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Go fishing on the lakes – Lake Mary, Lake George, and Twin Lakes are your best bet for fishing (lakes are stocked). You can rent fishing rods at the Lake Mary store, and boats and canoes at each of the lakes. Spend the morning out on the lake fishing for rainbow, brown or brook trout. Tip: Anyone over the age of 16 will need a fishing license, which can be purchased at the tackle shops. Fishing season is April to November. |
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Horseshoe Lake - Horseshoe Lake has sandy beaches, and kids can wade and swim (but the water is cold.) There’s also a nice trail around the lake, bring a picnic. |
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Hikes - |
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 Lake Barrett and T.J. Lake – It’s an easy hike to these two lakes. Start at the Lake George day parking, and stroll up to Lake Barrett, it’s less than half a mile. Follow around the lake to a trail junction, take the trail that goes to T.J. Lake. At T.J., take the trail around the lake to the lovely meadow at the upper end. |
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Mammoth Pass Trail – If you have older kids, or kids that are experienced hikers, here’s one of our favorite hikes, Horseshoe Lake to Reds Meadow over Mammoth Pass (one that we did with our boys when they were 8 and 10). If you’re going to take this day hike, bring along a map, as well as water and snacks. |
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Start at Horseshoe Lake, and follow the Mammoth Pass Trail. It goes up and over Mammoth Pass, and then drops down into Reds Meadow (the good news about this trail is that there’s some hiking up to the pass, but most of the trail is down hill, 4.5 miles). At Reds Meadow, have an ice cream at store, then pick up the free shuttle that takes you back to Mammoth. |
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Horseback riding – The Mammoth Lakes Pack outfit has trail rides that take you into the high county, with sparkling lakes, green meadows and spectacular views of the mountains. For ages 7 and up, there are 1 hour trips, for 9 and up 2 hour trips, and half day trips for kids 10 and up. For little kids there are half hour walk and lead rides. Click here for more information. |
