The Best Backpacking in Lone Pine

Green Lake via Meysan Lakes Trail is hiked from mid-June to end of September most seasons. Once the snow starts to fall, the road to the trailhead will be closed. A permit is require for overnight. You can obtain the permits online or at the ranger station in Lone Pine. Book online if you plan on...

With over 6,600 feet of elevation gain and class 4 climbing, this is not for the casual hiker, but can provide an excellent challenge to a budding mountaineer.Park your car at Whitney Portal, 12 miles west of the town of Lone Pine, and start up the main Whitney Trail. After 1 mile you will encou...

From the Whitney Trail - beyond trail crest - you will see a big cairn (right side). If you make it to the first "window of Mt. Whitney" you have gone too far. The cairn marks the start of an class 2 use trail up to the Mt. Muir headwall.The headwall is a fun climb with good handholds and has lit...

Day 1: We arrived at the Lone Pine Visitors Center at the intersection of HWY 395 and HWY 136 just south of Lone Pine, CA. We issued ourselves our overnight permits to climb Mt. Whitney and picked up our Wag Bags. You can self issue yourself the free permit Nov. 2 through Apr 30. Climbing during ...

PCT: CA Section H - Crabtree Meadow to Tuolumne Meadow is a point-to-point trail where you may see wildflowers located near Lone Pine, California.

Mt. Langley sits four hours north of Los Angeles and is one of the easier 14ers to bag in California. Mt. Whitney absorbs most of the foot traffic, so enjoy the relative quiet and seclusion.The trailhead starts at Horseshoe Meadows/Cottonwood Lakes Trailhead Campgrounds and meanders for 7.5 miles...

Cottonwood Lake and Long Lake via Cottonwood Lakes and New Army Pass Trail is a loop trail that takes you by a lake located near Lone Pine, California.

Horseshoe Meadow to the Kern River Trail is an out-and-back trail that takes you by a lake located near Lone Pine, California.

Cottonwood Pass / New Army Pass Loop is a loop trail that takes you by a lake located near Lone Pine, California.

Horseshoe Meadow to Haiwee Creek Trail is a point-to-point trail where you may see beautiful wildflowers located near Death Valley, California.

Groundhog Meadow Loop is a loop trail that takes you by a river located near Death Valley, California.

John Muir Trail: Horseshoe Meadow to Happy Isles is a point-to-point trail that takes you by a lake located near Lone Pine, California.

Horseshoe Meadow Loop via Trail Pass Trail is a loop trail that takes you by a river located near Death Valley, California.

Horseshoe Meadow Trailhead to Onion Valley Trailhead is a point-to-point trail that takes you by a lake located near Lone Pine, California.

Horseshoe Meadows, Pacific Crest Trail, High Sierra Trail, Golden Trout Loop is a loop trail that takes you by a lake located near Lone Pine, California.

Horseshoe Meadow Trail is a loop trail that takes you by a lake located near Lone Pine, California.