June Lake Trail Map · Fly fishing
Upper Owens River
Spring-fed meadow water from Big Springs toward Crowley. Lake-run fish 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.
A spring-fed meadow river that winds from Big Springs toward Crowley Lake. In spring and fall, rainbows and cutthroat run up out of Crowley, and a stream you can almost jump across fills with fish that belong in a much bigger river. Public access is on Los Angeles Department of Water and Power land along Owens River Road. Close every gate behind you.
- From the chalet
- About 25 minutes
- Above Benton Crossing
- All year, barbless, catch and release
- Best
- March to May, September to November
Nearby on the map
- Big SpringsWhere the Upper Owens River pours out of the ground, east of 395.
- Obsidian DomeA dome of volcanic glass off 395, and the landmark for the Glass Creek trail.
- Glass Creek MeadowCorn lilies and wildflowers under the San Joaquin Ridge, twenty minutes south.
- Bachar BouldersJune Lake's classic bouldering, in the pines a mile past June Lake Junction.