Well, I went to Alabama Hills (Lone Pine, CA - just outside Mt Whitney Portal and Mt Whitney) this weekend.
Looks like the rumors were true. As you are heading up movie road, all sites to the left (west) are day use only. No more overnight camping. A lot of the sites to the right of movie road (east) are day use only as well. Very limited spots for overnight camping. That sucks. I used to go to Alabama Hills all the time and stay a few days. Apparently a lot of tent campers were leaving trash and dirty toilet paper around (I am told) so they closed the majority of the spots to overnight camping. FAIL. This was an awesome place to camp and it was free.
Of course you could stay relatively close by at Lone Pine campground, but Alabama Hills was perfect for the larger RVs/Toy Haulers and we could use the ATVs. Was also a favorite spot of ours for astrophotography, climbing, and an awesome view of Mt Whitney.
We are off to southwest Utah in May - and I believe when we move to SW Utah, we will spending a ton of time out there with so much to see. But the Eastern Sierra has always been a favorite area of ours (between Lone Pine to Mammoth). Sad to see one of my favorite areas be crossed off the list.
Looks like the rumors were true. As you are heading up movie road, all sites to the left (west) are day use only. No more overnight camping. A lot of the sites to the right of movie road (east) are day use only as well. Very limited spots for overnight camping. That sucks. I used to go to Alabama Hills all the time and stay a few days. Apparently a lot of tent campers were leaving trash and dirty toilet paper around (I am told) so they closed the majority of the spots to overnight camping. FAIL. This was an awesome place to camp and it was free.
Of course you could stay relatively close by at Lone Pine campground, but Alabama Hills was perfect for the larger RVs/Toy Haulers and we could use the ATVs. Was also a favorite spot of ours for astrophotography, climbing, and an awesome view of Mt Whitney.
We are off to southwest Utah in May - and I believe when we move to SW Utah, we will spending a ton of time out there with so much to see. But the Eastern Sierra has always been a favorite area of ours (between Lone Pine to Mammoth). Sad to see one of my favorite areas be crossed off the list.
