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Mammoth Lakes
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Mammoth Lakes Tourism & Recreation Department: 2520 Main St.
Mammoth Lakes, CA 93546
Tel. (888) 466-2666 (GO-MAMMOTH), (760) 934-2712
California for beginners: Mammoth Lakes, Mono County
For skiing and snowboarding in winter, hiking and mountain-biking in summer.
The lakes in Mammoth Lakes Basin range in elevation from 8,400 to 9,600 feet and will still be frozen by Saturday's trout opener [usually in April]. But waiting for these lakes to thaw is like waiting for Christmas morning to open your gifts. Many can't wait. They strap on snowshoes and drill holes for ice fishing. Lake Mary, Mamie Lake and Twin Lakes are strung along Mammoth Creek, south of Mammoth Mountain. Towering pine trees shade their shores. Lake Mary is the biggest, but anglers rave about the fishing at Mamie and the twins. They're still talking about the 20-pound brown trout a Yucaipa man pulled from Twin Lakes in 2000. No need to rough it here. These lakes are easily accessible by car and are within a five-minute drive of the high-end condos, restaurants, coffee bars and hotels of Mammoth Lakes.
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