Whitney Portal Campground

Perfect place to acclimate before hiking Whitney. Campsites are spacious and have all the essentials (grill and fire pit). Portal store is up the road where you can get last minute supplies or food for your hike. I packed a few sandwiches with me.

Wonderful campground just outside the trail to Mt Whitney. Lots of space, trees, flat ground for tents, fire pits, and picnic tables at each site. I was astounded at how clean the toilets were and they had multiple locations for potable water. Can’t wait to camp here again!

Emily and Bob are amazing camp hosts! (Thanks for the welcome and tips Emily, sorry we left without saying goodbye pooped from our SEVENTEEN hour hike to the summit). Best from Vic & Esteban from site 36

Lovely campground and creek nearby but beware: we had a bear come to our campsite around 11 pm while we were standing by the fire pit... He was about 5 feet from us. Despite not having ANY food out (it was in the bolted-down bear cabinet) the bear was bold enough to come that close. Please be good campers and put EVERYTHING with a scent in the storage bin so they don't get comfortable coming up to humans.

Great campsite with a awesome view of Whitney. Beware at 1AM when we were preparing to get ready to go up Whitney we had left our bear bin open by about a inch I was standing approximately 5 feet away from it and the second I turned my back I hear a clang behind me and a black bear had jumped inside of our bear bin and was rummaging through our food packs. The bear took one and started to run away but I chased after it yelling. It attempted to cross the road but stumbled when jumping across the gap and dropped our bag thankfully. Life lesson don't ever leave your bear bins open unless you are actively using it