{"id":916,"date":"2022-06-21T04:04:05","date_gmt":"2022-06-21T11:04:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/totalescape.com\/destinations\/?p=916"},"modified":"2022-10-14T22:00:18","modified_gmt":"2022-10-15T05:00:18","slug":"alabama-hills-california","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/destinations\/alabama-hills-california\/","title":{"rendered":"Alabama Hills, California"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Eastern Sierra BLM &#8211;\u00a0Alabama Hills<\/strong><\/p>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<p><i><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/GIFS\/scenery\/alabama\/bama1.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" align=\"BOTTOM\" border=\"0\" \/><\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/GIFS\/scenery\/alabama\/vertical.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/GIFS\/scenery\/alabama\/vertical_i.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"200\" align=\"LEFT\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nA nice surprise for visitors to Mount Whitney region when they happen upon the Alabama Hills. The cool boulder field lies at the base of the eastern Sierra Nevada mountain range &#8211; next to the town of Lone Pine, on the way up to Whitney Portal.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The infamous area features a drive named &#8220;Movie Road&#8221; &#8211; with historical spots for filming old westerns &amp; cowboy movies. Plenty of television commercials &amp; videos have been filmed here as well. Relatively close to Los Angeles and SoCal.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: right;\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\">high desert:<\/span> elevation 5354&#8242;<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>From the Mojave desert, take <a href=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/tripez\/trips\/395.html\">Hwy.395<\/a> North to the small town of <a href=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/destin\/california-towns.php?tid=261\">Lone Pine <\/a>. At the only traffic light in town; turn left up Mt Whitney Portal Road; continue up to boulders. MOVIE ROAD, right turn to start exploring. Mant graded dirt roads and areas to park vehicles.<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<h3>hike<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<h3>bike<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<h3>camp<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\">horseback<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<h3>natural arches<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<h3>rock climbing<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<h3><strong>stargaze<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<h3>wildflowers<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/totalescape.net\/shop\/inyo-national-forest-map\/\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/GIFS\/maps\/NFS_small\/INYO_i.jpg\" width=\"100\" height=\"224\" align=\"RIGHT\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"right\"><a href=\"https:\/\/totalescape.net\/shop\/mount-whitney-hiking-maps\/\">MT WHITNEY MAPS<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com.\/GIFS\/scenery\/alabama\/picnic.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"215\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/embed?pb=!1m18!1m12!1m3!1d204971.4205182973!2d-118.24012033260152!3d36.610052784768854!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m3!1m2!1s0x80bf8577fd0639cf%3A0xe6a7dbf941346789!2sAlabama+Hills!5e0!3m2!1sen!2sus!4v1561179453793!5m2!1sen!2sus\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/active\/campstuff\/NF\/inyo.html\">Inyo National Forest<\/a>\u00a0next door offers the highest granite peaks, pinon pines to Ponderosa pines, Sierra lakes, fishing, hiking, horseback trails.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-935\" src=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/destinations\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/campfire.png\" alt=\"campfire\" width=\"134\" height=\"134\" \/><strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\">NO CAMPFIRES<\/span>\u00a0(and no open dispersed camping on this BLM land)<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\">Developed Campgrounds nearby:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/campsites\/campground\/tuttle-creek-campground\/\"><strong>Tuttle Creek Campground<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Lone Pine Campground<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-936\" src=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/destinations\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/camp.png\" alt=\"camp\" width=\"132\" height=\"132\" \/><\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Portagee Joe Campground<\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/sightsee\/cottonwood-campground\/\">Cottonwood Lakes<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Whitney Portal Campground<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-929\" src=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/destinations\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/bamahillcrew-868x1024.png\" alt=\"bamahillcrew\" width=\"474\" height=\"559\" srcset=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/destinations\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/bamahillcrew-868x1024.png 868w, https:\/\/totalescape.com\/destinations\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/bamahillcrew-254x300.png 254w, https:\/\/totalescape.com\/destinations\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/bamahillcrew-768x906.png 768w, https:\/\/totalescape.com\/destinations\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/bamahillcrew.png 922w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-930\" src=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/destinations\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/blm.gif\" alt=\"blm\" width=\"36\" height=\"30\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blm.gov\/visit\/alabama-hills\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>ALABAMA HILLS &#8211; BLM\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blm.gov\/download\/file\/fid\/22373\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">download BLM PDF map<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Along the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/tripez\/trips\/395.html\">US Highway 395<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Perfect Picnic Spots<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-937\" src=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/destinations\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/hiker.png\" alt=\"hiker\" width=\"145\" height=\"145\" \/><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Wildflowers in Spring<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/wheelz\/mtbike.html\">Beginner Mountain Biking Trails<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/camp\/rock.html\">Rock Climbing &#8211; Bouldering<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Amazing Photography<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><center><a href=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/tripez\/trips\/395.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/GIFS\/signs\/hwy395.jpg\" alt=\"US 395\" width=\"120\" height=\"54\" align=\"BOTTOM\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/center><\/p>\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"498\" cellspacing=\"10\" cellpadding=\"5\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" bgcolor=\"#f6d6b8\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Alabama Hills Recreational Area<br \/>\n760-876-4444<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\"><\/td>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" bgcolor=\"#f6d6b8\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Mt. Whitney Information Center<br \/>\n760-876-6200<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Eastern Sierra links &amp; info<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.alabamahillsstewardshipgroup.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Alabama Hills Stewardship Group<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.blm.gov\/visit\/alabama-hills\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BLM Alabama Hills Info<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fs.usda.gov\/recarea\/inyo\/recarea\/?recid=20698\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Eastern Sierra Interagency Visitors Center<\/a><br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/friendsoftheinyo.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Friends of the Inyo<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fs.usda.gov\/detail\/inyo\/recreation\/?cid=stelprdb5192379\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mt. 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The cool boulder field lies at the base of the eastern Sierra Nevada mountain range &#8211; next to the town of Lone Pine, on the way up to Whitney Portal. The infamous area features &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/destinations\/alabama-hills-california\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Alabama Hills, California<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[337],"tags":[325,38,333,319,20,83,327,328,318,176,326,108,250,323,334,17,320,324,141,331,330,329,332,307,43,336,335,251,217,321,322],"class_list":["post-916","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-terrain","tag-alabama-hills","tag-blm","tag-bouldering","tag-boulders","tag-california","tag-camping","tag-cottonwoods","tag-creek","tag-eastern-sierra","tag-foothills","tag-high-desert","tag-historical","tag-landscape","tag-mount-whitney","tag-mountain-bike-trails","tag-mountains","tag-movies","tag-mt-whitney","tag-mtb","tag-north-mojave","tag-owens-river","tag-owens-valley","tag-rock-climbing","tag-rv","tag-sierra-nevada","tag-stargazing","tag-tent-camping","tag-terrain","tag-valley","tag-westerns","tag-whitney"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/destinations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/916"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/destinations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/destinations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/destinations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/destinations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=916"}],"version-history":[{"count":20,"href":"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/destinations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/916\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1734,"href":"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/destinations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/916\/revisions\/1734"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/destinations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=916"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/destinations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=916"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/destinations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=916"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}