Mammoth Lakes: Practicalities
The daily Greyhound stops in the McDonald's parking lot on Hwy-203. During the ski season, get around on the five-line Mammoth Shuttle (tel 760/934-3030). For information, go to the combined US Forest Service and Mammoth Lakes visitor center (daily 9am-5pm; tel 760/924-5500 or 1-888/466-2666, ) on the main highway half a mile east of the town center.Mammoth's plentiful accommodation , which includes two hostels, are costliest in winter. Mammoth Mountain Inn on Mammoth Mountain (tel 760/934-2581 or 1-800/228-4947; $100-130), is a touch sterile but it's at the heart of all the ski and bike action, while the White Stag Inn , at Main and Minaret (tel 760/934-7507 or 1-888/376-4134, wstag@qnet.com ; $50-75), is reasonably priced and central. Davison St Guesthouse , 19 Davison St (tel 619/544-9093; up to $35), offers mountain views from its four-bed rooms and dorms. There are campgrounds ($12) close to Devil's Postpile National Monument, and free waterless sites in the Inyo National Forest off US-395 around eleven miles north.
Restaurants tend to be expensive but casual: Giovanni's , in the Minaret Village Mall (tel 760/934-7563), is popular for pasta and pizza, with great lunchtime deals; Sierra Sundance , at the Mammoth Mall (tel 760/934-8122), serves great juices and shakes from inside this health food store; and The Lakefront Restaurant , at Tamarack Lodge (tel 760/934-3534), offers superb lake views and good food-for a price. Whiskey Creek , at Main and Minaret (tel 760/934-2555), is a lively bar and restaurant, with its own good microbrews.
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