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Pinyon Nature Trail and Picnic Area located near the lower portion of White Mountain Road.
Pinyon Nature Trail and Picnic Area.
Grandview Campground offers the only camping near the Bristlecone Forest, and it is located a short drive from the visitor center and trails.
Sierra View Overlook offers a view of the Eastern Sierra with a map naming each peak.
The recently-constructed Bristlecone Pine Forest Visitor Center.
The visitor center offers informative rangers, exhibits, a film and the opportunity to purchase books and gifts.
Picnic benches located near the visitor center.
Trailheads for the two most popular trails, the Discovery Trail and the Methuselah Trail, are located adjacent to the visitor center parking area.
Climbing up stone that was once the bottom of the sea on the Discovery Trail.
Picturesque bristlecone pine along the Discovery Trail.
A lightning storm at night along the Discovery Trail.
Views along the Methuselah Trail.
Though unmarked, the world's oldest known tree is visible along the Methuselah Trail.
Patriarch Grove.
Informative sign and trailhead in Patriarch Grove.
Bristlecones growing in Patriarch Grove.
Dusk in Patriarch Grove.