"Your entry permit is all you need to camp at Lone Pine Lake."



I hear I may want to descend all the way to the Portal after camping for 4 nights and summittimg Mt Whitney. If I do that it probably will be too late to hitch to LP for my car, go back to the portal for the rest of my group and drive back to Reno.

Can we stay at those walk-in campsites right at the Portal? What are my chances of catching a ride to LP early the next morning?