Big Pine

Big Pine: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this lake: Full / gates open · Low water level · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Big Pine

Season: August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open.

Busiest days: Weekends, public holidays, Sankranti and Dasara breaks.

Crowd: Heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning.

Typical week: Mon busy · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri busy · Sat packed · Sun packed.

How to reach Big Pine — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.16500, -118.28940. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Big Pine

• Tinemaha Reservoir · lake · Esmeralda · ~16 km · Must-see
• Birch Creek Pass · viewpoint · Esmeralda · ~22 km · Must-see
• Middle Palisade Glacier · viewpoint · Inyo · ~23 km · Must-see
• Norman Clyde Glacier · viewpoint · Esmeralda · ~24 km · Must-see
• Norman Clyde Glacier · viewpoint · Inyo · ~24 km · Must-see
• Split Mountain · viewpoint · Esmeralda · ~25 km · Must-see
• Mount Sill · viewpoint · Esmeralda · ~26 km · Must-see
• Palisade Glacier · viewpoint · Esmeralda · ~26 km · Must-see
• Mount Robinson · viewpoint · Esmeralda · ~26 km · Must-see
• Palisade Glacier · viewpoint · Inyo · ~26 km · Must-see
• Cardinal Mountain · viewpoint · Esmeralda · ~27 km · Must-see
• Winchell Col · viewpoint · Esmeralda · ~27 km · Must-see
• Thunderbolt Col · viewpoint · Esmeralda · ~28 km · Must-see
• Agassiz Col · viewpoint · Esmeralda · ~28 km · Must-see
• Goodale Mountain · viewpoint · Esmeralda · ~29 km · Must-see
• Hurd Col · viewpoint · Esmeralda · ~31 km · Must-see
• Methuselah · attraction · Inyo · ~33 km · Must-see
• Langille Peak · viewpoint · Esmeralda · ~37 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Big Pine

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Big Pine

• Tinemaha Reservoir · lake · Esmeralda · ~16 km · Must-see
• Lake Sabrina · lake · Esmeralda · ~37 km · Must-see
• Pee Wee Lake · lake · Esmeralda · ~38 km · Must-see
• Dingleberry Lake · lake · Esmeralda · ~39 km · Must-see
• Loch Leven · lake · Esmeralda · ~42 km · Must-see
• Martha Lake · lake · Esmeralda · ~51 km · Must-see
• Charlotte Lake · lake · Fresno · ~56 km · Must-see
• Charlotte Lake · lake · Esmeralda · ~56 km · Must-see
• Hell for Sure Lake · lake · Esmeralda · ~57 km · Must-see
• Disappointment Lake · lake · Esmeralda · ~59 km · Must-see

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