What is open and what can you still do?,

A lot. Here’s where to start

Much of the U.S. Forest Service public land in the Mammoth Lakes area and in much of Mono County is closed to recreation through at least Sept. 17 due to extreme fire danger. But there are many exceptions, notably for much of the land north of Conway Summit, called the Bridgeport Ranger District of the Humboldt Toiyabe National Forest, which is not covered by the closures.

Here is a list of what was still open in Mammoth and Mono County, compiled by Mammoth and Mono County Tourism offices, valid as of Sept. 1 when the went to press:

Mammoth Adventure Center: Open until Labor Day, Sept. 6

Mono Basin Scenic Area Visitor Center

Manzanar National Historic Site

Death Valley National Park

Sierra Star Golf Course Snowcreek Golf Course

Multi-use paved path in town (excludes the Lakes Basin Path)

Whitmore Pool (lap swim only)

Shady Rest Park

Volcom Brothers Skate Park

Yosemite National Park (reservations still required) Bodie State Historic Park Mono Lake Old Marina (South Tufa and Navy Beach access Points are closed)

Mono County Parks

All privately owned and operated businesses

OPEN FISHING LOCATIONS

Crowley Lake (Only locations on LADWP Land)

Upper Owens River (Only locations on LADWP

Land)

Grant Lake (Only locations on LADWP Land)

Virginia Lakes (Upper, Lower and Trumbull Lakes) Virginia Creek

Green Creek

Bridgeport Reservoir Upper and Lower Twin Lakes - Bridgeport

Robinson Creek

Little Walker River

West Walker River

Topaz Lake

OPEN HIKING LOCATIONS (Open for day use only, no overnight backpacking)

Leavitt Meadows Trailhead

Kirman Lake Trailhead

Emma Lake Trailhead Burt Canyon Trailhead Molybdenite Trailhead Horse Creek Trailhead Robinson Creek Trailhead

Cattle Creek Trailhead Tamarack Lake (Bridgeport) Trailhead

Green Creek Trailhead Virginia Lakes Trailhead Buckeye Trailhead

Mill Canyon Trailhead OPEN CAMPGROUNDS, RV PARKS, CABINS, ETC.

All campgrounds on the Humboldt Toiyabe National Forest Bridgeport Ranger District are still open.

For a full list, go to https://www.facebook.com/ Visiteasternsierra/

Many events in Mono County are still scheduled through Sept. 17. For a full event list go to: https:// www.monocounty.org/ things-to-do/events/

WHAT IS CLOSED THROUGH AT LEAST SEPT. 17

All Inyo National Forest Lands including campgrounds, trailheads, fishing locations, dispersed camping, etc.

Dispersed or overnight camping outside of a designated campground located in the Humboldt-toiyabe National Forest

Mono Lake South Tufa Devils Postpile National Monument

Mammoth Mountain and Bike Park

June Mountain Mammoth Lakes Basin Hot Creek Geological Site

Photo by Wendilyn Grasseschi Although backcountry locations in the Inyo National Forest, like this area near Silver Divide, are now closed, there are still a lot of other recreation options open in Mammoth and the Eastern Sierra.