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2011-2012 U.S National Forest Service Visitor Guide to Devils Postpile and the U.S. Department of Agriculture Reds Meadow Valley National Park Service 2011-2012 U.S. Department of the Interior What’s Inside The Post Welcome A Century of Conservation 1911-2011 Shuttle Bus Information.................... 2 Information and Services.................. 3 Hiking ................................................ 4 Making the Most of Your Time Be Bear Aware................................... 5 Map ................................................... 6 First Bloom Ranger Led Programs Junior Ranger Program..................... 7 Volcanic Landscape Protecting Special Places Bookstores and Partners................... 8 SPECIAL CENTENNIAL INSERT: Articles and information about Devils Postpile National Monument’s 100th anniversary. Park the Car and Ride the Bus! Shuttle Bus and Fee Information Schedule The bus is mandatory for most visitors. Buses leave from the Village at Mam- See the chart below for prices. Tickets moth Lakes at 7:00am, 8:00am, 9:00am, can be purchased at any Mammoth 10:00am, 11:00am. Mountain ticket sales outlet including the Adventure Center, located in the Buses leave from the Mammoth Moun- main gondola building. tain Adventure Center at the following At which stop will I find... National Park Service times: U.S. Department of the Interior Parking for the shuttle bus is along the • 7:15am – 8:15 a.m. once an hour roadside near Mammoth Mountain • 9:00am – 5:00 p.m. every 20 min- Food and Bottled Water....... Main Lodge. Leashed and muzzled utes or less Devils Postpile Wildflower Walk................. National Monument dogs are welcome on buses. Please • 5:00pm – 7:00pm every 30 minutes be careful walking along the roadside Shadow Lake Trail................ Mailing Address from the parking areas to the Adven- The Need for a Shuttle System ture Center to purchase bus tickets. The Reds Meadow Valley is a special P.O. Box 3999 Ranger Station, Programs.... Mammoth Lakes, CA 93546 place, whether you’re coming to hike The trip into the valley takes about 30 to Rainbow Falls, inspect the colum- Devils Postpile Trail.............. Phone: (760) 934-2289 minutes. Be prepared for a variety of nar jointing of the Postpile or fish in conditions. Hiking shoes, sunscreen, Sotcher Lake. This is largely due to the Fax: (760) 934-4780 Starkweather Lake.............. Web site: www.nps.gov/depo water, and food are recommended. 32-year-old shuttle system—one of the most successful in the country. There are a few exceptions to riding Sotcher Lake....................... the bus. If you are one of the following, The shuttle has allowed the valley to you are an exception and must pay a recover from intense use that occurred Rainbow Falls Trail............... fee at the Minaret Vista Station. throughout the 1970’s. It has protected the area from degradation caused by Showers.............................. • Visitors displaying a Disabled Per- high visitation and limited parking. sons Parking Placard or Plate Bookstore/Souvenirs....... • Visitors with an inflated float tube Whether riding the shuttle or driving or non-motorized vessel for use on into the valley in an exception vehicle, Payphones................. valley lakes everyone enjoys a safer experience as a • Visitors staying in a designated result of the shuttle operation. First Aid/Emergency Care..... campground in the valley (back- National Forest Service U.S. Department of Agriculture packers must use the shuttle) Adventure Center Area Map 395 • Visitors towing livestock trailers To Mammoth Lakes & 395 Mammoth Ranger District • Overnight guests of the Reds Meadow Resort Inyo National Forest Shuttle • Visitors entering the valley when Parking Mailing Address the bus is not running P.O. Box 148 • Hunters transporting weapons or Mammoth Lakes, CA 93546 game. Caution: Please be For vehicles that are exceptions to the careful while walking Phone: (760) 924-5500 alongside the road shuttle bus, a standard amenity fee of Fax: (760) 924-5547 The $10/vehicle/day is charged. The fee for Yodler Web site: http://www.fs.usda.gov/inyo valley campers is $10/vehicle/dura- Mammoth Climbing tion of stay. A three-day pass is $20/ Mountain Inn Wall Shuttle vehicle and is good for any three of five Boarding consecutive days. A season pass is $35/ vehicle. Both the three-day and season passes are also accepted at Mono Lake Statue Zip-line Main South Tufa and Schullman Grove Day Area Lodge Use Areas. Adventure Center Interagency Annual Passes, Senior 3) North Passes, and Access Passes are only ac- 20 te Rou nic cepted for vehicles that are exceptions (Sce Minaret Road to the shuttle bus. Interagency passes Gondola to top of To Minaret Vista Mammoth Mountain 0 100 Meters are not valid for shuttle bus tickets. and Devils Postpile 11053ft 0 100 Feet 3369m Shuttle Bus Passes PASSES COST Day Pass $7 per adult, $4 per child (aged 3-15), children 2 and under are