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Alabama Hills Side Trail Dispersed Campsite

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Location

Alabama Hills Side Trail Dispersed Campsite is located in California

Coordinates

36.57845630023166 N
118.075661534775 W

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Enjoy dispersed camping on government land and leave no trace. Pack in and pack out. No (or limited) services at this camping area. Permit may be required.

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Katie T.

Guide

Reviewed Jun. 22, 2022

Epic. Use these coordinates

The BLM page for Alabama Hills gives perfect directions the coordinates below took us out of town east.

Take Hwy 395 to Lone Pine. Turn west at the stoplight onto Whitney Portal Road, drive 2.5 miles to Movie Road, turn right. (Coordinates to that intersection are 36.59560° N, 118.10869° W)

There’s changes in 2022 more “day use only signs” at the front. Keep heading towards the back and it opens up.

Check the Alabama Hills page on the status of campfires they were not allowed when we went due to seasonal weather restrictions. And get your permit online if it is allowed. :)

Month of VisitJuly

Gabby G.

Guide

Reviewed Jul. 27, 2021

Dispersed

Very cool spot for bouldering, very secluded and scenic if you love a mars looking panorama lol feels like outer space

Month of VisitAugust

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Kaye P.

Traveler

Reviewed Jul. 12, 2021

Great for hikers

Very nice view. Some clips of the film Ironman and Star Wars took place. Very cold around March.

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Month of VisitApril

Frederick S.

Guide

Reviewed Oct. 30, 2020

(36.5825719, -118.1129572)

Do you like rock climbing? Do you like beautiful views? This is the place where you can camp, wake up in the morning drink coffee. walk less than 100 yards and go climbing.

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Vanessa

Scout

Reviewed Oct. 19, 2020

We drove to this location and arrived around 9pm on a Sunday. The road we needed to take was closed and gated off. There was another potential road to the left, but it was also gated off. When Googling the name of this place, it comes up as a location on the opposite side of Sequoia National Park. Not sure if this listing is an error but perhaps you’d have better luck during the daytime.

Alabama Hills Side Trail Dispersed Campsite

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4.0

Epic. Use these coordinates

Dispersed

Great for hikers

(36.5825719, -118.1129572)

No luck