Alabama Hills & 395 Spring Break

[FishFam_logs]

First, honest truth. Been in CA most my life and never really explored 395. I know, shame on me.

So the family and I usually take 5-7 days during their spring break to hit a place we have never been. 3yrs ago we did Moab, 2yrs ago was Sedona and last year was Sand Hollow. Now I want to try 395, Bishop and south. Spring break 2023 will be the first week in April. I’m sure it’s still going to be cold, 30s at night looking at the almanac. Should we worry of any road closures? I wouldn’t expect anything short of a significant weather event. We’ll be in a ground tent for three nights likely.
If there are any trails that you recommend to avoid crowds and to find those campsites I’d love to hear. Also any cool sights that might interest kiddos. They are hikers so they love to hit trails. Any mining stuff or ghost towns would get the wife excited as well.

When it gets closer I’ll try and narrow down my itinerary and maybe throw out invites. It’s usually my brothers and my family on these trips but we may be solo so some company might do some good.

Scott

 

[TCorona]

Hey There...
When you find that awesome campsite in the Alabama Hills area, be sure to venture on up to the Cerro Gordo Ghost town, neat spot for the kids and family...
Lots of places north of Bishop also around Mammoth Lakes area

 

[smritte]

The main roads will be open around the 395 but late snow may close some spots up the mountain. If you do nothing, make sure you hit Bodie on the way down. Try to get into the tour there. It rocks. A couple of years ago, they placed restrictions on Alabama Hills. It seems it was getting over run and full of trash. Camping there is very limited now. The view in the background of mount Whitney is superb, especially with snow. There's a few spots on the other side of the highway you could use as backup that are always empty. When it gets closer I can give you some coords.

The Bristle cone pine forest is across from Lonepine (near Alabama Hills) but again, it depends on snow. Your on the top side of Death Valley and an over night at the Eureka sand dune puts you in a good spot to see things near there.