Color spotter Betsy Forsyth had a beautiful drive down through the Owens Valley on Nov. 4 with yellow, gold, green, and brown trees scattering the landscape.
“In Bishop, the streets are beautiful!” she exclaimed. “The same with City Park. Yet, it feels like things are winding down. The super peak happened before the weather changed at the end of last week. The golden glow is now a more muted (yet still beautiful) yellow.”
“And such is fall…. “
Check out Southern Inyo County, Bishop or Round Valley if you are chasing your fall color fix in this area.
Southern Inyo County
It is a beautiful time to drive through Inyo County. There are still a fair number of green trees in the Southern Inyo County Region, so there will still be more yellows down there in the coming days or weeks.
- Lone Pine (3,727′) – 50-75% – Near Peak (Go Now.)
- Alabama Hills (4,534′) – 50-75% – Near Peak (Go Now.)
- Whitney Portal (8,375′) – No report.
- Mt Whitney Trail (8,360′ to 14,505”) – Past peak, you missed it.
- Independence (3,930′) –50-75% – Near Peak (Go Now.)
- Onion Valley (9,600′) – No report.
- Big Pine Creek (7,660′) – Past peak, you missed it.
- Big Pine (3,989′) – 50-75% – Near Peak (Go Now.)
Bishop Creek Canyon
South Fork, Bishop Creek
- South Lake (9,768′) – Past peak, you missed it.
- Weir Pond (9,650′) – Past peak, you missed it.
- Parcher’s Resort (9,260′) – Past peak, you missed it.
- Willow Campground (9,000′) –Past peak, you missed it.
- Surveyor’s Meadow (8,975′) – Past peak, you missed it.
- Table Mountain Camp (8,900′) – Past peak, you missed it.
- Mountain Glen Camp (8,850′) – Past peak, you missed it.
- Mist Falls and the Groves Above Bishop Creek Lodge (8,350′) – Past peak, you missed it.
- Four Jeffries (8,000′) – Past peak, you missed it.
Middle Fork, Bishop Creek
- Lake Sabrina (9,150′) –Past peak, you missed it.
- Sabrina Approach (9,100′) – Past peak, you missed it.
- Sabrina Campground (9,000′) – Past peak, you missed it.
- North Lake (9,225′) – Past peak, you missed it.
- Groves Above Cardinal Village (8,550′) – Past peak, you missed it.
- Intake II (8,000′) – Past peak, you missed it.
- Big Trees Campground (7,800′) – Past peak, you missed it.
Bishop
City Park and really most streets downtown are gorgeous right now. The whole Owens Valley is in various stages of yellows and browns. It feels like we are enjoying some of the last of fall colors.
- Bishop (4,150′) – 50-75% – Near Peak (Go Now.)
- Buckley Ponds (4,150′) – 50-75% – Near Peak (Go Now.)
- Rawson Ponds (4,150′) – 50-75% – Near Peak (Go Now.)
- Owens Valley (4,000′) – 50-75% – Near Peak (Go Now.)
Northern Inyo County
- Lower Rock Creek Rd (7,087′) – No report
- Round Valley (4,692′) – 50-75% – Near Peak (Go Now.)
- Lower Pine Creek Canyon (7,000′) – 50-75% – Near Peak (Go Now.)
- Pine Creek Pack Station (7,.400′) – 50-75% – Near Peak (Go Now.)
