Sunrise light on a grove of tufa towers emerging from the water of Mono Lake with soft green and dusty-red wild grasses in the foreground, Canada geese in the shallow water with reflections of the rocky towers, and desert hills in the distance.

Fall color update: come visit this weekend!

Sunrise light on a grove of tufa towers emerging from the water of Mono Lake with soft green and dusty-red wild grasses in the foreground, Canada geese in the shallow water with reflections of the rocky towers, and desert hills in the distance.

This looks like the best weekend yet for beautiful fall color in the Mono Basin … drop everything and come on over!

Golden cottonwoods line lower Mill Creek, in a capture from the Mono Lake Committee's Mill Creek webcam.

The Sacramento Bee reports that Conway Summit, Lundy Canyon, Lee Vining Canyon, and the June Lake Loop are all at the peak of their fall color late this week, and from what we’ve seen, that’s absolutely right. Lower-elevation groves—like those along Mill Creek and near Walker Lake—are peaking with more brilliant colors than we’ve seen yet. Check out Mono County Tourism’s Facebook page for some great photos of the fall foliage in this area. We look forward to seeing you here this weekend!