Welcome to Mono Lake, a scenic body of water in the middle of nowhere Central California! This lake isn’t just another body ...

Formed an estimated 750,000 years ago, California's Mono Lake is considered one of the oldest lakes in North America. Visitors are welcome to hike, boat, camp and even swim at the lake.

Mono Lake, the spectacular Dead Sea of California, is a million-year-old wonder of nature, beloved for its eerie tufa towers and its delicate saline ecosystem. Its future is uncertain though.

Walton and his colleagues believed that large soda lakes, such as California's Mono Lake, could hold the key. Mono Lake, known for its unusual chemistry, has no natural outflow; water exits only ...