Airport Commuter Black SUV + Mercedes-Benz Sprinter chauffeur for the luxury resort on the June Lake Loop scenic byway between Mammoth (30 min south) and Lee Vining + Mono Lake (15 min north) — 17 luxury 2-bedroom cabin suites with full kitchen + fireplace + private patio + 16 hotel rooms + Eagle's Landing Restaurant + Creekside Spa (the only full-service spa between Mammoth and Reno on US-395) + on-property trout fishing pond + Mono Lake + Bodie ghost town + Tioga Pass Yosemite East Entrance + the iconic Eastern Sierra North / Mono Basin luxury anchor.
Double Eagle Resort & Spa is the only true luxury property serving the Mono Basin + Eastern Sierra North + the 200-mile stretch of US-395 between Mammoth Lakes and Carson City has very limited luxury hospitality + Double Eagle fills the geographic gap as the iconic anchor. 17 luxury cabin suites (each individually decorated 2-bedroom mountain cabin with full kitchen + fireplace + private patio) + 16 hotel rooms + Eagle's Landing Restaurant + Creekside Spa + on-property trout fishing pond + walking trails. The property is positioned on the June Lake Loop scenic byway + 15 minutes from Mono Lake + 30 minutes from Tioga Pass Yosemite East Entrance + 30 minutes from Mammoth + 1:00 from Bodie ghost town + the central base for the entire Eastern Sierra North region.
17 luxury cabin suites. Each individually decorated 2-bedroom mountain cabin style + full kitchen + fireplace + private patio + walking access to the trout fishing pond + the property's signature lodging.
16 hotel rooms in the main lodge. Standard luxury hotel-style rooms in the main building.
Eagle's Landing Restaurant. Eastern Sierra mountain cuisine + Pacific Northwest seafood + the only fine dining option in June Lake + dinner reservations essential + open to non-resort guests with reservations.
Creekside Spa. Full-service spa + mountain botanical treatments + the only full-service spa between Mammoth and Reno on US-395.
On-property trout fishing pond. Catch-and-release trout fishing on the resort grounds + the iconic Eastern Sierra fly fishing complement.
June Lake + June Lake Loop (5 min). The 16-mile CA-158 scenic byway around June Lake + Gull Lake + Silver Lake + Grant Lake + the iconic Eastern Sierra alpine basin.
June Mountain Ski Area (5 min west). Lesser-crowded Eastern Sierra ski alternative to Mammoth + 1,500 ft vertical + 35 runs + family-friendly winter.
Mono Lake (15 min north in Lee Vining). 760,000-year-old saline lake + 2.5x saltier than the ocean + iconic tufa towers + South Tufa State Reserve + Mono Lake Committee Visitor Center.
Bodie State Historic Park (1:00 north on US-395 + CA-270). California's most-complete ghost town + 1879 peak population 10,000 + 200+ original buildings preserved as 'arrested decay' + National Historic Landmark + 13 miles east of US-395 on partially unpaved CA-270 (4WD recommended for final 3 miles).
Tioga Pass Yosemite NP East Entrance (30 min north via US-395 + CA-120). 9,945 ft elevation + the only Yosemite east-side access + Tuolumne Meadows + Tioga Lake + Saddlebag Lake + closed November-May due to snow.
Mammoth Lakes + Mammoth Mountain (30 min south on US-395). Tamarack Lodge 1924 Twin Lakes + Westin Monache 2007 Village condo + Mammoth Mountain Ski Area + Devil's Postpile National Monument + Rainbow Falls.
Convict Lake (45 min south). Iconic Eastern Sierra alpine lake with high granite walls.
Inyo National Forest + Ansel Adams Wilderness trailheads (5-30 min). Banner Peak + Mount Ritter + Thousand Island Lake + Ediza Lake + Garnet Lake (iconic California alpine backpacking).
Bristlecone Pine Forest Schulman Grove (1:30 south on US-395 + CA-168). The oldest known living organisms on Earth, including Methuselah at 4,855+ years old.
Manzanar National Historic Site (2:00 south on US-395). The WWII Japanese-American incarceration camp + iconic California social justice heritage.
Sequoia National Park Mt Whitney Portal Lone Pine (3:00 south). The highest peak in the contiguous US at 14,505 ft + Alabama Hills Hollywood Western filming area.
MMH Mammoth Yosemite Airport (closest commercial). 30 minutes south via US-395 + 22 miles + summer-only seasonal United Express to LAX + SFO + DEN, winter seasonal Alaska + JetBlue to LAX + SFO + Long Beach + Burbank + the natural Mono Basin arrival airport.
RNO Reno-Tahoe International. 3:00 north via US-395 + 165 miles + the year-round commercial anchor + Alaska + JetBlue + Delta + United + Southwest + American to all major US hubs + AC's recommended arrival airport for winter when MMH service is limited.
LAX Los Angeles. 6:00 south via US-395 + CA-14 + I-5 + 320 miles + the iconic US-395 California Eastern Sierra grand tour drive.
SFO San Francisco. 6:00 west via Tioga Pass + CA-120 + CA-99 + I-580 summer-only May-October, or 7:00 via Sonora Pass + CA-108 + CA-99 or Carson Pass + CA-88 + CA-99 + US-50 winter.
