Bishop Creek Is Up and Running, but Slowly

Spotty color is being seen at and above 9,000′ in Inyo County’s Bishop Creek Canyon, where Jared Smith of Parcher’s Resort near South Lake says, “the best of it is at Lake Sabrina along North Lake Rd and along the back side of South Lake.”

Fall color should improve rapidly in upper Bishop Creek Canyon in the coming week, with possible movement from Patchy to Near Peak by next weekend. Though what seems to be holding back quicker change, Jared observes, is that, “It still feels very much like summer up here.”

CaliforniaFallColor predicts that will change quickly, as colder nighttime temperatures have arrived (now sub freezing). Days remain warm (60s and 70s), meaning that the show will soon be awesome. 

South Fork, Bishop Creek

• South Lake (9,768′) – Patchy (10-50%)
• Wier Pond (9,650′) – Patchy (10-50%)
• Parcher’s Resort (9,260′) – Patchy (10-50%)
• Willow Campground (9,000′)  – Just Starting (0-10%)
• Table Mountain Camp (8,900′) – Just Starting (0-10%)
• Surveyor’s Meadow (8,975′) – Just Starting (0-10%)
• Mist Falls and the Groves Above Bishop Creek Lodge (8,350′) – Just Starting (0-10%)
• Aspendell (8,400′) – Just Starting (0-10%)

Middle Fork, Bishop Creek

• Lake Sabrina (9,150′) – Patchy (10-50%)
• Sabrina Approach (9,100′) – Patchy (10-50%)
• Sabrina Campground (9,000′) – Just Starting (0-10%)
• Groves Above Cardinal Village (8,550′) – Just Starting (0-10%)
• Four Jeffries (8,000′) – Just Starting (0-10%)
• Intake II (8,000′) – Just Starting (0-10%)
• Big Trees Campground (7,800′) – Just Starting (0-10%)

North Fork, Bishop Creek

• North Lake (9,225′) – Patchy (10-50%)
• North Lake Rd (9,000′) – Just Starting (0-10%)