WHO WE ARE

MAMMOTH LAKES RECREATION IS A 501(c)3 NON PROFIT DEDICATED TO ENHANCING RECREATION, ARTS, CULTURE AND MOBILITY IN THE EASTERN SIERRA

VISION

Mammoth Lakes Recreation envisions a thriving mountain community, where people, place and inspiration come together to enhance the well-being and quality of life for all. We are guided by a commitment to stewardship, sustainability, and people-centered design. We see a community that protects its alpine environment and celebrates creativity, striving to create seamless connections between town and trail, culture and nature. Mammoth Lakes Recreation works to ensure that the unique character and spirit of this extraordinary place continue to inspire and sustain our future generations.

MISSION

Mammoth Lakes Recreation enhances recreation, arts, and culture through partnership, stewardship, and strategic investment. We leverage public funds, cultivate new resources, and champion programs that celebrate our mountain community and ensure a vibrant, sustainable future.

GUIDING PRINCIPLES

QUALITY OF LIFE

MLR operates under the basic premise that creating and enhancing the broadest possible range of quality, sustainable recreation opportunities in and around Mammoth Lakes, California, improves the quality of life, experience, and general health and wellness of residents and visitors alike, making our community an ever better and ever more viable place to live, work, invest and do business.

SUSTAINABILITY

In order to sustain quality recreational benefits and amenities for present and future generations, MLR works to support, develop and recommend funding for projects and programming that complement the natural landscape and environment, provide year-round opportunities, and are demonstrably sustainable in the long term, economically, socially and environmentally.

STEWARDSHIP

MLR understands recreation to be the gateway for understanding and caring for the precious landscape, public lands, and community values that underpin the economy of Mammoth Lakes, California, and the quality of life and experience for all its residents, visitors and other stakeholders.

PUBLIC BENEFIT

MLR works to support, develop, and recommend funding for projects and programming that are accessible and available to the broadest number of community stakeholders.