Whitney Portal Family Campground

CampgroundPaid15 km from Lone Pine, California
Thor Peak from Whitney Portal, about 0.2 km from Whitney Portal Family CampgroundNearby
Nearby: Thor Peak from Whitney Portal · 0.2 km awayPhoto: Mitch Barrie / CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Alabama Hills National Scenic Area, about 1.5 km from Whitney Portal Family CampgroundNearby
Nearby: Alabama Hills National Scenic Area · 1.5 km awayPhoto: Matthew Dillon from Hollywood, CA, USA / CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Alabama Hills, about 1.7 km from Whitney Portal Family CampgroundNearby
Nearby: Alabama Hills · 1.7 km awayPhoto: bowtiemanixx / CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
5 kmPlot of OpenStreetMap data
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Fee
Paid
Sites
43

Water and dump stations nearby

Straight-line distance from Whitney Portal Family Campground. From OpenStreetMap: "fee not recorded" means no fee is tagged, not that it's free.

Recreation.gov

Book Whitney Portal on Recreation.gov

Whitney Portal Campground is in a prime location within the eastern Sierra Nevada Mountains - at the base of Mt. Whitney, the highest peak in the continental United States. With hiking trails to Mt. Whitney and the John Muir Wilderness less than a mile away, the campground is a popular home base for hikers, as well…

Sites
46
Check-in / out
14:00 / 11:00

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Data: Recreation.gov (RIDB), provided by federal agencies, updated October 13, 2026. Not endorsed by Recreation.gov or the U.S. Government.

Services & facilities

  • Drinking waterNot recorded
  • Waste disposalNot recorded
  • ElectricityNot recorded
  • ToiletsNot recorded
  • ShowersNot recorded
  • Wi-FiNot recorded
  • Dogs allowedNot recorded
  • Wheelchair accessNot recorded

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Prices & opening

A fee is charged. Opening hours are not recorded. Check current prices on their website.

Getting there (GPS, access, height)

GPS coordinates

36.58882, -118.23012

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