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I plan to day hike Mt.Langley from Cottonwood lakes trailhead sometime next month. If I were to camp the previous night in the trail head camp site (I am assuming there are camp sites there), do I need permit ? I heard that for day hiking , I dont need a permit. Is that correct ? I dont plan to camp on the trail going up the mountain. If I need to get a permit for camping, where can I get it ?

thanks

No permit necessary for day hiking Langley. Keep it on the DL and snooze in your car @ the TH. Or get a camp spot @ Horseshoe Meadows. If you do plan to overnight in the wilderness, get your permit at the Eastern Sierra InterAgency Visitor Center in Lone Pine.

You can also crash the night before in the Alabama Hills just outside of Lone Pine.

>> camp spot @ Horseshoe Meadows.
Do I need permit for this or just show up at Horseshoe meadows, park my car, put my tent in the camp site and sleep through the night ?

Nope!

If there is a spot available, you just pay the site fee and have at it.

>> If there is a spot available, you just pay the site fee and have at it.

Can I reserve it and if yes, can you tell me the number to call ?

Its first come first serve with no reservations. Its limited to one night only and the cost used to be around $6.00.

Its meant to be more a staging area for access to the many trailheads more than a campground. Don't leave food in the car, Its bear country.

Hello folks - I am planning for a day hike at Mt Langley - reaching on 18/Sep/20 night, hiking on 19/Sep/20, heading back home on 20/Sep/20.
Can I park my car overnight at Mt. Langley Trailhead (aka the Cottonwood Lakes Trailhead) and sleep inside the car?
Will I need a permit? If yes, where do you suggest?
I am trying for reservation on recreation.gov at site JM39 (Cottonwood Lakes) but there is no availability; Is there a walk-in available? Or, can I book through any other channel (say, call-in number)?
Appreciate your help.

birendrasingh007@gmail.com wrote:Hello folks - I am planning for a day hike at Mt Langley - reaching on 18/Sep/20 night, hiking on 19/Sep/20, heading back home on 20/Sep/20.
Can I park my car overnight at Mt. Langley Trailhead (aka the Cottonwood Lakes Trailhead) and sleep inside the car?
Will I need a permit? If yes, where do you suggest?
I am trying for reservation on recreation.gov at site JM39 (Cottonwood Lakes) but there is no availability; Is there a walk-in available? Or, can I book through any other channel (say, call-in number)?
Appreciate your help.

You will be able to sleep in your car for a night in this scenario without issue.

Try e-mail for communicating about permits a week in advance of the trip.

All this may continue to be disrupted by the fire and smoke danger closures.

Highsierratopix.com is a better website for permit and backpacking information, especially for the Sierra.

Good Luck!
-elpumaverde

Right now, Inyo National Forest is totally closed until at least September 14. If they open in time, you can do your dayhike without a permit. You only need a permit for an overnight trip.

bobpickering wrote:Right now, Inyo National Forest is totally closed until at least September 14. If they open in time, you can do your dayhike without a permit. You only need a permit for an overnight trip.

Regardless of some details included in my first post due to the multiple dates listed in the question asked, the above answer by Bob is absolutely correct; you do not need a permit to dayhike in the Sierra. The exceptions are the Whitney Zone and Half Dome cables (plus Yosemite National Park during C-19), neither of which apply to hiking Langley.