The color show in the Bishop area continues as the colors move down from the mountains into the Owens Valley, and the City of Bishop proper.
According to color spotter Betsy Forsyth, “Bishop Creek Canyon is mostly past peak with a few stands still holding some greens and yellows. It will still be beautiful up there, but just not the place to go for the most fall colors.”
“The cottonwoods in and around Bishop and the Owens Valley are a mixture of yellows and greens. It’s pretty spectacular! The overall feeling is golden due mostly to the rabbit brush, which is in full bloom everywhere.”
Bishop
- Bishop (4,150′) – 50-75% – Near Peak (Go Now.)
- Buckley Ponds (4,150′) – Patchy (10-50%)
- Rawson Ponds (4,150′) – Patchy (10-50%)
- Owens Valley (4,000′) – 50-75% – Near Peak (Go Now.) Closer to 60%.
Northern Inyo County
- Lower Rock Creek Rd ((7,087′) – 50-75% – Near Peak (Go Now.)
- Round Valley (4,692′) – 50-75% – Near Peak (Go Now.) Closer to 60%. And it might hang on for a little while. Lots of yellows.. And also lots of greens still. Think “nice drive on a country road”. Incredible views of Mt. Tom, cows, horses, etc. If you like that sort of thing 😉
- Lower Pine Creek Canyon (7,000′) – 50-75% – Near Peak (Go Now.)
- Pine Creek Pack Station (7,400′) – 50-75% – Near Peak (Go Now.)
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′) – 75-100% – Peak (GO NOW!) This spot is one of the few where you can still catch some colors mixed in with the stripped stands (the trees who have already lost their leaves).
- Mist Falls and the Groves Above Bishop Creek Lodge (8,350′) – Past peak, you missed it.
- Four Jeffries (8,000′) – 50-75% – Near Peak (Go Now.)
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.
- 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′) – 75-100% – Peak (GO NOW!)
