In addition to alpine skiing, camping, and backcountry hiking and backpacking, the Mammoth Lakes area offers arts and galleries, boating, canoeing, climbing, cross-country (nordic) skiing, cultural activities, dog sledding, live entertainment, fall colors, fishing, golf, gondola (aerial tramway) rides, guided tours, horseback riding, hot air ballooning, hot springs soaking, hot tubbing, kayaking, mountain biking, movies, museums, off-road 4WD vehicle use, scenic aircraft flights, skateboarding, snow play, snow tubing, snowmobiling, swimming, and tennis.
The Mammoth Lakes Visitors Bureau has assembed these useful lists:
There is a mandatory mandatory shuttle bus system in place for travel west of Minaret Summit (at Minaret Vista) to Agnew Meadows, Devils Postpile National Monument, and Reds Meadow. This restriction is in effect during the entire season (late spring until early fall), with the following exceptions: bicycles, vehicles with disability placards or with non-ambulatory persons, vehicles towing horse trailers or other livestock, campers with reservations, pack station resort overnight guests, and administrative vehicles. Backpackers are not excepted and must ride the shuttle bus.
All visitors entering the area west of Minaret Summit are charged a per-person transportation fee, whether they are using the shuttle or are among the exceptions listed above. The 2006 day pass fee is $7.00 per person (children ages 3 to 15, $4.00; children under age 3, free). Three-day passes and season passes are also available.
The first westbound bus leaves Mammoth Mountain Main Lodge Panorama Station (the gondola building) at 7:15 am each day. The last westbound bus of the day leaves Panorama Station at 7:00 pm. The last return (eastbound) bus of the day leaves Devils Postpile at 7:45 pm and Agnew Meadows at 8:00 pm. Dogs on leash are welcome on the buses.
Some additional information is available here. Please contact Mammoth Ranger Station for more details.
Many lodging accommodations in Mammoth Lakes now provide free high-speed Internet access (wired or Wi-Fi) to their guests.
