Openings · last 7 days
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01 · Detected Opening History · the openings record · file CS-232123
When Whitney Portal reopens
Whitney Portal's openings record: every site-date Campsite Sniper detected turning available, logged and time-stamped. Refreshed hourly.
Openings · last 30 days
92
Openings · last 90 days
307
Weekday pattern
Detected openings by day of week · 90dNo strong weekday pattern is evident in the openings Campsite Sniper has detected: 307 openings spread across the week.
Hour-of-day pattern
First detected by hour · local time · last 90 daysThe largest concentrations of detected openings were first detected during the 15:00 and 19:00 local-time hours. Those hours contained 55 of 307 detected openings (17.9%). Hours show when Campsite Sniper first detected each opening, in Pacific Time, not when the change was made upstream.
Lead-time profile
Days before stay date · percentilesHalf of the openings Campsite Sniper detected appeared at least 8 days before the stay date; the middle 50% land 5–14 days out. Set an alert if you want Campsite Sniper to monitor future openings.
Highest-churn sites
Most openings · 90d| Site | Openings | Share of all openings |
|---|---|---|
| 027 | 13 | 4.2% |
| 013 | 12 | 3.9% |
| 043 | 12 | 3.9% |
Site 027 had the most detected openings in the last 90 days: 13. One free watch covers every site here.
02 · Availability Outlook · Apr 23 – May 3, 2027 · of 46 monitored sites
Of the 506 tracked site-nights (Apr 23 – May 3, 2027): 499 open for online reservation · 7 reserved.
Where the open windows are
1.4% of tracked site-nights are not currently open for online reservation. 499 of 506 remain open; here is where they are.
Load status
Apr 23 – May 3, 2027Not open online1.4%
Open site-nights499 / 506
Reserved (of online inventory)7 / 506
Weekday openings145
Weekend openings169
Of the open site-nights on mapped sites, 145 fall on weekdays and 169 on weekends (Fri–Sun). The split covers the 314 open site-nights on mapped sites; 499 site-nights are open across all monitored inventory.
Open dates by month
Apr 2027 – May 2027April holds the most room. 361 of 368 site-nights are still open there.
Holiday windows
Sites open per night · of 29 sites| Window | Night | Sites open | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memorial Day | FRI May 28 | 0 | None open |
| SAT May 29 | 0 | None open | |
| SUN May 30 | 0 | None open | |
| MON May 31 | 0 | None open |
Memorial Day: no online availability on any tracked night.
Best-availability sites
Most open site-nights · tracked window| Site | Open site-nights |
|---|---|
| 003 | 11 |
| 005 | 11 |
| 007 | 11 |
| 008 | 11 |
| 009 | 11 |
The 5 sites with the most open site-nights in the current snapshot. Pair a bookable date with a free alert to cover everything else.
Tracked window
CoverageCampsite Sniper's data for this facility starts Apr 23, 2027. That is about 172 days after the current snapshot was taken, so dates before Apr 23, 2027 are not covered by what Campsite Sniper tracks here — they are not known to be unavailable. The site-nights shown on this page describe Apr 23, 2027 onwards only. Check Recreation.gov for earlier dates.
Stays and site detail
314 open site-nights across 29 sites at Whitney Portal, from the same hourly snapshot as everything above.
Multi-night stays. 29 2-night, 29 3-night, 29 7-night openings where a single site is free for every night, per Campsite Sniper's current snapshot — soonest Apr 23, 2027 at site 003.
RV length. Longest recorded site here is 35 ft. 9 sites take 25 ft, 1 site takes 35 ft. 16 sites of 29 have no recorded maximum and are not counted.
