June Lake Trail Map · Lakes
Grant Lake
The big reservoir at the north end. Swims in summer, big browns in spring and fall.
Map by Bill Tipton, made for the Yosemite Gateway Chalet. For planning: carry a real map and check conditions before you go.
The biggest lake on the Loop, open and windswept, with granite ledges, cold clear water and the best shot at a big brown in spring and fall. Fish it early. By mid-morning the wind and the water-skiers own it. The wind drops in the evening, and the sky over the Mono Basin catches fire.
- Best for
- Swimming, big browns, sunsets
- Season
- Last Saturday in April to Nov. 15
- Marina
- Grant Lake Marina on the west shore
Nearby on the map
- Rush Creek below Grant DamA wild trout stream down to Mono Lake. Open all year, catch and release.
- Parker Lake TrailheadA dirt road off 158 past Grant Lake. The start for Parker Lake and Parker Bench.
- Parker BenchThe high sagebrush shoulder above Silver Lake, off the Parker Lake trail.
- Aeolian ButtesPublished bouldering on volcanic rock east of 395, north of the Loop.