Camp in the Alabama Hills

Inyo County, CA
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Camp in the Alabama Hills
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The Alabama Hills offer free camping (up to 14-days). Grab your camera for perfect views of Mt. Whitney and the surrounding peaks. This area is also incredible for night photography.

The Alabama Hills Recreation Area is a area owned by BLM and open to the public. Camping is free and you can say for a max of 14 days.

The are has 100+ open desert sites that are shadowed by some of the tallest peaks in the Sierra Nevada range. And if that wasn't enough, the area was the backdrop for many western and SiFi films. If you like free camping and can handle the primitive camp sites, then the Alabama Hills are for you. Plenty of fun to be had!

An easy entrance into the recreation area is from the trailhead to Mobius Arch (cover photo), just west of Lone Pine. If you're looking for more details on the area, head to the Lone Pine Chamber of Commerce Visitor Center at 126 S. Main Street to pick up a map prior to heading into Alabama Hills or check out Recreation.gov.

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Margaret L
4/18/2022
BLM Forever
PROS: Great place to camp. Lots of nooks and crannies to call your own. No cell service. CONS: Gunshots in the background. Used toilet ...
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Noah Crider
6/17/2020
AMAZING
Great rock climbing and lots of BLM land to camp.
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Kristen May
6/21/2016
Best dispersed camping around
I spend a lot of time camping throughout this country, and Alabama Hills has to be my favorite spot of all time. It does ...
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Gregg Boydston
2/7/2015
Just a heads up, it is usually windy here and has minimal cell service. Well worth it though.
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