Wild n Wonderful Wanderer

Highway 395 — Eastern Sierra

The full route from the reel · north → south · every stop + my pins 🗺️

HIGHWAY 395 — EASTERN SIERRA route map
Here's the exact route we ran down 395 — tap any stop to open it in Google Maps. The ⭐ tags are spots you can overnight for $0. 🚐

Fallon, NV

Hidden Cave
A real cave you can hike into off 395.
📍 Open in Maps
Virginia City — Washoe Club
Old-west mining town + the historic (haunted) Washoe Club.
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Wa She Shu Travel Plaza free stay
Free place to park overnight.
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Bridgeport, CA

Travertine Hot Springs free stay
Natural hot springs — and free places to camp nearby.
📍 Open in Maps

Mono Lake

Mono Lake Vista Point
The tufa towers — best view of the lake.
📍 Open in Maps
Mono Visitor Center
Worth a stop for the history + overlook.
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Devil's Postpile & Mammoth Lakes worth the detour
Wild basalt columns + the Mammoth Lakes area.
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Hot Creek Geological Site
Steaming geothermal creek in a canyon.
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Bishop, CA

Bishop
Awesome little town — food, shops, resupply.
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Ancient Bristlecone Forest
The oldest trees on Earth — some over 4,000 years old.
📍 Open in Maps
Manzanar
WWII-era Japanese internment camp — sobering, important history.
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Lone Pine Movie Museum free stay
Drive to the filming spots nearby — and stay free on the BLM desert land.
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Alabama Hills

Alabama Hills — Whitney Portal free stay
Iconic filming locations, free overnight stays, at the base of Mt. Whitney.
📍 Open in Maps

📋 All 13 stops

Quick list — tap any to open in Google Maps.

  1. Hidden Cave — Maps ↗
  2. Virginia City — Washoe Club — Maps ↗
  3. Wa She Shu Travel Plaza ⭐ free — Maps ↗
  4. Travertine Hot Springs ⭐ free — Maps ↗
  5. Mono Lake Vista Point — Maps ↗
  6. Mono Visitor Center — Maps ↗
  7. Devil's Postpile & Mammoth Lakes — Maps ↗
  8. Hot Creek Geological Site — Maps ↗
  9. Bishop — Maps ↗
  10. Ancient Bristlecone Forest — Maps ↗
  11. Manzanar — Maps ↗
  12. Lone Pine Movie Museum ⭐ free — Maps ↗
  13. Alabama Hills — Whitney Portal ⭐ free — Maps ↗

The gear that got us there 🚐

Everything we packed for the road — solar, fridge, the free-camping memberships.

See the gear & resources → 🍷 How we sleep free — Harvest Hosts (20% off)