Name: Little Lakes Valley #2912
Rating: 4.9

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Features Birding · Fall Colors · Lake · River/Creek · Swimming · Wildflowers · Wildlife

Winter time expect deep snow

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Local Club: Friends of The INYO

Sep 21, 2026: BLM Proposes Geothermal Leases Across Inyo and Mono Counties; Friends of the Inyo Flags Habitat, Water, and Cultural Resource Concerns

May 29, 2026: K2 Gold Begins Mining Exploration on Conglomerate Mesa

May 28, 2026: Action Alert: PROTECT HOT CREEK

Land Manager: USFS - Inyo National Forest Office

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4.9 from 10 votes

#1

in Bishop

#420

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4.9 from 10 votes

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in Bishop

#42

in California

#420

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Long Lake with Mt Dade and the Hourglass coulior in the background

Nov 6, 2017 near West Bi…, CA

Sep 6, 2017 near West Bi…, CA

Submerged logs dam the outlet of Long Lake on the Gem Lake/Little Lakes Valley Trail.

Jan 25, 2017 near West Bi…, CA

Nov 22, 2016 near West Bi…, CA

Sep 6, 2017 near West Bi…, CA

Wildflowers next to Long Lake - Paint Brush.

Sep 6, 2017 near West Bi…, CA

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Aug 15, 2025

Anonymous

Sep 11, 2019

Sabrina Bobadilla

Hard and I got altitude sickness/a cold.

Jul 4, 2019

Damien Sutevski

Nice walk along a creek and some lakes!

Oct 14, 2018

Sean Cocca

This is an out and back hike. The trail can ice over, so be weary. It can also get muddy later in the day. 7.2mi

Oct 5, 2017

Liam Wyatt

Jul 17, 2017

Elizabeth Bacon

we made it to long lake but could not find a way further without crossing a significant creek

May 27, 2017

Cody Larsen

Road to trailhead was snowed in. Had to hike 1.2 miles to trailhead. Trail entirely covered in snow. 5mi

Nov 22, 2016

Eric Hunter

Jul 21, 2015

Dan D

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Little Lakes Valley #2912

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Point to Point

10,870' 3,313 m

10,400' 3,170 m

482' 147 m

31' 10 m

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