Campground Name: Onion Valley
Campground
Administered by: Inyo National
Forest. http://www.fs.fed.us/r5/inyo/ 760-873-2400
Season Length:
Open June 2 through October 1
Contact: Mt. Whitney
Ranger Station, 640 S. Main
Street Lone Pine
, CA 93545
Phone: 760-876-6200
Nearest town: Independence
Nearby fishing:
Located at 9,600 ft. Onion Valley is literally on the edge of the John Muir
Wilderness. The popular Kearsarge
Pass trail begins at the
entrance to the campground and several alpine lakes are within day hiking
distance. Rainbow, Eastern Brook, and Golden Trout can be caught in the
area.
Number of sites:
29
Fee: $13.
RV sites: Yes,
restricted to 16 feet; picnic tables and fire grills
Toilets: Vault
toilets
Water: Piped
water
Reservations /
contact info: Reservations are accepted. For reservable campsites, contact
the National Recreation Reservation
Center at http://www.recreation.gov
or call them at 1-877-444-6777 or http://www.recreation.gov/. 1-877-444-6777.
Directions:
Located 13 miles west of town. From U.S. 395 turn west on Market Street (Onion Valley Rd.). follow the road past
Grays Meadow Campground to the road end. Proceed past the Kearsarge Pass
trail head and through the gate into the campground.
Map courtesy of mytopo.com.
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