Uploaded August 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Highway 395 through the Eastern Sierra is often cited as the best road trip in California, and it is easy to see why. From Hesperia to the Nevada State Line, there is so much to see and do, you could explore the area for a lifetime and not see it all.
We spent several days driving U.S. Route 395 in the Eastern Sierra, trying to see and experience as much as possible. Along the way we visited ghost towns, prehistoric monuments, and sites filed with strange stories (and maybe even the Twilight Zone).
In this video we explore all 355 miles of Highway 395, otherwise known as El Camino Sierra, as it travels from the high desert through the Eastern Sierra.
Video on the Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest: youtu.be/MydUcNVl-40
Chapters
00:00:00 Intro
00:00:53 The History of Highway 395
00:03:53 Randsburg
00:07:42 Pearsonville
00:09:48 The Grand Army of the Republic
00:12:33 Fossil Falls
00:15:56 The Demon Donkey
00:17:03 Dunmovin
00:20:15 Olancha
00:27:10 Lone Pine and the Museum of Western Film History
00:30:54 Alabama Hills
00:36:20 Manzanar
00:40:57 Winnedumah Paiute Monument
00:42:49 Independence
00:45:06 Big Pine and Copper Top BBQ
00:46:17 The Missing Roosevelt Tree
00:48:14 Keough Hot Springs
00:51:00 Bishop and Erick Schat’s Bakkery
00:53:53 Laws Railroad Museum
01:04:08 Tom’s Place
01:05:47 Convict Lake
01:07:06 Hot Creek Geologic Site
01:09:34 Mammoth
01:13:38 Crestview Rest Area and The Lost Cement Mine
01:15:40 June Lake Loop
01:19:40 Mono Lake
01:24:16 Whoa Nellie Deli
01:25:39 Lee Vining
01:27:55 Adeline Carson Stilts
01:28:34 Bodie
01:35:12 Bridgeport
01:38:36 Topaz Lake
Special thanks to owensvalleyhistory.com and westernmininghistory.com
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Highway 395 through the Eastern Sierra is often cited as the best road trip in California, and it is easy to see why. From Hesperia to the Nevada State Line, there is so much to see and do, you could explore the area for a lifetime and not see it all.
We spent several days driving U.S. Route 395 in the Eastern Sierra, trying to see and experience as much as possible. Along the way we visited ghost towns, prehistoric monuments, and sites filed with strange stories (and maybe even the Twilight Zone).
In this video we explore all 355 miles of Highway 395, otherwise known as El Camino Sierra, as it travels from the high desert through the Eastern Sierra.
Video on the Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest: youtu.be/MydUcNVl-40
Chapters
00:00:00 Intro
00:00:53 The History of Highway 395
00:03:53 Randsburg
00:07:42 Pearsonville
00:09:48 The Grand Army of the Republic
00:12:33 Fossil Falls
00:15:56 The Demon Donkey
00:17:03 Dunmovin
00:20:15 Olancha
00:27:10 Lone Pine and the Museum of Western Film History
00:30:54 Alabama Hills
00:36:20 Manzanar
00:40:57 Winnedumah Paiute Monument
00:42:49 Independence
00:45:06 Big Pine and Copper Top BBQ
00:46:17 The Missing Roosevelt Tree
00:48:14 Keough Hot Springs
00:51:00 Bishop and Erick Schat’s Bakkery
00:53:53 Laws Railroad Museum
01:04:08 Tom’s Place
01:05:47 Convict Lake
01:07:06 Hot Creek Geologic Site
01:09:34 Mammoth
01:13:38 Crestview Rest Area and The Lost Cement Mine
01:15:40 June Lake Loop
01:19:40 Mono Lake
01:24:16 Whoa Nellie Deli
01:25:39 Lee Vining
01:27:55 Adeline Carson Stilts
01:28:34 Bodie
01:35:12 Bridgeport
01:38:36 Topaz Lake
Special thanks to owensvalleyhistory.com and westernmininghistory.com
○ Gear we use: amazon.com/shop/sidetrackadventures
►Join us on Patreon: patreon.com/SidetrackAdventures
►Please subscribe for weekly updates showcasing some of our adventures: youtube.com/channel/UCdueDRFYPVgzPAAOM_bxVWA?sub_confirmation=1
►Also please follow Sidetrack Adventures on Instagram: instagram.com/sidetrackadventures
►Music in this video is from Epidemic Sounds; use our link for a free trial: share.epidemicsound.com/v927fj
