The Sierra Vista Scenic Byway begins two miles (3 km) north of the foothill community of North Fork, climbing the western slope of the Sierra Nevada mountain range until its crest, and finally dropping back down into the foothills near Oakhurst.

[3] The byway begins on Forest Service Road 81 (FS 81) and continues north, loosely paralleling the San Joaquin River.

It once served as a gathering place of the Mono Indians as seen by the many acorn grinding mortars in the surrounding granite.

Globe Rock is a corestone that was formed in place by spheroidal weathering and later exposed by the erosion of the saprolite that once enclosed it.

Established in 1936, the store originated to cater to the needs of cattle drivers during their seasonal migrations between valley and mountain grasslands.