– Press release
The Inyo National Forest is planning to open recreation facilities on the White Mountain and Mt. Whitney Ranger Districts in the upcoming weeks.
Inyo National Forest
On the White Mountain District, Grandview Campground in the White Mountains is currently open; this is a dry campground with no water. The Schulman Grove Visitor Center is scheduled to open on April 24th and will be open four days a week, Friday – Monday. The summer schedule, open seven days a week, is expected to start in mid-May.
In the Big Pine drainage, Sage Flat, Upper Sage Flat, and Big Pine campgrounds are scheduled to open by April 22nd.
In Bishop Creek, the Bitterbrush Campground is open and the Bishop Park, Forks, Intake 2, Big Trees, and Four Jeffrey campgrounds are scheduled to open by April 22nd. The Sabrina, Table Mountain, Mountain Glenn, Willow, and North Lake campgrounds are scheduled to open at a later date, dependent on weather.
Along Rock Creek, the Holiday Campground (a winter service campground) is open, but will close on April 23rd when French Camp and Tuff campgrounds open. Iris and Big Meadow Campgrounds are projected to open on May 8th, East Fork is projected to open on May 15th, and Upper and Lower Pine Grove and Rock Creek Lake campgrounds are projected to open on May 22nd. Please be aware that there is road construction going on the Rock Creek Road; expect 30 minute delays and limited parking. The McGee Campground will be open by April 23rd.
On the Mt. Whitney District, Upper and Lower Grays Meadow and Lone Pine campgrounds are currently open. Whitney Portal Campground is working to open April 18th, but will definitely be open by April 23rd. Onion Valley Campground will open by April 23rd as well. The Horseshoe Meadow Road and the Horseshoe Meadow campgrounds will open on April 24th. Please note that fishing will not be open in Cottonwood Creek until July 1st.
Forest Service campgrounds can be reserved at www.recreation.gov. Many other camping opportunities exist in Bureau of Land Management campgrounds and various Inyo County, Mono County and private campgrounds in the Eastern Sierra.
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“What has occured up there the past 3 winters is nothing short of a bio-hazard and unsanitary mess!” What you are seeing is happening in all our forests and wilderness areas. The JMT and Pacific Crest are being loved to death and the stench in August and September in the popular campsites is unbearable….along with the blooming of the Charmin lilies right next to camps and water sites. There is no one to teach the millions who want to come up the basics anymore…
Let’s hope that folks give the grass a chance to grow, and not step onto the meadows and creeksides when while they’er still in spring thaw mode. Please people, think.
Also, if anyone is recreating in the Mammoth Lakes Basin, pack out all of your trash, since the dumpsters are locked from winter closure. And if you must go to the restrooms, Those facilities are closed. Hold it until you reach town, please. What has occured up there the past 3 winters is nothing short of a bio-hazard and unsanitary mess!