All 29 sites with current availability
| Site | Max RV | Hookups | Open site-nights | Longest run | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 003 | 26 ft | None | 11 | 11 nights | Apr 23, 2027, Apr 24, 2027, Apr 25, 2027, Apr 26, 2027, Apr 27, 2027, Apr 28, 2027, Apr 29, 2027, Apr 30, 2027, May 1, 2027, May 2, 2027, May 3, 2027 |
| 005 | Not recorded | None | 11 | 11 nights | Apr 23, 2027, Apr 24, 2027, Apr 25, 2027, Apr 26, 2027, Apr 27, 2027, Apr 28, 2027, Apr 29, 2027, Apr 30, 2027, May 1, 2027, May 2, 2027, May 3, 2027 |
| 007 | 30 ft | None | 11 | 11 nights | Apr 23, 2027, Apr 24, 2027, Apr 25, 2027, Apr 26, 2027, Apr 27, 2027, Apr 28, 2027, Apr 29, 2027, Apr 30, 2027, May 1, 2027, May 2, 2027, May 3, 2027 |
| 008 | Not recorded | None | 11 | 11 nights | Apr 23, 2027, Apr 24, 2027, Apr 25, 2027, Apr 26, 2027, Apr 27, 2027, Apr 28, 2027, Apr 29, 2027, Apr 30, 2027, May 1, 2027, May 2, 2027, May 3, 2027 |
| 009 | Not recorded | None | 11 | 11 nights | Apr 23, 2027, Apr 24, 2027, Apr 25, 2027, Apr 26, 2027, Apr 27, 2027, Apr 28, 2027, Apr 29, 2027, Apr 30, 2027, May 1, 2027, May 2, 2027, May 3, 2027 |
| 010 | 32 ft | None | 11 | 11 nights | Apr 23, 2027, Apr 24, 2027, Apr 25, 2027, Apr 26, 2027, Apr 27, 2027, Apr 28, 2027, Apr 29, 2027, Apr 30, 2027, May 1, 2027, May 2, 2027, May 3, 2027 |
| 013 | Not recorded | None | 11 | 11 nights | Apr 23, 2027, Apr 24, 2027, Apr 25, 2027, Apr 26, 2027, Apr 27, 2027, Apr 28, 2027, Apr 29, 2027, Apr 30, 2027, May 1, 2027, May 2, 2027, May 3, 2027 |
| 015 | Not recorded | None | 11 | 11 nights | Apr 23, 2027, Apr 24, 2027, Apr 25, 2027, Apr 26, 2027, Apr 27, 2027, Apr 28, 2027, Apr 29, 2027, Apr 30, 2027, May 1, 2027, May 2, 2027, May 3, 2027 |
| 017 | 28 ft | None | 11 | 11 nights | Apr 23, 2027, Apr 24, 2027, Apr 25, 2027, Apr 26, 2027, Apr 27, 2027, Apr 28, 2027, Apr 29, 2027, Apr 30, 2027, May 1, 2027, May 2, 2027, May 3, 2027 |
| 019 | 22 ft | None | 11 | 11 nights | Apr 23, 2027, Apr 24, 2027, Apr 25, 2027, Apr 26, 2027, Apr 27, 2027, Apr 28, 2027, Apr 29, 2027, Apr 30, 2027, May 1, 2027, May 2, 2027, May 3, 2027 |
| 021 | Not recorded | None | 11 | 11 nights | Apr 23, 2027, Apr 24, 2027, Apr 25, 2027, Apr 26, 2027, Apr 27, 2027, Apr 28, 2027, Apr 29, 2027, Apr 30, 2027, May 1, 2027, May 2, 2027, May 3, 2027 |
| 023 | Not recorded | None | 11 | 11 nights | Apr 23, 2027, Apr 24, 2027, Apr 25, 2027, Apr 26, 2027, Apr 27, 2027, Apr 28, 2027, Apr 29, 2027, Apr 30, 2027, May 1, 2027, May 2, 2027, May 3, 2027 |
| 025 | 24 ft | None | 11 | 11 nights | Apr 23, 2027, Apr 24, 2027, Apr 25, 2027, Apr 26, 2027, Apr 27, 2027, Apr 28, 2027, Apr 29, 2027, Apr 30, 2027, May 1, 2027, May 2, 2027, May 3, 2027 |
| 027 | 26 ft | None | 11 | 11 nights | Apr 23, 2027, Apr 24, 2027, Apr 25, 2027, Apr 26, 2027, Apr 27, 2027, Apr 28, 2027, Apr 29, 2027, Apr 30, 2027, May 1, 2027, May 2, 2027, May 3, 2027 |
