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- The Interagency Visitor Center just south of Lone Pine is now open, and they are the best location to pick up your permit in person.
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This permit is for one day only, from midnight to midnight and is valid for all routes in the Mt. Whitney Zone. Choose the route appropriate for your group, Mt. Whitney Trail or climbing routes like the Mountaineers Route. Map of Mt. Whitney Zone shows where a permit is required for day hikes.
$15 / person if entering Mt. Whitney Zone (includes Mt. Whitney, North Fork of Lone Pine Creek, and Trail Crest Exit). $5 / person for all other areas. No charge for additional nights, Example: 4 people hiking 5 days on a trip that does not go to Mt Whitney, 4 x $5 = $20; +$6 = $26.00 total fee.
May 14, 2021 · The Interagency Visitor Center just south of Lone Pine is now open, and they are the best location to pick up your permit in person. Telephone pickup method is better than the email method below: Call the Wilderness Permit Office: 760-873-2483 then press 0, then let it ring and ring until someone picks up.
Mt Whitney Zone Day Use permit is reserved by the Mt Whitney Lottery. Map of Mt. Whitney Zone (Day Use permit is required within the red boundary) While no permit is required for day hikers to use other wilderness trails throughout Inyo National Forest all visitors should use Leave No Trace principles and must follow wilderness rules, including ...
Sep 22, 2009 · Reservations cannot be made. Permits are not required. Day hike permits are required only for day hikes that enter the Mount Whitney Zone. (Those are hikes that begin on the Main Mount Whitney Trail and go above Lone Pine Lake or that begin on the North Fork/Mountaineers Route and go above Lower Boy Scout Lake. See steps 4 and 5 if you need to ...
The Mt. Whitney Trail - Hike the summit via the Mt. Whitney Trail (non-technical) The Mountaineer’s Route - Climb the summit via the Mountaineer’s Route (technical) Acquiring permits outside the quota period. During the off-season, Whitney Zone permits have no daily quota, are self-issued, and can be acquired through the Recreation.gov website.
PERMIT TYPES - There are two types of permits. The Day Use and the Overnight. The day use permit means that your entire trip must be completed in one day. If your trip will involve more than one day, then an overnight permit is required. To complete a trip to the top of Mt Whitney and back in one day is a challenging undertaking.
