{"id":4031,"date":"2016-07-01T00:00:46","date_gmt":"2016-07-01T07:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thetrailmaster.com\/?p=4031"},"modified":"2022-11-14T10:06:25","modified_gmt":"2022-11-14T18:06:25","slug":"mt-whitney-hike-planner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thetrailmaster.com\/trails\/mt-whitney-hike-planner\/","title":{"rendered":"Mt. Whitney Hike Planner"},"content":{"rendered":"
To ensure a quality hiking experience on Mt. Whitney and surrounding areas known at the Mt. Whitney Zone the Forest Service requires that every hiker, year-around, must obtain a wilderness permit. From May 1 to November 1 there is a quota of 60 hikers per day on the Mt. Whitney Trail, as well as quotas on the numbers of hikers that may approach the peak or come into the area from other trails.<\/p>\n
I strongly suggest the hiker make every effort to get a permit. The Trailmaster has heard from plenty of hikers in recent years who “got lucky” walking into the Forest Service office and getting a permit a day or two before hiking Whitney. But don’t count on that–particularly if you’re traveling to the Eastern Sierra from faraway to do this “once in a lifetime hike.”<\/p>\n