The town of Lee Vining is located in the eastern part of California, nestled in the Sierra Mountains near Yosemite, Mammoth, and Mono Lake.

If you travel to any of the nearby attractions, Lee Vining is an ideal place to get a hotel room and explore your surroundings. Lee Vining contains the gamut of amenities, including restaurants, gas stations, grocery stores, motels, and other visitor information services.

Best yet, Lee Vining is located in a hotbed of scenery. The scenic byway that links Lee Vining and Yosemite via Tioga Pass is simply majestic. You'll pass alpine fields, groves of pine, and granite outcroppings on your way to Yosemite.

With Yosemite, Mammoth, and Mono Lake so close by, you'll find enough things to do to keep you occupied for weeks. Opportunities for recreation range from hiking, biking, and climbing in Yosemite to skiing in Mammoth, or fishing at Mono Lake. Other activities include viewing the stunning Mono Lake craters, the ghost town of Bodie, or birding at Mono Lake. In autumn, the aspens around Lee Vining start turning, making a brilliant mountain palette of color.