Lone Pine Attractions
Whitney Portal and Mt Whitney Trail
P.O. Box 8
From Whitney Portal, the 10.7-mile Mt. Whitney Trail provides hikers the satisfaction of climbing the highest peak in the Sierra Nevada Range and the contiguous United States...
Cottonwood Lakes Backpacker Campground
P.O. Box 8
Located south of Lone Pine on State Hwy 190, the Cottonwood Lakes area provides terrific trail access into the Golden Trout Wilderness Area...
Eastern Sierra Interagency Visitor Center
P.O. Box 8
At the junction of US 395 and SR 136, one mile south of Lone Pine, the Visitor Center provides information, exhibits, maps, and brochures on the Eastern Sierra and High Desert area...
Golden Trout Backpacker Campground
P.O. Box 8
The Golden Trout Backpacker Campground lies southwest of Lone Pine at an elevation of 10,000 feet...
Mt. Whitney Ranger District
P.O. Box 8
At 14,495 feet, Mount Whitney soars over this district in the west while the remote Golden Trout Wilderness area sprawls across it in the south...
Taboose Creek Campground
P.O. Box 8
Taboose Creek Campground, located south of the town of Big Pine, offers 55 sites along the Aberdeen Ditch and on the Creek for which it was named...
Horseshoe Meadow Equestrian Campground
P.O. Box 8
This equestrian camp provides ten sites with immediate access to the myriad of trails into the Golden Trout Wilderness Area...
Tuttle Creek Campground
P.O. Box 8
Tuttle Creek offers 85 camp sites with access to fishing Tuttle Creek and other area streams...
Bake Creek Campground
P.O. Box 8
Baker Creek offers 70 camp sites with trailer spaces in addition to restrooms and a picnicking area. This campground is not on National Forest Land...
Kennedy Meadows Campground
P.O. Box 8
Kennedy Meadows Campground is located at the far southern edge of the southernmost ranger district in the Inyo National Forest...
Whitney Portal Picnic Ground
P.O. Box 8
Located at a primary portal into the John Muir Wilderness Area, the Whitney Portal Picnic Area offers a scenic lunch spot with plenty of hiking within reach...
Whitney Trailhead Walk-in Campground
P.O. Box 8
This walk-in campground is on the edge of the eastern fringe of the John Muir Wilderness Area...
Portagi Joe Campground
P.O. Box 8
Portagi Joe is a small campground (15 sites) located about a mile west of the town of Lone Pine...
Tinemaha Campground
P.O. Box 8
Tinemaha is located about ten miles south of the town of Big Pine on county land and lies just off of US Highway 395...
Big Pine Triangle Campground
P.O. Box 8
Big Pine Triangle offers 30 sites on the edge of the town of Big Pine. Water and trailer spaces are available...
The Best of NileGuide
There’s never a reason to be bored in Lone Pine. There are just too many things to do. Start with the must-see attractions, move to the big sights and fine museums, check out some tours, dig in to some outdoor activities, and work your way down to the between-the-cracks, off-the-beaten-path gems. Just leave some time to catch your breath.
