Lone Pine campground has 43 campsites (28 reservable) and is located next to a babbling creek in the eastern Sierra mountain range. It’s a popular basecamp to do some fishing, backpacking and hiking. Campsites can accommodate tents, trailers and RVs. Campsites 40-43 are tent only (walk-to, about 30-50 feet for parking area). It also has and one group site.
The campground is open year round, but no services (water/toilets) are available in the winter season (November through March). Campground amenities include drinking water (water spigots) and vault toilets. Each campsite also has a table, fire ring, grill and food storage locker. Firewood is also available for sale at the campground.
Although at a relatively high altitude, the area does get rather warm in the summer. The campground is located off Whitney Portal road, about 7 miles from the Mt. Whitney trailhead and 6 miles from the town of Lone Pine. The views of the Sierras are incredible here and there’s an abundance of fishing and hiking opportunities nearby.
Whitey Portal Campground is located up the road, about 6 miles away.
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Pictures for sites 23 and 24 are reversed. Please fix.
Thanks for the heads-up Gregg. We will check it out.
Phone number for reservations is incorrect, 760-xxx-xxxx. This is my private number. Please see that this is corrected. Thank you.
Hi Caroline,
Thank you for pointing that out. We have made the correction to the Lone Pine campground page. The Lone Pine campground information # is: 760 937-6070
Is there a campsite by the creek.
Hi Lochlan,
There are actually no campsites right next to the creek at Lone Pine campground, but the closet ones are 1, 3, 13, 14, 17 and 20. You can click on the Campground Map button to get an idea of where the campsites are in relation to the creek.
Are the bathrooms flushing toilets an running water for washing hands?
Hi Sharon,
The bathrooms at Lone Pine campgrounds are vault/pit toilets. The bathrooms do not have running water, but there are water spigots located at a few locations throughout the campground.