Lundy Canyon
Lundy Lake, near Lee Vining · near Lee Vining · Eastern Sierra
Hiking
At a glance
- Difficulty
- moderate
- Route type
- out-and-back
- Distance
- 6 miles
- Elevation gain
- 1,200 ft
- Time needed
- day
- Best season
- June–October · Fall aspen color late Sept–mid Oct is the marquee draw — one of the best in California
Permits and booking
- Permit required
- No
- How the permit works
- No day-use permit. Overnight into the Hoover Wilderness / Twenty Lakes needs an Inyo NF permit. Not on Tioga Pass — accessible even after Tioga closes.
- How hard the permit is to get
- 0 of 5
What is here
- Features
- Beaver ponds & dams · Multiple waterfalls · Densest aspen display on the east side · Red metamorphic cliffs & old cabin ruins
Worth knowing
- Dogs
- Allowed
- Good for a first timer
- Yes
Hiking detail
- Intl tip
- Come for fall color the last week of September through mid-October, and go on a weekday — the narrow dirt road and small trailhead fill fast during peak color.
The guide
Lundy Canyon packs beaver ponds, tumbling cascades, and the densest aspen display on the east side into a gentle streamside wal…
In the Guidebook
Everything above is yours for free. The written guide to Lundy Canyon — what it is actually like, and what we would tell a friend before they went — comes with the Guidebook.
Getting there
- Coordinates
- 38.0353, -119.256