Onion Valley to Mount Whitney - Day and Section Hikes - page 100

6 p.m.; June and September from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.; and July and August from 7 a.m.
to 9 p.m.
P ERMIT INFORMATION: Permits that originate in the Inyo National Forest can be re-
served by contacting the Wilderness Permit Reservation Office (351 Pacu Lane,
Suite 200, Bishop, CA 93514), open 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily from June 1 to October
1 and Monday through Friday during the rest of the year. You can reserve over the
phone at [phone], by fax at [phone], or by mail. You will need to
provide the following information: name; address; daytime phone number; number
of people in the party; method of travel (foot); number of stock (if applicable); start
and end dates; entry and exit trailheads (Onion Valley entry, Whitney Portal exit);
principal destination; credit-card number and expiration date, money order, or
check for a nonrefundable $15-per-person processing fee.
If you are traveling south on US 395, you can pick up your permit at the White
Mountain Ranger Station (798 North Main Street, Bishop, CA 93514). Office hours
are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.; [phone].
If you are traveling north on US 395, you can pick up your permit in Lone Pine
at the Eastern Sierra InterAgency Visitor Center (junction of US 395 and SR 136.
Office hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.; [phone]. About 60 percent of permits are
reservable, the remainder are set aside for walk-in permits.