I looked at the permit page for early June. There are some trailheads with quotas listed, but it? looks like they are not releasing any from trailheads near Red's Meadow. I have no official information but I think this is because of the on-going Red's Meadow Road road construction.?

Last year the road was closed from May to June 7 and on weekdays after that. Inyo did not release permits for trailheads accessed by the road when the road was closed. I don't think they finished the road so that may be why you don't see those permits this year.? They took a long time to publish this last year.

If your going in August the permits won't be ready until February. Check again in a couple of weeks or in January to see what the status of the Red's Meadows trailheads is. The JMT permits may not be available during the week so you may want to look into starting at Red Cones or Duck Pass.

You want to be online ready to reserve your permit and refresh the page at 0700 Pacific Time because some trailheads will fill up in seconds.

Fall notice on road construction -

Inyo 2024 road closure order -

Frank

On 12/5/2024 9:22 PM, Joseph Boyle via groups.io wrote:

Hi all -

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I am attempting a permit entering at Red’s SOBO, exiting/summiting Mount Whitney this August.?

I am prepping for the permit process, which by the way is more daunting than the hike itself, and I’m thoroughly confused by the system.

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From what I can tell, they release permits six months in advance, but for John Muir Trail exiting Whitney they are completely blanked out with zeros all year long including on the date that new permits are being released. (I’ve checked a few times)

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Does anyone have experience with this particular permit? Do I need to start by entering Whitney lottery instead??

Thanks in advance…

jb

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Frank