Mt Whitney Zone Forums General Discussion Day hike parking lot questions

Ha ha, good luck getting a spot at the campground. That place is super popular with RVs, tent campers, etc.

I think the way this is gonna shake out is classic service meets need. LP is a tourist town - it exists because of Whitney (well, also the hills if counting Hollywood).

So, I figure there will emerge different kinds of shuttle opportunities - coming and going.

Also, I think we can assume people will be doing more than the usual amount of overnight 'bandit' camping in order to get an early start without fighting (or worrying) about parking.

It would be a unnecessarily cruel for the FS to get an enforcement hard-on during this construction/parking period. I mean, those guys, their families, friends, etc also live there, and the idea is to facilitate people spending some money while doing Whitney. Hassling people and/or making it hard just defeats the purpose.