1 / 6

High Desert Corridor: Lone Pine to Tonopah

A starkly beautiful journey through the Owens Valley and across the Nevada state line. This route follows the shadows of the Eastern Sierra before climbing into the rugged, historic mining landscapes of the Great Basin.

1days

5stops

306km

Day 1: Lone Pine → … → Mizpah Hotel

3h 52min · 306km5 stops

Lone Pine

09:00-10:48

15min · 19km

Manzanar National Historic Site

11:42-13:30

1h 18min · 90km

Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest

14:24-16:12

1h 51min · 152km

Goldfield Historic District

16:12-18:00

28min · 44km

Mizpah Hotel

16:12-18:00

Heads Up

1. Fuel up in Big Pine as services are extremely limited on the CA-168 and NV-266 mountain stretches.
2. Check weather conditions for Westgard Pass; while paved, it reaches high elevations and can be windy.
3. Cell service is unreliable between Big Pine and Goldfield; download offline maps before departing.