[CMCEmail] Recreation facilities update from Inyo National Forest

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Forest 

Posted: 20 Apr 2015 03:57 PM PDT

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- 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.

 
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ionalforest/> Inyo National Forest

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  <http://www.recreation.gov/>
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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