The following is a partial list of guidebooks about the Sierra Nevada of California, USA. Please see Sierra Nevada for more information.

Hiking and climbing guides

• Sierra North: 100 Backcountry Trips in California's Sierra Nevada by Thomas Winnett , Jason Winnett, Lyn Haber, Kathy Morey, ISBN 0899973027, 2002
• Sierra South: 100 Backcountry Trips in California's Sierra Nevada by Thomas Winnett, Jason Winnett, Kathy Morey, Lyn Haber, ISBN 0899972926, 2001
• The High Sierra: Peaks, Passes, and Trails by R.J. Secor , ISBN 0898866251, 1999.
• The Tahoe Sierra: A Natural History Guide to 112 Hikes in the Northern Sierra by Jeffrey Schaffer , ISBN 0899972209, 1998
• Sierra High Route: Traversing Timberline Country, by Steve Roper, ISBN 0898865069, 1997.

Natural history

• Sierra Nevada Natural History by Tracy Storer, Robert Usinger, David Lukas ISBN 0520240960, 2004
• Sierra East: Edge of the Great Basin by Genny Smith, Diana Tomback, Ann Howald, ISBN 0520239148, 2000
• Yosemite National Park: A Natural History Guide to Yosemite and its Trails by Jeffrey Schaffer, ISBN 0899972446, 2000
• A Natural History of California, Allan A. Schoenherr, ISBN 0520069226, 1995
• Deepest Valley: Guide to Owens Valley, its Roadsides and Mountain Trails by Jeff Putnam, Greg James, Mary DeDecker, Jo Heindel, Genny Smith, ISBN 0931378141, 1995
• Mammoth Lakes Sierra: A Handbook for Roadside and Trail by Dean Rinehart, Elden Vestal, Bettie E. Willard, ISBN 0931378133, 1993
• My First Summer in the Sierra by John Muir ISBN 0140255702, 1911

Guides to geology

• Glaciers of California: Modern Glaciers, Ice Age Glaciers, the Origin of Yosemite Valley, and a Glacier Tour in the Sierra Nevada by Bill Guyton, ISBN 0520226836, 2001
• Roadside Geology of Northern and Central California by David Alt, Donald Hyndman, ISBN 0878424091, 2000
• Earthquakes and Young Volcanoes along the Eastern Sierra Nevada: At Mammoth Lakes 1980, Lone Pine 1872, and Inyo and Mono Craters ISBN 0931378028, 1982
• Geology of the Sierra Nevada by Mary Hill ISBN 0520026985, 1975

History

• The Mule Men: A History of Stock Packing in the Sierra Nevada by Louise Jackson, ISBN 0878424997, 2004
• Old Mammoth: A First Hand Account by Adele Reed, ISBN 0931378044, 1994
• Mammoth Gold: The Ghost Towns of Lake District by Gary Caldwell ISBN 0931378125, 1990
• Lost Cement Mine by James W.A. Wright ISBN 0931378095, 1984
• Owens Valley Groundwater Conflict by Genny Smith ISBN 0931378036, 1978
• History of the Sierra Nevada by Francis Farquhar ISBN 0520015517, 1965