Whitney Portal NRT Trailhead
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October 27th, 2026
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The Whitney Portal National Recreation TrailconnectsLone Pine Campground andWhitney Portal. The upper portion of the trail is in a forested canyon alongsideLone Pine Creek. The lower portion is more open and can be very hot in summer. Lower portions of the "NRT"are popular in spring, when desert wildflowers are bloomingRecreation Guide (pdf) From Highway 395 in Lone Pine,travel west on Whitney Portal Road 7 miles to the lower trailhead at Lone Pine Campground. The upper trailhead is 12 miles west of town, south of the pond at Whitney Portal.
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GPS 36.59740, -118.18640
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Nearby places
- Lone Pine Campground (Paid Public) 0.1 mi
- Whitney Portal Campground (Paid Public) 2.5 mi
- Meysan Lake Th Trailhead 2.5 mi
- Tuttle Creek Th Trailhead 3.0 mi
- Whitney Portal Trailhead Trailhead 3.1 mi
- Tuttle Creek Campground Campground (Paid Public) 4.0 mi
- Mt. Whitney Campground (Paid Public) 6.0 mi
- (OLD) Mt. Whitney (OLD) Campground (Paid Public) 6.0 mi
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