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Whitney Trailhead Walk In Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 36.58680, -118.23911
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Ask about this camp →U.S. Forest Service lists this as a developed campground. Expect marked sites, a fee station or a reservation, and the usual campground rules. The dispersed-camping freedom of the surrounding forest does not apply inside it. What changes is conditions — roads, gates, closures, fire rules. Check those with the unit before you commit to the drive.
USGS topo — contours & terrain
Aerial — USGS / NAIP
Weather outlook — at Whitney Trailhead Walk In Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 8,313 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Whitney Trailhead Walk In CampgroundNIFC · AirNow
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Active wildfires from NIFC (within ~50 mi); air quality from AirNow. Always confirm current fire restrictions with the managing office before you go.
Everything you need — measured from Whitney Trailhead Walk In Campground · Inyo National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- GGrocery0 mi
- WWater3 mi
- DDump7 mi
- FFuel10 mi
- LLaundry10 mi
- AAir-up10 mi
- EVEV fast charger10 mi
- HHardware10 mi
- OOutfitter10 mi
- @Mail10 mi
- MMechanic10 mi
- ShShower15 mi
- +Urgent care38 mi
- RxPharmacy39 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 0 mi out.
Not within 60 mi: Propane. Plan those before you head up.
One dot per need — the nearest of each kind, straight-line from camp. Places from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors); the EV fast charger from the US DOE station locator. Open in Google Maps ↗
The site — Whitney Trailhead Walk In Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
8,313 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
36.58680, -118.23911
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Whitney Trailhead Walk In Campground · Inyo National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townLone Pine · ~8.8 mi
- Drinking waterWater · ~3.2 mi
- FuelShell · ~9.8 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~6.6 mi
- GroceriesWhitney Portal Store · ~0.1 mi
- HardwareGardner's Home and Sport Center · ~9.9 mi
EV charging — from Whitney Trailhead Walk In Campground · Inyo National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger9.8 mi straight-line E — Lone Pine, CA - Tesla Supercharger (at an other entertainment) · Tesla · NACS (Tesla) · 16 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-06-18 · hours: 24 hours daily. NACS partner enabled. · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach2 within 25 mi · 6 within 50 · 144 within 100 · 278 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS24.8 mi — CalTrans - Division Creek Safety Roadside Rest Area, Independence
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO24.8 mi — CalTrans - Division Creek Safety Roadside Rest Area, Independence
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)34.1 mi — Gateway Restaurant and Lodge - Tesla Destination, Three Rivers, CA · Tesla Destination · J1772, NACS (Tesla) · 4 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-08-27 · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to all vehicles.
- Pricing at the fast chargernot listed
- Power (kW)not listed by AFDC — “DC fast” spans roughly 24 to 350 kW, so ask the network.
- Read this honestlyStraight-line miles, like every distance on this site. Roads run longer than this, and you have to get back. We know where a charger is listed. We don’t know if it works today, how fast it is, or the road miles. Check the network before you commit.
Snapshot 2026-09-16 · AFDC record 102038 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Whitney Trailhead Walk In Campground · Inyo National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletWhitney Trailhead Walk In Campground · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletWhitney Portal Th · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletWhitney Portal Picnic Area · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletWhitney Portal Group Campground · ~0.3 mi E · USFS
Open Whitney Trailhead Walk In Campground elsewhere
Other camps near Whitney Trailhead Walk In Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Whitney Portal Group Campground~0.3 mi
- Whitney Portal Campground~0.5 mi · fee
- Lone Pine Campground~3.1 mi · fee
- BLM dispersed camp #5 — Inyo County, CA~5.9 mi
The unit that manages Whitney Trailhead Walk In Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Whitney Trailhead Walk In Campground are set by Inyo National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Whitney Trailhead Walk In Campground
Source
U.S. Forest Service recreation data
Confidence
Likely — The record is good enough to put a pin on, but thin in places. Treat the details as a starting point, not gospel.
How it was placed
Developed FEE campground (not free) - review | auto:usfs-fee 2026-08-20: US Forest Service developed campground, agency coordinates, agency states a fee. No dollar amount in the agency record -- expect a charge and confirm the current rate before you go. Not field-verified. | Fee 2026-08-26: $24 per night, single site. Inyo National Forest publishes this camp as Mt. Whitney Trailhead Campground and lists no recreation.gov listing for it. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r05/inyo/recreation/mt-whitney-trailhead-campground.
EV chargers
US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center station locator, snapshot 2026-09-16. Straight-line miles to the nearest public, open, unrestricted station; restricted and planned units are shown but never counted.
Field check
On the agency's books. The land manager inventoried this site, so its existence is not in question — current conditions are. Nobody from here has camped it recently.
What we don’t know about Whitney Trailhead Walk In Campground
A land record can put you within a few meters of a spot. It cannot tell you any of this — so check it yourself, and treat anything below as the open question it is.
- Road surface & last-mile access
- How many rigs actually fit
- Cell coverage by carrier
- Seasonal & winter access
- Current fire restrictions
- Whether any water here is drinkable
- Shade & wind exposure
- Noise and who else shows up
- Whether a listed EV charger works today, or the road miles to it
Before you go — Whitney Trailhead Walk In Campground
When the high country opens →What “dispersed” means here →Fire rules & restrictions →Gear & rig loadout →All field notes →
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