How do I get a wilderness permit in Inyo?
Reservations can be made on the recreation.gov website for trips beginning on Inyo National Forest. If your trip will begin in Yosemite, contact the park. You must start on the entry date and trail stated for the permit to be valid. Provide the exit date and trail so the permit includes the entire trip.
Do you need a permit to hike in Inyo National Forest?
Hiking and equestrian trails connect Inyo National Forest to Yosemite, Sequoia, and Kings Canyon National Parks, as well as the iconic John Muir and Pacific Crest Trails. Permits are required for overnight trips and all Mt Whitney hikes.
What time are Inyo wilderness permits available?
Applications open at 7 am Pacific Time each day. You are not allowed to stay in one location longer than 14 days.
How do walk up permits work in Inyo National Forest?
People who have reserved permits can call up to 14 days in advance to have their permit emailed or printed and left in a drop box at the selected visitor center. The remaining “walk up” permits will be reserved through www.recreation.gov starting up to 14 days in advance of the date of a wilderness trip.
Do you need a permit to hike Ansel Adams Wilderness?
Permits are required year round for all overnight trips in the Ansel Adams Wilderness. A quota is in effect for all entry points into Ansel Adams Wilderness that applies to all overnight visitors from May 1 through November 1. Some trails have a separate quota for commercial use.
What happens if you hike Mt Whitney without a permit?
You do need a permit to hike up Whitney and any nearby mountain in the summer. If you don’t have a permit, rangers will cite you and turn you back.
Do I need a permit to climb Mt Whitney?
A wilderness permit for hiking or backpacking is required year round to visit Mt. Whitney. This permit is valid for one day only, from midnight to midnight.
How can I hike Mt Whitney without a permit?
Where is Mt Whitney exit?
Whitney Portal
What is the exit trail? If you are coming down on the Mt Whitney trail to end your trip at Whitney Portal, select “Mt. Whitney Trail”. John Muir Trail hikers going through to Yosemite, indicate if you will finish at “Happy Isles- Yosemite” or “Tuolumne Meadows- Yosemite”.
Do they check permits on Mt Whitney?
There are now rangers checking permits also on the North Fork/ Mountaneering route. They have vastly improved that route, but the catch is that now everybody walks the same way up the “mountaineering” route and it’s therefore easier for rangers to check everyone’s permit.
Do I need a permit to visit the Three Sisters Wilderness?
Wilderness Permits are required when visiting the Three Sisters Wilderness between the Friday of Memorial Day weekend and October 31. Learn about Wilderness Regulations, including special area regulations in the Three Sisters Wilderness.
When did the three sisters become part of the National Wilderness Act?
The Three Sisters Wilderness became part of the National Wilderness Preservation System with the Wilderness Act of 1964.
Do you need a permit to go to Inyo National Forest?
in Inyo National Forest. Wilderness permit is required year round for overnight trips into John Muir, Ansel Adams, Golden Trout and Hoover Wilderness, and Sequoia, Kings Canyon, and Yosemite National Parks. Only the leader or alternate specified in the reservation may pick up or use the permit.
Where do I need a central Cascades wilderness permit?
Where do I need a Central Cascades Wilderness Permit? All overnight visitors to the Mt. Jefferson, Mt. Washington and Three Sisters Wilderness areas as shown in the maps are required to have a Central Cascades Wilderness Permit. Day only visitors to the trailheads shown in the maps are required to have a Central Cascades Wilderness Permit.