Double Eagle Resort & Spa is the only true luxury property serving the Mono Basin + Eastern Sierra North + the 200-mile stretch of US-395 between Mammoth Lakes and Carson City has very limited luxury hospitality + Double Eagle fills the geographic gap as the iconic anchor. 17 luxury cabin suites (each individually decorated 2-bedroom mountain cabin with full kitchen + fireplace + private patio) + 16 hotel rooms + Eagle's Landing Restaurant (the only fine dining option in June Lake) + Creekside Spa (the only full-service spa between Mammoth and Reno on US-395) + on-property trout fishing pond + walking trails. The property is positioned on the June Lake Loop scenic byway + 15 minutes from Mono Lake + 30 minutes from Tioga Pass Yosemite East Entrance + 30 minutes from Mammoth + 1:00 from Bodie ghost town + the central base for the entire Eastern Sierra North region. AC chauffeurs many guests doing the iconic Eastern Sierra US-395 alpine pilgrimage who base at Double Eagle for the central position.
Mono Lake is the 760,000-year-old California saline lake at Lee Vining (15 minutes north of Double Eagle Resort on US-395) + one of the oldest continuously existing lakes in North America (older than Crater Lake at ~7,700 years and Lake Tahoe's modern basin at ~12,000 years post-glaciation, though Lake Tahoe's volcanic origin is ~2 million years) + 2.5 times saltier than the ocean + a closed-basin lake meaning water enters but doesn't exit (resulting in extreme salinity from millennia of evaporation concentrating dissolved minerals). The iconic Mono Lake tufa towers are limestone formations created when underwater fresh-water springs (calcium carbonate) interact with the saline lake water (sodium bicarbonate) precipitating limestone tufa towers + the South Tufa State Reserve is the iconic Mono Lake photography destination + the towers were submerged when the lake was at historic levels (above 6,400 ft elevation) and exposed when Los Angeles diverted Mono Basin tributary water 1941-1994 via the Los Angeles Aqueduct + landmark California Water Code Section 5946 ruling restored partial flows + Mono Lake has slowly recovered. The lake supports unique wildlife including the iconic brine shrimp + alkali flies + 2-million breeding pair California gulls (the second-largest California gull rookery in the world). AC chauffeurs guests to the South Tufa State Reserve + Mono Lake Committee Visitor Center + Old Marina sites for the iconic Mono Lake photography circuit.
Bodie State Historic Park is the iconic California ghost town 1:00 north of Double Eagle Resort on US-395 + CA-270 + the most-complete ghost town in California + a National Historic Landmark + designated California State Historic Park 1962 + maintained as 'arrested decay' (the buildings are preserved exactly as they were when the last residents left in the 1940s + no restoration to make them look pristine + the patina of decay is preserved as cultural heritage). Bodie was founded 1859 + named for W.S. Bodey (a prospector who discovered gold deposits + died the following winter before the town named for him became famous) + peaked 1879 with population 10,000 + 65 saloons + 7 breweries + a Chinese district + the iconic California gold mining boom town + boom-bust cycles continued through the 1880s-1940s with operations finally ceasing 1942. 200+ original buildings remain + the Methodist Church + Miner's Union Hall + the Standard Mill + Bodie Cemetery (with iconic 'Goodbye God, I'm Going to Bodie' headstone). Bodie is 13 miles east of US-395 on a partially unpaved CA-270 + accessible spring-fall (winter snow closes access) + AC chauffeurs guests with Black SUV (4WD recommended for the unpaved final 3 miles).
Tioga Pass is the Yosemite National Park east entrance at 9,945 ft elevation + 30 minutes north of Double Eagle Resort via US-395 + CA-120 Tioga Pass Road + the iconic Yosemite high-country gateway + the only Yosemite east-side access. Tioga Pass is closed November-May due to snow (the closure is typically from mid-November through late May/early June, depending on snow year) + the pass road is plowed beginning each spring when snow conditions permit. Through Tioga Pass guests access Tuolumne Meadows (the iconic Yosemite high-country meadow + 8,600 ft elevation + the most-accessible Yosemite high-country alpine experience), Tioga Lake (immediately west of the pass), Saddlebag Lake (1 mile south of Tioga Pass via Saddlebag Lake Road, the iconic high-country alpine lake), Twenty Lakes Basin (a 4-mile hike from Saddlebag Lake), the Pacific Crest Trail crossing. AC chauffeurs guests through Tioga Pass during the May-November open season + the Tioga Pass + Yosemite Valley combo connects Double Eagle Resort to Yosemite Valley properties (Ahwahnee Hotel + Tenaya Lodge + Rush Creek Lodge) in 3:00-4:00 transit including Yosemite Valley descent.
Yes - Double Eagle Resort is the central Eastern Sierra hinge for multiple AC chauffeur itineraries. Mammoth combo (30 min south, Tamarack Lodge 1924 Twin Lakes + Westin Monache 2007 Village condo + Mammoth Mountain Ski + Devil's Postpile + Rainbow Falls). Yosemite Tioga Pass combo (30 min N to pass + 1:00 to Yosemite Valley via Tioga Pass Road + Tuolumne Meadows + Ahwahnee Hotel, summer-only May-November). Bodie ghost town combo (1:00 N). Bristlecone Pine Forest Schulman Grove (1:30 S, the oldest living organisms on Earth, Methuselah 4,855+ years old). Manzanar National Historic Site (2:00 S, WWII Japanese-American incarceration camp). Sequoia + Mt Whitney Lone Pine combo (3:00 S, the highest peak in contiguous US at 14,505 ft + Alabama Hills Hollywood Western filming area + Lone Pine Film Festival). Eastern Sierra US-395 grand tour (Reno to Lone Pine, the iconic California Eastern Sierra pilgrimage). California Cascade extension: Drakesbad Lassen + Mt Shasta Resort + McCloud Hotel (4-6:00 N via Tioga Pass + I-5). AC arranges multi-destination Eastern Sierra itineraries with vehicle positioning at MMH + RNO + LAX + SFO.