Mt Whitney Zone Forums General Discussion Mt Whitney Permit Lottery Info 2021

25,005 applications were submitted for this year's lottery.
Applications were accepted February 1 through March 15, 2021 on the Recreation.gov website

25,005 applications requesting trips for 108,576 people

28% of Group Leaders were Awarded one of their requested dates
3,689 won with their first choice date
3,232 won with an alternate choice

72%of applications were Unsuccessful
15,696 unsuccessful because dates requested were full
1,909 applications were disqualified.
479 applications withdrawn by the group leader

Results for each application will be posted under the individuals account profile on Recreation.gov March 24th.

April 30 is the deadline for successful applicants to claim the date awarded by completing the reservation details and paying $15 per person reservation fee.

Any unclaimed dates will be released for reservations on May 1st.



Dates Fully Reserved

Day Use in the Mt Whitney Zone dates filled completely June 9 to October 5
92% of the season dates filled by the lottery

Mt. Whitney Trail Overnight dates filled May 1 to October 17
99% of the season dates filled by the lottery