[pct-l] Parking/transportation at South Lake TH & Onion Valley TH

[Jeffrey Olson]

I've hitched into and out of both trailheads.  It's a matter of luck.  
South Lake has a huge parking lot and lots of fisherman.  Onion Valley 
has a campground and a well-used trailhead, with a 30 car parking lot.  
There is more traffic coming out of south lake.  You can park at either 
trailhead with no regulations.  My last trip I parked in Bishop in the 
free city parking across from the Sheriffs station, took the bus to the 
road to Kennedy Meadows, hitched up to there, and then exited Onion 
VAlley, and hitched to Bishop.  I'd plan on ending my hike around 3PM in 
Onion Valley and hitching from there to Independence, then Bishop, then 
up to South Lake.  Or park in Bishop, hitch up to South Lake, do the 
hike, hitch out of Onion Valley to Independence, wait for the bus or 
hitchike to Bishop, with no hitch up to south lake.  In any case, unless 
you find someone to shuttle your car, which might be possible, you're 
going to do some hitchhiking.  People are used to hikers up there, so 
there isn't the fear factor you might find elsewhere on the PCT...

Jeff, just Jeff...

Chris Mills wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I'm planning a trip in the latter part of June to hike from Bishop pass,
> then south along the JMT (with some side trips) then out at Kearsarge.  I'll
> be coming from out of state, and I was wondering:
>
> 1.  What regulations are in place regarding parking at these trailheads? Do
> I need some sort of pass?
>
> 2.  Can anyone suggest good transportation options for getting from the
> Onion Valley TH parking lot to the South Lake TH?  I know there is a bus
> service from Independence to Bishop, but I am concerned about the getting
> from the towns to the trail heads.  How busy will the trail heads be in late
> June?  Is hitching liable to be a really time consuming endeavor?  Both our
> entry and exit dates will be on weekdays, not weekends.
>
> Thanks,
> Hiker 816
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