Rock Creek at Toms Place provides access to Rock Creek Canyon, a scenic area featuring the highest paved road in California that climbs nearly 3,000 feet over 11 miles to Mosquito Flat parking area at 10,320 feet elevation.

The location serves as the gateway to Rock Creek Lake and Little Lakes Valley, with lodging, general stores, and food services available at Toms Place, plus multiple campgrounds along the canyon road.

Lower Rock Creek Canyon offers 2,000 vertical feet of exhilarating single-track mountain bike trails beginning south of Toms Place just off US 395.