![]() Campsites are arranged around a single loop and have little to no shade or privacy due to the desert landscape.įirewood is available for purchase on-site, and showers are located 8 miles west of the campground at the Portal Store. There are also a few tent-only sites and one tent-only group site that can accommodate up to 15 guests. Lone Pine is especially popular for RV camping. Whitney, the highest peak in the continental United States, offering unparalleled views of the mountain and surrounding peaks of the Sierra Nevada Mountains.Īn abundance of fishing and hiking opportunities can be found both in and around Lone Pine. It's hard to give a primitive camp a full 5-stars, but it probably deserves it for the scenery and low cost.Lone Pine Campground is located near the base of Mt. I got basic LTE on my Sprint-based phone but my wife got nothing on her Visible (old Verizon network based). Major disappointment there, but at least I still came home with some great photos of other things. The guy said to come back after 3:00 - we came back at 4:15 - he was gone, but the road was still closed. Whitney, but both times we tried to go, the road was closed for work. Whitney Portal Rd is right next to camp and leads you up to the trailhead and other interesting attractions up Mt. Manzanar is a must-do historic site about 20 miles from camp. The Park Service visitor center outside of town is very nice. Gas and food were on the expensive side, but I've seen worse. The town of Lone Pine is only a 10-minute drive away. (Though many of the side trails require a higher-clearance vehicle) The dirt roads are in good condition and just about any car should be able to go to the Arches trailhead off of Movie Rd. The surrounding Alabama Hills are ruggedly beautiful, especially during the golden hour. Our loop had one faucet and I expected to see a "don't fill your tanks" sign on it, but there wasn't, so we quickly stopped and grabbed 15 gallons or so. There is a faucet at the entrance by the dump station but I didn't check to see if it was potable. We saw no loud or obnoxious campers (but then, it was so windy, it would be hard to tell!) ![]() It seems the people that come here tend to be very responsible and respectful. The whole campground was exceptionally clean (if dirt can be clean!). The vault toilets were very clean and not once did I even get a whiff of foul odor. The numerous, aggressive speed bumps are much more of a nuisance than the narrow road. It's not like you're going around blind corners on the side of a cliff. True, it's like a mile of 1-way road, but there are a few turnouts and, more importantly, as the road is simply crossing the desert, the entire expanse is in sight the whole time so you have plenty of warning if someone is coming. There were some reports that the road into the park was of concern. The sites are all decently sized, but some are more level than others. There were hurricane-force winds on 395 that day so maybe more people than normal pulled in to get away from it (needless to say, the campground, which is completely open was also extremely windy for 2 of our 3 days there.) We went "in-between storms in the Sierra" in mid-April and expected the place to be nearly empty so we were starting to panic when we arrived after an 8-hour drive to find the first loop completely full! Fortunately, we found a dozen or so sites still available in the other two loops. Gorgeous (in a primitive way) location with panoramic views of Mt.
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