The Best Camping in Lone Pine

The Candy Store is a group of boulders and small spires with around 30 climbing routes ranging from 5.6 to 5.11. The majority are trad routes with a significant portion toprope and a couple of sport. The major features/boulders are: First BoulderThe GumdropLollipop BoulderRock Candy TowerSecond B...

The Alabama Hills Recreation Area is a area owned by BLM and open to the public. Camping is free and you can say for a max of 14 days.The are has 100+ open desert sites that are shadowed by some of the tallest peaks in the Sierra Nevada range. And if that wasn't enough, the area was the backdrop ...

Tuttle Creek Campground is a beautiful place to camp during any time of year. The campground offers uninterrupted breath taking views of the entire Eastern Sierra Nevada and Owens Valleys. Whether you are looking for a place to crash for the night while traveling down the 395, rock climbing in th...

The Lone Pine Campground is located 6 miles west of Lone Pine California, and 7 miles east of Mt Whitney Portal. The campsite is nestled next to Lone Pine Creek, which is the perfect place to fish for Sierra Nevada trout. The campground sits at 6,000 feet and in clear view of Mt. Whitney, the hig...

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.

Cottonwood Lakes Trail is a loop trail that takes you by a lake 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...

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.

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 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.

South Lake via John Muir Trail is a point-to-point trail that takes you by a lake located near Independence, California.