Mt Whitney Zone Forums General Discussion 6/18 Alamaba Fire nr Whitney Portal Rd

This is an update related to your Recreation.gov reservation at Inyo National Forest - Wilderness Permits. The dates affected are 6/18/2021 - 6/19/2021.

You are receiving this email at the request of local facility managers. We wanted you to be aware that a wildfire affects your reservation; please do not visit this location until it is deemed safe. Follow-up communications will be distributed as soon as local managers are able provide additional details. Please continue to monitor this location’s facility page on Recreation.gov for status updates or visit the agency’s website for details. Keep in mind, local personnel may be attending to this urgent situation and not available to provide updates immediately. Please be patient as conditions are assessed and closures are implemented.

A location closure has been issued for WHITNEY PORTAL from Fri, Jun 18, 2021 - Tue, Jun 22, 2021 due to Fire .

If your reservation has already begun, you will need to depart the campground on Fri, Jun 18, 2021 and you will be refunded the remaining nights on your reservation.

If this location closure affects a future trip, we wanted to provide you with options for how you can proceed:

Cancel your reservation and receive a full refund.
You can review and cancel your reservation under the "My Account" section on Recreation.gov.
Credit/debit card payments will be refunded to the card associated with your account, or you'll receive a refund check in the mail if you paid by cash or check (please allow up to 8 weeks).
Modify your reservation to any other available days. No modification fee will be charged.
You can also change your reservation to any new date(s) without being charged a modification fee. This includes changing the start date, adding days or removing days. The new reservation date must be available and not impacted by the closure.
Hold your reservation (no action required) and see if the location reopens before your visit.
If the location reopens before your reservation starts and you have not cancelled, you'll be able to take your trip. You will receive an email from WHITNEY PORTAL indicating the location has reopened, and all standard change and cancellation policies will apply to your reservation.
If part of your reservation falls before the closure period, those nights are still reserved for you and will not be automatically refunded. Your reservation will be automatically shortened on the start date of the closure period and unused nights will be refunded.
If the location remains closed at the start of your reservation, we will cancel your reservation and provide a full refund, even if part of your reservation falls after the last day of the closure. If you would like to camp on dates after the closure end date, modify your reservation so it falls entirely outside the closure before your reservation begins.
The experience and wellbeing of visitors is our top priority, and we apologize for any inconvenience with this location closure. We appreciate your understanding, and you should expect to receive additional information from WHITNEY PORTAL as it become available.