free. Wilderness Hikers $7 per adult, $4 per child (aged 3-15), children 2 and under are free. One time fee for the duration of stay in the valley, based on permit or reservation. On the Cover: Visitors enjoy the beauty $14 per adult, $8 per child (aged 3-15), children 2 and under are free. of Rainbow Falls in the 1950’s. Three-day Pass Season Pass $35 per adult, $20 per child (aged 3-15), children 2 and under are free. 2 Devils Postpile and Reds Meadow Guide Welcome to the Reds Meadow Valley Welcome to Devils Postpile and the Visitors found that the intimate settings NPS have been working together to future visitors the experience Reds Meadow Valley. Your visit this of this spectacular landscape offered manage the monument and surround- that we are all celebrating this year. year provides an especially rich oppor- experiences which were exhilarating ing national forest land. This partner- tunity to enjoy and discover the beauty and memorable. Monument and forest ship promotes opportunities for a qual- and history of the Middle Fork of the rangers welcomed visitors and assisted ity visitor experience and enhanced San Joaquin River. 2011 marks the them in this place of high altitude and resource protection by sharing re- Deanna M. Dulen, Devils Postpile Na- 100th anniversary of the conservation high adventure. sources and developing creative solu- tional Monument Superintendent victory of the designation of Devils tions to challenges. Postpile National Monument. The past one-hundred years have brought with them growing knowledge During your visit, enjoy the valley’s Layered within this natural wonder is and appreciation of the beauty and meadows, forests, streams, and the history of peoples who have lived scientific value of the valley. glacially-sculpted volcanic rocks. If we Ed Armenta, Inyo National Forest and worked for the stewardship of this all contribute to the appreciation and Supervisor national treasure. For nearly a century, the USFS and stewardship of this place, we will offer Information and Services EMERGENCIES SHOWERS with a valid license. Contact the Cali- In an emergency, dial 911. Cell phone There are public, hot-spring-fed fornia Department of Fish and game at coverage is limited. Pay phones are lo- showers available at the Reds Meadow (760) 872-1171 for more information. cated at Devils Postpile, Reds Meadow Campground. The showers are open Regulation booklets are available at the Resort and Pumice Flat campground. from late-June through mid-October. Mammoth Lakes Welcome Center. VISITOR CENTERS FOOD SERVICES Firearms Regulations Devils Postpile Food service is available at the Reds Federal law allows people who can le- The Devils Postpile Ranger Station is Meadow Resort. A store and a restau- gally possess firearms under applicable open daily from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. rant are open from late-June through federal, state, and local laws, to legally from late-June through September 30. September. Camping supplies and possess firearms in Devils Postpile It will be open in October as staffing groceries are also available. National Monument. permits. Maps, backcountry permits, and other information is available. PETS It is the responsibility of visitors to There is also a bookstore on site. Devils Postpile understand and comply with all appli- Pets are allowed on trails and in the cable state, local, and federal firearms Inyo National Forest campground at the monument and laws before entering the monument. The Mammoth Lakes Welcome Center must be on a leash at all times. For information on California regula- serves the Town of Mammoth Lakes, tions, visit http://ag.ca.gov/firearms/. the Inyo National Forest, and the Inyo National Forest National Park Service year-round. A Pets are allowed on trails in the Inyo Federal law prohibits firearms in all bookstore and permits are available. National Forest as long as they are on federal facilities including the Devils Hours of operation are from 8:00 a.m. leash or within voice control, and near Postpile Ranger Station, unless specifi- to 5:00 p.m. daily. the owner. Pets must be on leash in cally authorized (18 USC 930(a)). all National Forest campgrounds and CAMPING developed sites including parking lots, STOCK USE Devils Postpile trailheads, and day use areas. Devils Postpile Devils Postpile has a 21 site first-come, Stock are allowed on monument trails first-served campground for tents and On the Shuttle Bus with the exception of the Postpile Trail. RVs up to 37 feet in length. Sites are Leashed and muzzled pets are permit- Ask for a detailed map at the Ranger $14/night or $7/night for Senior or Ac- ted on the shuttle buses. Muzzles can Station. Stock should enter the monu- cess Interagency Pass holders. be purchased at pet stores in Mam- ment via the Rainbow Falls Trailhead. moth Lakes or at the Mammoth Moun- Off-trail stock use is prohibited. River Inyo National Forest tain Adventure Center.
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