Camping / lodging in or around Lone Pine?

Hi all,

Planning a winter ascent of the mountaineers route of Whitney (conditions permitting) the weekend of April 5th. I am aware of what conditions are like this time of year and have the necessary equipment and partners.

I’m looking for recommendations on places to set up a base camp for the night before and night after for recovery. I was initially planning on the rec.gov campground in Lone Pine, but it opens the following week. Is there decent dispersed camping in the area? Snow is not an issue and I have appropriate thermal gear.

Goal is relative proximity to Whitney portal for a very early start. It is likely we will be arriving late (~10pm) on Saturday night, so abundance of sites to not roll the dice with availability is important to us.