| 029 | 28 ft | None | 11 | 11 nights | Apr 23, 2027, Apr 24, 2027, Apr 25, 2027, Apr 26, 2027, Apr 27, 2027, Apr 28, 2027, Apr 29, 2027, Apr 30, 2027, May 1, 2027, May 2, 2027, May 3, 2027 |
| 031 | 22 ft | None | 11 | 11 nights | Apr 23, 2027, Apr 24, 2027, Apr 25, 2027, Apr 26, 2027, Apr 27, 2027, Apr 28, 2027, Apr 29, 2027, Apr 30, 2027, May 1, 2027, May 2, 2027, May 3, 2027 |
| 033 | 30 ft | None | 11 | 11 nights | Apr 23, 2027, Apr 24, 2027, Apr 25, 2027, Apr 26, 2027, Apr 27, 2027, Apr 28, 2027, Apr 29, 2027, Apr 30, 2027, May 1, 2027, May 2, 2027, May 3, 2027 |
| 037 | 26 ft | None | 11 | 11 nights | Apr 23, 2027, Apr 24, 2027, Apr 25, 2027, Apr 26, 2027, Apr 27, 2027, Apr 28, 2027, Apr 29, 2027, Apr 30, 2027, May 1, 2027, May 2, 2027, May 3, 2027 |
| 039 | Not recorded | None | 11 | 11 nights | Apr 23, 2027, Apr 24, 2027, Apr 25, 2027, Apr 26, 2027, Apr 27, 2027, Apr 28, 2027, Apr 29, 2027, Apr 30, 2027, May 1, 2027, May 2, 2027, May 3, 2027 |
| 040 | 18 ft | None | 11 | 11 nights | Apr 23, 2027, Apr 24, 2027, Apr 25, 2027, Apr 26, 2027, Apr 27, 2027, Apr 28, 2027, Apr 29, 2027, Apr 30, 2027, May 1, 2027, May 2, 2027, May 3, 2027 |
| 041 | Not recorded | None | 11 | 11 nights | Apr 23, 2027, Apr 24, 2027, Apr 25, 2027, Apr 26, 2027, Apr 27, 2027, Apr 28, 2027, Apr 29, 2027, Apr 30, 2027, May 1, 2027, May 2, 2027, May 3, 2027 |
| 042 | Not recorded | None | 11 | 11 nights | Apr 23, 2027, Apr 24, 2027, Apr 25, 2027, Apr 26, 2027, Apr 27, 2027, Apr 28, 2027, Apr 29, 2027, Apr 30, 2027, May 1, 2027, May 2, 2027, May 3, 2027 |
| 043 | Not recorded | None | 11 | 11 nights | Apr 23, 2027, Apr 24, 2027, Apr 25, 2027, Apr 26, 2027, Apr 27, 2027, Apr 28, 2027, Apr 29, 2027, Apr 30, 2027, May 1, 2027, May 2, 2027, May 3, 2027 |
| 044 | Not recorded | None | 11 | 11 nights | Apr 23, 2027, Apr 24, 2027, Apr 25, 2027, Apr 26, 2027, Apr 27, 2027, Apr 28, 2027, Apr 29, 2027, Apr 30, 2027, May 1, 2027, May 2, 2027, May 3, 2027 |
| G1 | Not recorded | None | 11 | 11 nights | Apr 23, 2027, Apr 24, 2027, Apr 25, 2027, Apr 26, 2027, Apr 27, 2027, Apr 28, 2027, Apr 29, 2027, Apr 30, 2027, May 1, 2027, May 2, 2027, May 3, 2027 |
| G2 | Not recorded | None | 11 | 11 nights | Apr 23, 2027, Apr 24, 2027, Apr 25, 2027, Apr 26, 2027, Apr 27, 2027, Apr 28, 2027, Apr 29, 2027, Apr 30, 2027, May 1, 2027, May 2, 2027, May 3, 2027 |
| G3 | Not recorded | None | 11 | 11 nights | Apr 23, 2027, Apr 24, 2027, Apr 25, 2027, Apr 26, 2027, Apr 27, 2027, Apr 28, 2027, Apr 29, 2027, Apr 30, 2027, May 1, 2027, May 2, 2027, May 3, 2027 |
| 011 | Not recorded | None | 9 | 9 nights | Apr 25, 2027, Apr 26, 2027, Apr 27, 2027, Apr 28, 2027, Apr 29, 2027, Apr 30, 2027, May 1, 2027, May 2, 2027, May 3, 2027 |
| 001 | 35 ft | None | 8 | 8 nights | Apr 26, 2027, Apr 27, 2027, Apr 28, 2027, Apr 29, 2027, Apr 30, 2027, May 1, 2027, May 2, 2027, May 3, 2027 |
About Whitney Portal
Overview
Whitney Portal Campground is in a prime location within the eastern Sierra Nevada Mountains - at the base of Mt. Whitney, the highest peak in the continental United States.
