Mt. Whitney Portal Store & Hostel Forums General Mt. Whitney Portal Store Message Board Portal road conditions

What is the condition of the road to the Whitney Portal trail head as of now. Anybody been there the last couple of days. Info is very much appreciated!

Thx, Berne Mettenleiter

still plenty of parking available

Was there Thur - Sat, road is clear, lots of parking.

Just don't stop on the ice patches in the parking lot (pushing trucks is lots of work).

I don't know when things changed, but CalTrans is doing road clearing on a regular basis up there now. On Sunday morning, there was laid-down gravel on the road as I was headed down for breakfast.

Thanks guys, appreciate the info, headed up Sunday via MR Route!

Berne

A side note:

Wildflowers are starting to bloom along the road, so take the time to "smell the roses."