How to Apply for And Secure Permits for Mount Whitney

This permit is required whether you are dayhiking or backpacking Whitney permits are issued via a lottery

The John Muir Trail runs from the Happy Isles trailhead in Yosemite Valley to the summit of Mt Whitney near the Whitney Portal trailhead on Inyo National

whitney permits Hiking Mt Whitney and its neighboring mountains is not easy It is not the mountain, it's the bureaucracy that makes it so difficult You do need a permit to

half dome permits for sale Whitney zone day use permits are through the lottery for both hiker trailclimbing routes, correct? Correct, but you can't stay overnight Edit: