky terrain.
Plate III. Lee Vining Canyon Scenic Byway. From sierranevadageotourism.org
A scenic view of a calm mountain lake surrounded by trees and rocky slopes.
Plate IV. Mountain pond along Lee Vining Canyon Scenic Byway. From sierranevadageotourism.org
Mono Lake view, Lee Vining Canyon Scenic Byway.
Plate V. Mono Lake view, Lee Vining Canyon Scenic Byway. Photograph by inkknife_2000 (7.5 million views +), CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Lee Vining Canyon Scenic Byway.
Plate VI. Lee Vining Canyon Scenic Byway. Photograph by Original: Brian Grogan, National Park Service employee derivative work: Hike395, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Lee Vining Canyon Scenic Byway

Lee Vining, Mono County, California. National Forest Scenic Byway; The byway is closed during the winter.

Details

Map. Lee Vining, Mono County, California. Larger map
Where
Lee Vining, Mono County, CA. No street address stated. Directions
Getting there
The byway's western terminus is at the Tioga Pass entrance of Yosemite National Park. The eastern terminus of the byway begins south of Lee Vining at the junction of Interstate 395 and State Highway 120.
Fees
None.
Access
Allow 30 minutes to drive the byway. The byway is closed during the winter.
Phone
760-873-2400
Website
fs.usda.gov
Managed by
Lee Vining Ranger District, Inyo National Forest.
Established
February 8, 1990.

The Lee Vining Canyon Scenic Byway is located in east-central California and travels along California State Route 120 through theInyo National Forest to the Tioga Pass entrance of Yosemite National Park.

Notable Events

  1. 1990Lee Vining Canyon Scenic Byway was designated a National Forest Scenic Byway. sierranevadageotourism.org

Sources

  1. recreation.gov/gateways/13732
  2. dot.ca.gov/caltrans-near-me/district-9/district-9-news/2026_4_15-120-w-reopens
  3. monocounty.org/places-to-go/mountain-passes/tioga-pass
  4. sierranevadageotourism.org/entries/lee-vining-canyon-scenic-byway/2aedf156-ee52-401a-8a58-58f277e1310e
  5. fhwaapps.fhwa.dot.gov/bywaysp/byway/2298
  6. fs.usda.gov/r05/inyo
  7. fs.usda.gov/r05/inyo/conditions
  8. fs.usda.gov/r05/inyo/alerts
  9. fs.usda.gov/r05/inyo/offices
  10. monocounty.ca.gov/2122/County-Road-Closures
  11. quickmap.dot.ca.gov
  12. pubs.usgs.gov/publication/ofr81432