Inyo National Forest

[Lwiddis]

Three INF campgrounds have opened. Lone Pine, Lower Grays Meadow and Upper Grays Meadow. It’s a start.

See - https://www.fs.usda.gov/recmain/inyo/recreation

[mrw8i]

Tuttle Creek BLM campground in Lone Pine has been open for a week or two. We just got back yesterday. It was 75% full, about 80+ sites. Normally this time of year, maybe 20 sites are in use. It's definitely different this year. People itching to get out.

Saw a lot of RVs heading north Sunday morning, as we headed south back home from Lone Pine. I was wondering where they were going with most of Mono County shutdown.

[Sgeorge]

LWiddis, I'm a HS teacher in California, there is no way we are starting school early. If anything it might be later than normal, but this is all speculation as I have not been told anything from my district. Strange times for sure!!!!

[profdant139]

Yes, there is a lot of boondocking in that area. Unfortunately, it is kind of warm -- around 7000 feet. Many of the campgrounds in that general area are at about 9000 feet, a lot cooler.

On the other hand, beggars can't be choosers -- at this point, I would settle for almost anything! 😉

[Lwiddis]

Can always find some space along Owens River Road, profdant...I hope!

[profdant139]

Lwiddis, thanks for posting this. And yes, there are thousands of us in SoCal, just itching to hit the road. What a mess it is going to be!

[Lwiddis]

Sgeorge, could be but if California schools open early, that will eliminate those families.

[Sgeorge]

If they don't start getting them open very soon, the mad dash from Socal will be insane when they do open. I am afraid that the rush will make it very hard to find sites. We typically don't use the reservation campsites, we like the more rural uncrowded places.