With hiking trails to Mt. Whitney and the John Muir Wilderness less than a mile away, the campground is a popular home base for hikers, as well as family, RV and tent campers who wish to explore the area's activities and enjoy unparalleled scenery.
Recreation
Hikers are drawn to the majestic scenery and challenging trails of the Whitney Portal recreation area. Nearby trails lead into the John Muir Wilderness and Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Park.
The campground is only 0.5 miles from trailheads to Mt. Whitney, Meysan Lake and other popular destinations. Visitors should be aware that hiking in this area may require a permit.
Visitors can also hike, fish and picnic in the area around the campground. There are numerous lakes, streams and a small pond in the area for trout fishing.
Facilities
The campground is adjacent to Whitney Creek and just down the road from Trailhead Campground. Numerous campsites are arranged on either side of the creek, including three group camping areas and several tent-only sites. Paved roads, vault toilets and drinking water are provided.
Bears frequent the area, and campers are required to use the bear-proof food storage lockers provided in the facility (all supplies must fit; dimensions are 18 inches high, 18 inches deep and 50 inches long). Firewood is available for purchase on-site, and a small convenience store with showers is nearby.
Natural Features
The facility is situated in a thick pine forest at an elevation of 8,000 ft. Campers can see striking views of the rugged granite peaks surrounding it.
The area is home to abundant wildlife, including black bear, mountain lions, mule deer, pine martin, pika and many species of fish and birds. This campground is especially prone to bear activity.
Nearby Attractions
Campers can enter the John Muir Wilderness, a land of lofty snow-capped mountains, deep canyons and vast expanses of glacially carved terrain, via nearby trails. Mt. Whitney is within the wilderness area and entry is available by lottery for experienced hikers.
John Muir Wilderness
46 monitored sitesRVs up to 35 ftNo hookups19 shadedPets OKFire pitsMax party 15
Getting there
From U.S. Highway 395 in California, travel to the town of Lone Pine. The campground is 13 miles west of Lone Pine on Whitney Portal Road.
Inyo National Forest, Lone Pine, CA760-937-6070
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FAQ
How do I get a reservation at Whitney Portal?
Reservations for Whitney Portal are made through Recreation.gov. The current snapshot shows substantial availability: 499 of 506 tracked site-nights are open (98.6%), though availability can change. Campsite Sniper has also detected 307 site openings here in the last 90 days, so further dates may appear. Pick a site on the map to see its calendar, or set a free Campsite Sniper alert. You complete the reservation yourself on Recreation.gov.
Does Campsite Sniper book this campground for me?
No. Campsite Sniper sends alerts and direct Recreation.gov links. It never books, pays for, holds, hoards, or resells reservations.
How current is this availability data?
Campsite Sniper re-checks public Recreation.gov availability for this facility every hour and republishes whenever anything changes. This facility's data last changed at Nov 2, 2026 16:20 UTC; an older timestamp means nothing has changed since that time, not that checking stopped. Always confirm final availability on Recreation.gov when you book.
How often do new openings appear at Whitney Portal?
Campsite Sniper detected 307 site-date openings here over the last 90 days, none in the last 7. A free alert watches around the clock and pings you the moment one appears.
Can I get a multi-night stay at Whitney Portal?
29 three-night openings are showing, counting only runs where the SAME site is free for all three nights. The soonest starts Apr 23, 2027 at site 003. Confirm and book on Recreation.gov.
Which sites at Whitney Portal fit a 35-foot RV?
1 of the 29 sites that support RV analysis has a recorded maximum of 35 ft or more; the longest recorded is 35 ft. 13 of those 29 sites have a recorded maximum length and 16 do not; they are not counted as fitting.
Which month has the most availability at Whitney Portal?
April 2027, with 361 open site-nights in the current snapshot of 368.
How far ahead of a stay do openings appear at Whitney Portal?
Half of the openings Campsite Sniper detected appeared at least 8 days before the stay date; the middle 50% landed 5-14 days out. Campsite Sniper can monitor future changes for dates you select.
When is the next open date at Whitney Portal?
Campsite Sniper cannot answer that from the current snapshot. The availability data held for Whitney Portal begins Apr 23, 2027 — about 172 days after this snapshot was taken, so any earlier dates are outside what Campsite Sniper is tracking here rather than known to be unavailable. Check Recreation.gov for dates before Apr 23, 2027.
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