610. Route 395 is from:
(a) Route 15 near Cajon Pass to the Nevada state line passing near
Little Lake, Independence, Bridgeport, and Coleville.
(b) Nevada state line northwest of Reno to the Oregon state line
near New Pine Creek via Alturas.
Route 395 from:
(a) Route 15 near Cajon Pass to the Nevada state line.
(b) Nevada state line northwest of Reno to Route 36 near
Johnstonville.
(c) Route 36 near Termo to the Oregon state line.
Signed as a U.S. highway.
From Route 395's southern terminus, the route continued down what
is now Route 15 to Devore, then on Route 215 through San Bernardino and
Riverside, Route 15 from the southern junction of Route 215 to Route 163,
and Route 163 to downtown San Diego. Also, at one time, Cajon Pass carried
four different routes on one road. Aside from Route 15, as it is now, Routes
395, 66, and 91 also shared the pass.
To learn more, visit Daniel Faigin's California State Highways Page
or Gary Cooper's Historical U.S. Highways in California Page.
Route 395 from Route 14 near Little Lake to Route 89 near Coleville.
In Randsburg, between Routes 58 and 14, you can visit the Randsburg
Ghost Town, a restored 19th-Century town, and the Desert Mining Museum,
which includes large gem and mineral exhibits as well as guides to the
local mines.
North of the town of Little Lake is Fossil Falls, an ancient Native
American site which include petroglyphs, which are inscriptions on rocks
and stones.
In the town of Cartago are the Cottonwood Charcoal Kilns. The
establishment was built in 1870s to char wood for mines at nearby Owens
Lake.
In the town of Lone Pine, you can stop by to visit the Inyo County
Visitors Center. The County of Inyo itself is the second largest county
in the state. The center includes exhibits, local information, as well
as maps of the county. What's more, if you head west on Whitney Portal
Road, you'll be able to reach Mount Whitney. Standing at 14,495 feet above
sea level, it is the highest mountain in the continental U.S.
Route 395 serves as access to the Inyo National Forest, although
the route only goes through Toiyabe N.F. The forest headquarters is
located on 873 N. Main Street in Bishop, CA 93514. You can call them at
(720)873-5841. The forest includes several glacial lakes, including
Lake Sabrina and South Lake on Route 168, as well as the Ancient Bristlecone
Pine Forest. These trees are at least four thousand years old and are
completely leafless, corkscrewed, and quite dry. At one time, these trees
were cut down for use as furniture until the Forest Service halted it.
In recent years, the pines have been used to calibrate and refine the
carbon-dating process.
In Toiyabe National Forest, you can visit many developed areas for
your recreational purposes, including Lake Crowley, Convict Lake, Lake
Mammoth (located on Route 203), June Lake (located on Route 158), Grant
Lake, Saddlebag, Ellery, and Tioga Lakes (located on Route 120 west of
Lee Vining, Lundy Lake (located west of Mono City, west from the junction
of Route 167), and the Twin Lakes (located on Twin Lakes Road, which starts
in Bridgeport). You can also visit the Mono Basin National Forest Scenic
Area and the Tufa State Reserve, located on the southern end of Mono County.
The forest eventually spills into Nevada, just like Route 395 itself.
For more information, call (702)331-6444.
But before the route does so, it will approach Topaz Lake, which is
north of Route 89, which contains more than two hundred developed campsites,
boating, waterskiing, fishing, and swimming. The lake itself lies right
on the state line....
...Once Route 395 returns to California, after some fifty miles north
of the state line near Milford is Honey Lake. Farther up is Fort Janesville
on Main Street Janesville, which was built as a protection from Indian
attacks. Continue on Route 36 westward is Susanville, the county seat of
Lassen.
East of the town of Likely (yes, you've read correctly, Likely), on
Jess Valley Road, in Modoc County, is the West Valley Reservoir. The
park provides camping, boating, waterskiing, fishing, swimming, hiking, and
even hunting.
Just south of Alturas is the Modoc National Wildlife Refuge, which
serves as a nesting sanctuary for a variety of birds. In Alturas, you can
visit the Modoc County Museum, which features displays of Indian artifacts
and old firearms. And on Parker Creek Road, south of Alturas, is Dorris
Reservoir, which supposedly is a good place to swim and fish, although it's
open only during the day.
Rest areas are located on Route 395 in (heading northward):
- Cosco Junction
- Ten miles north of Independence
- Crestview
- Buntingville (Lassen County)
- Fifteen miles south of Ravendale