Reviews

Samantha Moore

What a unique geological formation! Definitely a must, and you definitely need to hike down to lower Rainbow Falls. Worth the trek!

just keeping up with the Joneses

Beautiful spot to explore! Be mindful of hours, they are doing some road work in the park and you may need to take a shuttle in. Beautiful place for sure

Alexandra Mathiasen

Currently road under construction so only open Saturday and Sunday and only for a couple more weeks for the year. It will be terrific once done. Most things closed or limited but Postpile walk/hike open. As well as some wilderness areas. High altitude so hiking/walking needs to take that I to consideration. It was difficult for me to hike to top of Postpile.

Ashley Gabriel

Very doable hike with sweeping views. My kids had fun and completed hike with little complaining. They enjoyed and so did I. If you get off at the bus stop, the ranger station has good information for you and there is a water fountain and restrooms. If you're continuing on to Rainbow Falls make sure you have a lot of water and sunscreen/hat.

Azy Shine

Don’t Miss Devils Postpile! If you’re going to Mammoth Mountain or Mammoth Lakes, be sure to stop at Devils Postpile. The tall, straight rock columns and the fallen pieces that look like giant broken pencils are truly amazing and one of a kind. You’ll enjoy a beautiful, mostly easy walk with great views all around. It’s a perfect example of California’s natural beauty and diversity. Totally worth the visit!

Todd O'Mealy

Found this by accident,and happy we did. They are doing crazy amounts of work on road into park . Drive slow and remember it's one lane at times. Place was beautiful and hike was great to fall. Really busy and people parked all over the place. But very surprised. Enjoy

Fluffy

Gorgeous natural landmark. The hike to it is very easy and I highly recommend it. Loved every second of my experience at this place. Rainbow Falls also in the National Monument is absolutely gorgeous. If you want to get here you need to take a shuttle bus ride from Mammoth by the way

M L

September is a great time to visit Devils Postpile National Monument. The shuttle bus is mandatory until mid-September, which means most visitors would have to park their cars at the Mammoth resort adventure center before hopping on a bus ($15/person). The shuttle is convenient way to get to the park, and you probably wouldn’t want to drive that road anyway. We started at the ranger station and made a 4-mile hike to stop by at the rainbow falls and arrive at Red’s meadow resort where we took the shuttle back to the adventure center. Beautiful hike and lots to see!

Francesco Xodo

Wonderful formation of basaltic columns, that generated about 100.000 years ago from a cooling lava flow. To get to the monunent there is a shuttle departing from Mammoth Mountain Adventure Center, that costs 15$ per day and does 10 stops, number 6 is the one closest to Devils Postpile. From the stop you have to do a short walk of half a mile.

Mooj R

Super nice! It's definitely worth the drive to see it! Highly recommend it! There is a long drive from the national park entrance to get to the beginning of this hike. About 35-40 minutes. Once you get there, there is plenty of parking and a couple of portable restroos. Once you start the hike, in about 15-20, you'll get to the Devils Postpile area. There are a couple of waterfalls you can hike to as well.